Operations Engineer

Consumers Energy•Jackson, MI

6d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Operations Engineer is responsible for ensuring that the Consumers Energy (CE) electric system is operated within system and equipment capabilities. This position utilizes power flow software and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) to analyze the impact that planned and emergent equipment outages and contingencies have on the current and proposed system configurations. This position will work closely with a subset of customers including, but not limited to, CE's adjacent Transmission Operator, ITC Holdings Corp. (ITC), System Control Center, Distribution Control Center, and Work Management Center, Field Operations and System Schedulers to coordinate planned equipment outages in a way that minimizes system and customer risk. This individual will provide real-time support to the Operating Centers which will require participation in an on-call rotation.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering degree from an ABET accredited program with two (2) or more years of experience.
OR Engineering Degree from a non-ABET accredited program plus a Professional Engineering license with two (2) or more years of experience.
Verbal and written communication skills.
Emergent work - Ability to perform and make effective decisions in a stressful environment.
Strong analytical thinking, logic, and data analysis skills while well organized.
Electrical Power Engineering background with strong technical knowledge of the function and operation of the LVD and/or HVD power system.
Knowledge of SCADA and Advanced Power Flow Real Time Applications.
Experience performing power flow analysis.
Ability to prioritize work to meet changing schedules and deadlines.
Capable of working effectively individually and in a team environment.

Responsibilities

Conduct Engineering study analysis and problem solving based on power flow software study results. Identify overloads and voltage violations and determine the best course of action to rectify these violations. Communicate and coordinate required actions to internal and external groups based on analysis of power flow studies
Provide real time support of control room and scheduling departments. Field questions related, but not limited to, loading and voltage violations seen in real time, scheduling conflicts between competing projects and responding to those questions in a timely manner. Support is provided during business hours and through an on-call rotation
Assist in annual Ancillary project items. Participate, with support, in the annual rotation of completing the following projects: Review and update of Rotating Load Management (RLM)/Remote Load Shed (RLS) plans to ensure the accuracy and efficient restoration of these automated load shed applications; Review of 3rd party generator interconnection applications to address system loading or voltage violations prior to installation; Summer Assessment analysis and report to identify and plan for anticipated system issues during high loads; High Load Management Analysis of Equipment and Coordination of Proactive Measures
Attend and participate in meetings. Actively participant in weekly meetings including, but not limited to, scheduling, field operations, real time operations, and engineering and provide answers to questions in real time or conduct research and provide timely follow up.
Utilize knowledge of protection schemes and device states to perform fault location prediction and validation in real-time.
Provide input to new process, procedure, tools, training, and job aids for advanced Operations Engineering functions to support real-time operations initiatives.
Provide operational analysis to control rooms or field operations on field equipment such as Automatic Transfer Reclosers and future SCADA equipment.
Other duties as assigned or may be necessary.