General Engineer-ComEd Distribution Protection Relay Engineering

Job Description

Description

At Exelon, we've got a place for you!

Join the nation's leading competitive energy provider, with one of the largest electricity generation portfolios and retail customer bases in the country. You will be part of a family of companies that strives for the highest standards of power generation, competitive energy sales, and energy delivery. Our team of outstanding professionals is focused on performance, thought leadership, innovation, and the power of ideas that come from a diverse and inclusive workforce.

Exelon will provide you the tools and resources you need to design, build and enhance a successful career. We are also dedicated to motivating the success of our employees through competitive base salary, incentives, and health and retirement benefits.

Join Exelon and share your passion at a forward-thinking Fortune 100 company. Establish yourself in a place where you can truly shine and create a brighter, more sustainable tomorrow. Energize your career at Exelon!

 

T&S Distribution Protection and Modernization is responsible for designing protection schemes and SCADA systems for equipment within a substation.  Most projects involve modernizing the distribution system and include interconnection of FEJA Distributed Energy Resources (DER) and Voltage Optimization (VO). Equipment in scope for protection and SCADA not only include transformers, capacitor banks, buses, etc. but also distribution lines (34kV, 12kV, 4kV).  In addition to these primary responsibilities, Engineers are provided opportunities for leadership and professional development: Lead Engineer for Project Design, Manage and Coordinate Databases, Contribute to Industry Working Groups and Committees, Drive Execution of Initiatives Requiring Interdepartmental Coordination, and Continual Enhancement of the Engineering Skillset.

ROLE OVERVIEW

Develops and/or leads teams in studies, plans, criteria, specifications, calculations, evaluations, design documents, performance assessments, integrated systems analysis, cost estimates, budgets, associated with the planning, design, licensing, construction, commissioning, operation, and maintenance of Exelon's electric generation, transmission, distribution, gas, and telecommunication facilities/systems. Provides consultation and recommendations to the Company within and to other business units and/or customers because of studying company or customer-owned systems, processes, equipment, vehicles, or facilities. Reviews financial data from budget and actual costs of projects. Provides technical expertise to strategic, legislative, and operational decisions. Participates in creating, updating, and applying internal/industry standards and technology in a specialized area of expertise. Trains and mentors’ others. Position may be required to work extended hours, including 24 x 7 coverage during storms or other energy delivery emergencies.

PRIMARY DUTIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES  

Leads and performs assignments in specialized areas requiring extensive engineering expertise. Requiring maintaining state of the art engineering credential in the specialized technical area.

• Leads and performs engineering tasks and projects associated with a critical or analytical engineering project or a small number of complex projects that require specialized knowledge in many areas, may include field testing troubleshooting, and peer review.
• Evaluates, develops, implements, and leads projects that have significant financial and operational impact, may also develop initial commissioning plans. Plans, writes, and performs tasks for documentation deliverables and projects
• Participates in department planning, through field/site walkdowns, attend meetings/conference calls, provide budget recommendations and monitor performance for the accomplishment of committed results.
• Performs assignments while acting independently, and may lead multi-discipline teams, may include providing direct oversight of contractors.
• Serves as an expert in specialized area
• Acts as an expert witness or provide expert opinions as required.
• Provides recommendations to management and implements action plans to improve performance and cost effectiveness.
• Provides detailed technical training, mentorship, peer review, and/or guidance to others.
• Participates in technical and industry societies and committees to enhance knowledge of new technologies or issues in areas of company interest, make recommendations for business decisions regarding strategy for new technologies and/or engineering techniques and tools. 

JOB SCOPE

• Influences project decisions having a significant impact on the company.
• Applies technical knowledge to help promote a safe work environment and to enhance customer satisfaction

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering or Licensed Professional Engineer (2) (3)


• Ability to analyze and interpret complex electrical and mechanical systems.


• Knowledge and ability to apply problem solving approaches and engineering theory.


• Knowledge of engineering designs, principles and practices.


• Five or more years of professional engineering experience (1) (3) (See Note).


• Broad knowledge and experience with regulations, guides, standards, codes methods, practices, and advanced engineering principles necessary to perform very complex or unique assignments for a specific discipline, various installations or services.


• Minimum of two related career experiences (4) (i. e. , changes in technical job responsibilities, which may or may not include a change in department) OR


• Engineer in Training OR


• 50% complete (by hours) with advanced technical degree, M. B. A. or Project Management Certification

• Graduate degree (1) or Graduate level work in Engineering, Business Administration or Project Management Certification


• Licensed Professional Engineer (2) (3)


• Strong teamwork, interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate with all management levels.


• Strong written and oral communication skills.

1. Masters degree in Engineering reduces the OJT experience requirement by 1 year.


2. License must be issued by the state in which you are practicing.


3. PE License reduces the OJT experience requirement by 1 year.


4. Career related experiences is defined as changes in technical job responsibilities and does not have to include a change in department

• Note: Items (1) and (3) are mutually inclusive, whereby the maximum experience requirement reduction is one(1) year (e. g. , in the case of an employee with both a masters degree in Engineering AND a PE license, the minimum experience requirement would be reduced by one (1) year).