Job description

This opportunity may be filled at any of the following levels based on Education, related Work Experience, and skills.

Engineer Assc
Engineer
Engineer Sr

This job designation is Hybrid and will be required to work on-site occasionally on a needed basis. All other workdays will be remote. Open to Corpus Christi, TX, Shreveport, LA, or Roanoke, VA -candidate must reside within a 2-hour drive from one of these locations. Please put the City and State of the candidate’s residency and the AEP location on the resume.

Position Summary

Responsible to the assigned supervisor for performing intermediate-level engineering work activities and projects requiring the application of engineering knowledge in a safe, effective, efficient, and economic accomplishment of assigned objectives.

Essential Job Functions

• Daily tasks such as outage approvals, ad-hoc outage analysis, and month-ahead studies.
• Assist team in running studies for the Seasonal Performance Appraisal (SPA) and report on findings.
• Develop and configure operational settings – reclosing settings, cap bank settings, transformer tap settings, and UFLS settings.
• Be engaged in PJM and MISO activities to increase awareness of industry changes/impacts.
• Coordinate with Transmission and Distribution Planning departments on outages and operational settings.
• Advocate for operational needs with Engineering and Engineering Standards groups.
• Perform inadequate protection studies and long-term protection coordination studies (EPRI GridCOPs).
• Support regulatory compliance efforts for both PJM and MISO footprints.
• Document best practices, processes, and operational guides.
• Coordinate needs and support needs of the Transmission Dispatch Center (TDC) and System Control Center (SCC) as needed.
• Act as liaison between real-time desks (TDC/SCC), and all AEP planning teams, engineering, construction management, and maintenance groups engaged in capital improvement efforts. Technical Expertise: Possesses technical knowledge of power flow concepts and familiarity with power flow tools such as PSS/E, MUST, and/or TARA is required. Technical knowledge of short-circuit modeling software such as ASPEN/CAPE is required. Knowledge of AEP Transmission system topology (PJM/MISO/SPP/ERCOT) footprint is a plus.

Leadership and Guidance: Coordinates work activities of others within the team, and work autonomously, or with other corporate entities as necessary to perform routine engineering work. Performs routine engineering activities independently. Ensures all work activities are performed in accordance with the policies, practices, standards, and rules of the company and comply with the regulations and procedures required by external agencies. Provides training and guidance to lower-level employees.

Planning and Organizational Ability: Participates in the development of plans by establishing measurable goals, objectives, and requirements for specific areas of responsibility. Coordinates the development of input necessary to establish the projected cost of all projects. Identifies and initiates appropriate corrective action when objectives are not being met.

Problem Solving and Initiative: Resolves and initiates solutions to routine and/or moderately complex problems which usually require additional definition/clarification before analysis can begin. Identifies problems that are beyond the normal routine. Seeks out opportunities and embraces new ideas and approaches.

Communication Skills: Coordinates the work of other engineers in an efficient and effective manner. Develops, reviews, or prepares reports on complex technical subjects clearly, concisely, and effectively, in a manner suitable for presentation to management, professional societies, regulatory bodies, etc. Leads and facilitates meetings effectively.

Interpersonal Skills: Possess collaborative and consensus-building skills. Functions as a team leader and member. Networks upward and downward in several disciplines inside and outside the AEP system. Leverages network to get things done.

Requirements

Qualifying degree is a must.
Electrical Engineering degree accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) is highly preferred.

Job Type: Contract

Salary: $33.00 - $50.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Application Question(s):

• What's your email address?
• Do you have knowledge of AEP Transmission system topology (PJM/MISO/SPP/ERCOT)? Footprint is a plus.
• Do you have Technical knowledge of short-circuit modeling software such as ASPEN/CAPE?
• Do you possess technical knowledge of power flow concepts and familiarity with power flow tools such as PSS/E? MUST and/or TARA is required.

Work Location: One location

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