Sr Operations Engineer- LVD

Consumers Energy•Jackson, MI

16d•Onsite

About The Position

Consumers Energy is Michigan’s largest energy provider, providing natural gas and/or electricity to 6.8 million of the state’s 10 million residents in all 68 Lower Peninsula counties. Consumers Energy knows job number one is to keep the lights on for customers. We are committed to delivering reliable, clean, and affordable energy to our customers 24/7. This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship, e.g., H-1B, TN, etc. Please do not apply if you will need immigration sponsorship for a work visa now or in the future, including sponsorship for H-1B, TN, etc., now or in the future. We are unable to hire individuals with CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT for this position as the position is not eligible for participation in the H-1B lottery program and is not eligible for current or future immigration sponsorship for a work visa. Location: This position is onsite at the Parnall East Service Center located in Jackson, MI, or Grand Rapids Service Center, located in Grand Rapids, MI. The selected candidate must be within a commutable distance or willing to relocate (relocation package is available for those that qualify). General Summary of Job Responsibilities The Senior 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

Emergent work - Ability to perform and make effective decisions in a stressful environment
Electrical Power Engineering background with strong technical knowledge of the function and operation of the LVD and/or HVD power system
Experience performing power flow analysis
Strong analytical thinking, logic, and data analysis skills while well organized
Ability to prioritize work to meet changing schedules and deadlines
Capable of working effectively individually and in a team environment
Effective verbal and written communications
Leadership skills including the ability to guide a group of individual contributors and supervisors through problem solving and process development
Knowledge of SCADA and Advanced Power Flow Real Time Applications
Bachelor's Degree in Engineering from an ABET accredited program OR Engineering degree from a non-ABET accredited program plus a Professional Engineering license with 4 - 7 years in diversified knowledge of engineering principles and practices in broad areas of assignments and related fields

Responsibilities

Perform power flow analyses using CYME, ADMS, and related tools to assess planned and unplanned system configurations, ensuring safe, reliable, and stable distribution system operations.
Utilize and test ADMS applications including Conservation Voltage Reduction (CVR), -Volt‑Var Optimization (VVO), FLISR, and Distribution Power Flow to enhance grid performance and reliability.
Utilize knowledge of protection schemes and device states to perform fault location prediction and validation in real-time.
Utilize and/or provide application testing and recommendation support to OSI HVD or ADMS applications.
Support problem solving analysis and solutions to eliminate errors and/or waste from operations processes.
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.
Develop 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
Complete annual Ancillary project items. Participate in 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.
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.
Other duties as assigned or may be necessary