Distribution Planning Engineer - Ohio

FirstEnergy • OH, OH

8d • $79,500 - $126,000 • Onsite

About The Position

This Planning & Protection Engineer position with the Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company, a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp., provides technical expertise in planning, protection, and reliability for Ohio distribution systems. The engineer works across FirstEnergy Ohio, analyzing system conditions and recommending solutions to maintain reliable electrical infrastructure that meets current and future needs.

The position is onsite at an available service center or office within the FE Ohio service territory, excluding the Ohio Edison southern locations of Marion, Springfield, and Mansfield. It supports distribution planning, protection, customer interconnections, operations, maintenance, reliability initiatives, and storm response. The role reports to the position’s designated supervisor, which is not specified in the posting.

The estimated pay range is $79,500–$126,000. FirstEnergy describes its total rewards as including competitive pay and incentive compensation, a company-sponsored pension plan, a 401(k) savings plan with matching employer contribution, medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, and life insurance options, and skills development training with tuition reimbursement.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering or Electrical Engineering Technology from an ABET-accredited institution; acceptable alternatives are a Professional Engineer’s (PE) License, or a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a technical field from a non-ABET institution plus an advanced degree in Electrical Engineering from a university with an ABET-accredited bachelor’s program.
• Minimum 0–5 years of engineering experience.
• Demonstrated experience working and communicating effectively across functional boundaries and providing total customer satisfaction.
• Ability to identify and implement effective restoration processes and procedures.
• Self-motivated, customer-focused, results-oriented team player and self-starter.
• Effective written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to analyze data, write technical reports, develop work packages to implement recommendations, and handle multiple assignments.
• Ability to provide storm restoration support and perform hazard dispatching duties during storm restoration efforts.
• Ability to apply technical skills to practical problems and provide technical information supporting the Regional Dispatching Office’s safe and efficient operation of the electrical system.
• Willingness to work overtime to support storm efforts or special projects as business needs require.
• Willingness to travel throughout the service territory and work extra and/or irregular hours.

Nice To Haves

• Successful completion of the Fundamentals of Engineering exam is a plus.
• Knowledge of electrical systems, operations and maintenance practices, switching and tagging, computer systems, work management, and electrical controls is desired.
• Relay control work experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate a commitment to all aspects of safety and exercise independent judgment on complex projects and assignments.
• Perform power system planning and analysis to study the impact of new customers, generation, and electrification trends.
• Use engineering analysis software to model the distribution system, calculate voltage drop and circuit fault currents, and perform distribution switching and protection studies.
• Prepare budget estimates and schedules for system reinforcement projects.
• Support operations and maintenance by performing switching studies and preparing settings for mobile substation installations as needed.
• Conduct protective device coordination studies and develop relay settings.
• Prepare protection specifications for new capital projects and system upgrades.
• Perform long-term, area-wide planning studies using applicable distribution system analysis software and prepare load study reports with findings and recommendations.
• Perform capacity studies for customer new-load requests and prepare load study reports with findings and recommendations.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders while maintaining a strong customer focus.
• Perform technical reviews and interconnection studies for customer distributed generation applications.
• Provide prompt technical support and analysis to the Distribution Control Center for planned and emergency load shifts, mobile substation installations, and troubleshooting miscoordinations or mis-operations.
• Perform outage analysis, including circuit lockout analysis, in support of reliability initiatives.
• Complete Customer Experiencing Multiple Interruptions (CEMI) and Worst Performing Circuit (WPC) analysis and recommend reliability improvements.
• Attend industry user group meetings as needed, including meetings of EPRI and IEEE.
• Support Ohio’s storm process as needed as a hazard dispatcher, storm analyst, or line shop analyst.

Benefits

• Competitive pay plus incentive compensation
• Company-sponsored pension plan
• 401(k) savings plan with matching employer contribution
• Choice of medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, and life insurance programs
• Skills development training with tuition reimbursement

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level