Engineer III - Grid System Protection

Alliant Energy•Cedar Rapids, IA

1d•$85,000 - $116,000•Onsite

About The Position

At Alliant Energy, you will join a company that is growing and investing in the future of energy, creating new opportunities for engineers to make an impact. As an Engineer III - Grid System Protection, you will design, program, and troubleshoot relay protection systems that keep the grid reliable and compliant. You will work alongside experienced engineers in a highly technical environment where your expertise drives real results. If you want hands-on work that directly affects grid performance, apply now.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree Engineering program that is accredited through the Engineering Accreditation Commission
5 years of related experience
Demonstrated effective interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
Demonstrated ability to use computer software programs (e.g., e-mail, word processing, spreadsheet, and project management).
Ability to work effectively in a collaborative and inclusive work environment.

Nice To Haves

Project management experience, along with ability to deal with subcontractors and cross-functional teams; may have expertise in a particular area of the discipline.

Responsibilities

Follows safety rules and practices to identify and correct unsafe conditions for self and team.
Strives to identify problems and solutions and makes safety suggestions to assist in maintaining a safe work environment, uses tools and standards to design safety in operating and maintaining equipment.
Maintains an awareness of customer needs and expectations and proposes solutions.
Is proactively involved in the identification and solution of problems falling within assigned area of responsibility.
Applies regulatory and organizational engineering standards; makes recommendations for changing processes and procedures.
Demonstrates advanced knowledge of electric utility system operations and maintenance practices with a focus on reliability and resiliency including risk assessment.
Makes medium-risk decisions that involve direct application of technical knowledge with minimal guidance from supervisor.
Maintains communication and relationships with employees, business unit stakeholders, and contractors.
Comfortable discussing technical issues with others from non-technical backgrounds.
Explains technical problems to internal stakeholders and accurately prepares detailed documents such as technical studies and project documentation.
Frequently uses critical thinking skills necessary to develop recommendations which provide technically sound, and the most cost-effective solutions applied to a specific problem.
Actively participates in the departmental budgeting and planning processes.
Develops, with limited guidance, solutions to a system problem including moderately complex scopes of work with a cost estimate and sequence.
Learns the basics of the property unit catalog and the difference between capital investments and O&M spend.
Performs or supports detailed engineering design and specification of protective microprocessor relay schemes, devices and settings to ensure protection of distribution and generation systems.
Responsible for performing power system studies, system protection settings coordination, and SCADA programming on various projects (up to 345-kV voltage level).
Performs root cause analysis of system disturbances or outages and recommends corrective actions to enhance system reliability.
Engages in other duties as needed that support Alliant Energy’s Values and helps deliver on our Purpose to serve customers and build stronger communities.