May 8, 2025
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Distribution Protection Engineer

Organization:
Con Edison
Region:
United States, New York, New York
End of contest:
July 20, 2021
  This job posting has expired
Type:
Full time
Category:
Distribution engineer
Description
Job ID 104996

Core Responsibilities

  • Ensures implementation of Company safety, health and environmental programs for employees whose work is directed. Ensures that safe work practices are followed and the environment is fully protected in accordance with Company policy and governmental regulations.
  • Commitment to the Way We Work Principles, and adhere to the Company's Standards of Business Conduct and other Company procedures including Environmental, Health and Safety ("EH&S"), Equal Employment Opportunity ("EEO"), discipline, and security.
  • Is dedicated to enhancing the Customer Experience, both within the Company and externally and demonstrates a commitment to the ideal of developing a proactive, customer-centric culture to foster trust and confidence among customers and improve value for all our stakeholders.
  • Determines all distribution protections settings and automation coordination of substation distribution circuit breaker, reclosers, sectionalizing reclosers, tie-reclosers, counting reclosers and sectionalizers. The Engineer is competent. The Senior Engineer has advanced experience. The Principal Engineer has expert experience.
  • Performs relay setting and fuse coordination studies for circuit faults, transformers, capacitor banks, and other equipment as required. The Engineer is competent. The Senior Engineer has advanced experience. The Principal Engineer has expert experience.
  • Provides supporting documentation including, but not limited to, operational procedures, informational schematics and single-line diagrams, and protection manual updates. The Engineer is competent. The Senior Engineer has advanced experience. The Principal Engineer has expert experience.
  • Coordinates with internal and external stakeholders to provide settings as per agreed upon schedules.
  • Responsible for organizing relay settings records, and other pertinent documentation.
  • Works with internal and external stakeholders customers to investigate and mitigate reliability and /or power quality problems. The Engineer is competent. The Senior Engineer has advanced experience. The Principal Engineer has extensive experience.
  • Serves as subject matter expert on symmetrical components and related distribution circuit analysis. The Engineer is competent. The Senior Engineer has advanced experience. The Principal Engineer has expert experience.
  • Has experience with Cooper reclosers and the associated software, or similar equipment. The Engineer is competent. The Senior Engineer has advanced experience. The Principal Engineer has expert experience.
  • Determines relay settings for live line work and is knowledgeable of arc-flash studies. The Engineer is competent. The Senior Engineer has advanced experience. The Principal Engineer has expert experience.
  • Has experience with Omicron test sets and the associated software, or similar equipment. The Engineer is competent. The Senior Engineer has advanced experience. The Principal Engineer has expert experience.
  • Has experience with Aspen OneLiner, CYME, Distribution Engineering Workstation or similar software for performing DER interconnection protection and grounding studies. The Engineer is competent. The Senior Engineer has advanced experience. The Principal Engineer has expert experience.
  • Attends departmental meetings and training, and serves on committees as required.
  • Participates in the Company's emergency management processes and storm plans.
  • Performs other related assignments as required.

Required Education/Experience

  • Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering And 2+ years in utility industry, specifically electric distribution engineering (Engineer 1H). Or
  • Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering And 4+ years in utility industry, specifically electric distribution engineering (Engineer 2L). Or
  • Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering And 8+ years in utility industry, specifically electric distribution engineering (Engineer 2H).

Preferred Education/Experience

  • Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering And 2+ years; and PE License in utility industry, specifically electric distribution engineering (Engineer 1H).
  • Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering And 4+ years; and PE License in utility industry, specifically electric distribution engineering (Sr Engineer 2L).
  • Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering And 8+ years; and PE License in utility industry, specifically electric distribution engineering (Principal Engineer 2H).

Required Work Experience

  • Must be well organized, detail-oriented and flexible to handle multiple assignments and deadlines. Required
  • Must possess excellent oral and written communication skills, and have the ability to effectively interact with customers, support staff, and various levels of management. Required
  • Computer literacy with proficiency in Windows environments and Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access) and Project. Ability to learn new applications and operating systems as required. Required
  • Demonstrated leadership skills and the ability to work well in team situations; be willing and able to lead and participate in cross-functional teams as required. Req

Licenses & Certifications

  • Driver's License Required

Other Physical Demands

  • Must be able to respond to Company emergencies by performing a System Emergency Assignment to restore service to our customers.
  • Must be able and willing to travel within Company service territory, as needed.
  • Must be able to safely perform field/site visits as required.

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Contact

Con Edison

P.O. Box 138

New York

New York États-Unis

www.coned.com


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