Supervisor Transmission Protection - Reading PA

FirstEnergy • Reading, PA

12d • Onsite

About The Position

This is an open position with FirstEnergy Service Co., a subsidiary of
FirstEnergy Corp.  This role is designated as an onsite position and requires
the individual to maintain regular presence at the Reading, Pennsylvania
office.  This position requires the individual to reside within a 60 mile
commute to the FirstEnergy Transmission Protection Office in Reading.

All employees who apply for a posted position must notify their supervisors that they have applied. Employees who have not been in their
current positions for at least one year or who are in a position with specific requirements beyond one year, must obtain
approval from their supervisor before applying.

The Transmission Protection group is responsible for system protection functions
across FirstEnergy’s (FE) transmission and sub-transmission systems in
FirstEnergy area.  The primary focus of this group is studying and revising the
protective relay schemes installed on the FirstEnergy transmission and
sub-transmission systems with the goal that the relaying is reliable and fully
coordinated for all faults and all expected system contingencies. The supervisor
is responsible for a team of engineers that specify system protection schemes
for substation upgrades and new facility additions, perform coordination studies
and develop protective relay configurations (settings). Additionally, the
engineers are responsible for analyzing all automatic system operations for
correct relay performance and when incorrect, initiating and supporting
investigative efforts to uncover the root cause of any performance issues.  The
Supervisor also supports the capital budget process by creating new and emergent
projects in the OPPM system to replace and upgrade protective relay systems.

Requirements

• A Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) from an ABET accredited institution is required. In lieu of a degree, a Bachelor of Science in Electronics Engineering Technology or Electrical Engineering, and a Professional Engineer's (PE) License is required.
• Minimum of 5 (five) years of related work experience is required.
• Leadership skills; capable of communicating, motivating and driving positive change and improvement.
• Self-directed individual with a strong ability to perform detailed engineering activities and manage the multiple priorities and activities of the protection engineering staff.
• Superior written and verbal communication skills. Proven ability to develop and present policies, procedures, reports and mitigation plans to peers, TPP management and executive leadership of FE.
• Proficiency (or demonstrated capability to become proficient) in the use of key protective relay analysis tools including Siemens APA (Advanced Protection Assessment), Doble PowerBase, and the various Schweitzer (SEL) protection setting and analysis application tools. 
• Ability to supervise and train professional engineering and specialist personnel.
• Familiarity with PJM, and NERC practices, procedures, and requirements in the areas of transmission protection criteria and principles.
• Capability to analyze and resolve problems and issues.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision and be able to handle complex issues and assignments.
• Adherence to FirstEnergy's Standards of Conduct and FERC compliance obligations.

Nice To Haves

• A Professional Engineer's (PE) License is preferred.
• Strong consideration will be given to those with an in-depth understanding of relay protection philosophies, relay protection design standards and protection practices (setting development, event analysis, etc.). 

Responsibilities

• Supervise and coordinate the daily activities of protection engineers and manage contract staff providing transmission system protection engineering support within the Jersey Central Power and Light and the Metropolitan Edison service territories.
• Ensure the timely and accurate development of project protection scopes, protection specifications and protective relay configurations in support of the successful execution of FE’s capital portfolio.
• Perform in-depth technical peer review of system protection work tasks (coordination studies, protection settings, protection specifications, etc.) as required. 
• Ensure timely analysis of Bulk Electric System (BES) tripping events, with appropriate follow-up to address deficiencies in system protection performance.
• Provide technical support and leadership to ensure that the protection requirements for load and generation connection requests in the assigned footprint are completed on schedule. 
• Develop assigned staff, providing feedback and coaching on an ongoing basis by discussing priorities, developmental opportunities and  any performance issues.
• Understand and ensure all work tasks and finished work products are done in accordance with the applicable NERC reliability standards and FE practices.
• Participate in regulatory committees and industry groups (NATF, EPRI, IEEE, etc.) to collaborate, share and develop best practices to meet obligations that FE has within the industry.
• Support responses to state and federal commission requests for information.
• Review current system protection philosophies and practices to support continuous improvement, and adapt to the ongoing technological changes in both the power delivery equipment and protection systems hardware and software.
• Travel throughout FirstEnergy's service territory and to other industry-related events as required.

Benefits

• competitive pay plus incentive compensation
• a company-sponsored pension plan
• 401(k) savings plan with matching employer contribution
• a 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: Manager
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees