Job description
At Dominion Energy we love our jobs. That’s right. Love. Every day we go to work filled with passion to be excellent, to creatively problem solve and to innovate. These are exciting days for energy companies, and Dominion Energy aims to shape the future of energy in America. We are looking at all of our work with fresh eyes, retooling everything we do, in every part of the company, to operate more sustainably and to deliver energy more reliably than ever. We are looking for interesting, independent thinkers and doers who can help shape the culture of a forward-looking company that’s proud of its rich legacy. Are you a change agent? Do you think differently? Do you want to fall in love with your job? If you answered “yes,” then read on!
At this time, Dominion Energy cannot transfer nor sponsor a work visa for this position.
Job Description
There is one position which will be filled at the level commensurate with the successful candidate’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities.
This position is in the Relay and SCADA Operations Department inside of the Power Delivery Northern Operations (PDNO) organization at Dominion Energy South Carolina. The department is responsible for all maintenance and construction requirements for the relay protection and supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) schemes in our electrical substations and generating plants.
Job Summary
This role performs maintenance, installation commissioning, corrective and cyber security activities on system protection devices, control circuits, metering, data communication, and carrier blocking equipment within Dominion Energy's Transmission, Distribution and Generating network. This position requires the successful completion of the Electric Transmission System Protection Technician Development Program.
This position ensures that appropriate compliance maintenance activities, applications, policies and associated documentation are managed and maintained in support of ETFO's Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) and Protective Relay and Control (PRC) programs.
This position aids in the development of new technicians through a formal training program. Maintains substation control print files, relay test records, test procedures, methods, and service advisories.
Maintenance activities include routine calibration and functional testing of electro-mechanical and microprocessor relay protection and power line carrier blocking protection applications. This position is required to perform periodic compliance reviews, equipment vulnerability assessments, and the testing and implementation of security patches for ETFO System Protection equipment. These maintenance activities require a comprehensive knowledge of the protective relay schemes and associated data communication equipment interfaces necessary to provide Operating Centers with critical station Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) telemetry over a variety of protocols, using mediums such as Serial, TCP/IP and/or Fiber Optics. These activities ensure that substation protection, auxiliaries, and primary equipment continue to operate in accordance with Dominion Engineering design.
Installation commissioning activities include the review of engineering designs for protective relay and control applications drawings, logic diagrams, protection set points, and SCADA data communication interfaces. Assists Lead/Senior technicians in the coordination of commissioning activities and functional testing of primary and secondary equipment to ensure installation per Dominion and/or its manufacturer's design. Assists Lead/Senior technicians in developing in-service verification and final commissioning procedures. These procedures establish, with Operating Center, the energizing sequence of new field equipment required to perform final commissioning checks.
Corrective activities require utilizing the existing alarm network to: assist in analyzing alarms, identify potential problems, assist Lead/Senior technicians in developing corrective action risk evaluations, and extract information necessary to develop a safe and effective corrective action investigation plan for moderately complex protection and control applications. Activities regarding potential cyber issues related to protection and control devices require security assessments to be performed to verify the integrity of cyber security control at substation locations.
Required Knowledge, Skills, Abilities & Experience
- Basic knowledge of operation and maintenance of control circuits and protective relay applications.
- Effective verbal and written communication skills.
- Abilities: test basic and routine types of protective relays; lift up to 50 lbs.; manual dexterity; color vision; hearing; climbing; stooping; standing; bending.
- Basic understanding of operation and maintenance of protective relays, control circuits, SCADA systems, and substation equipment.
- Good verbal and written communication skills.
- Abilities: Test basic to moderately complex types of protective relays, remote terminal units, power line carrier and metering equipment; plan and organize basic substation construction projects.
- Good understanding of operation and maintenance of protective relays, control circuits, SCADA systems, and substation equipment.
- Good verbal and written communication skills.
- Abilities: Test moderately complex types of protective relays, remote terminal units, power line carrier and metering equipment; plan and organize basic substation construction projects.
- Military service members and veterans with ranks from E3-E5, W1-W2, or O1-O3 plus appropriate equivalent combination of education and years of experience as outlined above / below.
Required KSA and Experience
- 3+ years directly related experience.
- Knowledge of operation and maintenance of control circuits, protective relay applications and substation equipment.
- Knowledge of testing electro-mechanical based relays.
- Knowledge of microprocessor-based relay technology, including logic diagrams, variable equations, and communication interfaces.
- Knowledge of SCADA data communication equipment interfaces necessary to provide System Control with critical station telemetry.
- Knowledge of a variety of protocols, using mediums such as Serial, TCP/IP and/or Fiber Optics.
- Skills: good verbal and written communication; computer knowledge; leadership and training.
- Abilities: test moderately complex protective relays, remote terminal units, power line carrier and metering applications; direct/advise technicians in major control installations; work under tight deadlines and pressure situations; carry heavy test equipment; work independently; plan and organize moderately complex substation construction projects.
Required KSA and Experience
- 5+ years directly related experience.
- Must have successfully all 4 Modules of the Northwestern Lineman College’s DESC Technical Specialist Certification Program, or the Electric Transmission System Protection Technician Development Program.
- Comprehensive knowledge of operation and maintenance of control circuits, protective relay applications and substation equipment.
- Comprehensive knowledge of testing electro-mechanical based relays.
- Comprehensive knowledge of microprocessor-based relay technology, including logic diagrams, variable equations, and communication interfaces.
- Comprehensive knowledge of SCADA data communication equipment interfaces necessary to provide System Control with critical station telemetry.
- Comprehensive knowledge of a variety of protocols, using mediums such as Serial, TCP/IP and/or Fiber Optics
- Skills: good verbal and written communication; computer knowledge; leadership and training.
- Abilities: test highly complex protective relays, SCADA remote terminal units, power line carrier and metering applications; direct/advise technicians in major control installations; work under tight deadlines and pressure situations; carry heavy test equipment; work independently; plan and organize highly complex substation construction projects.
Education Requirements
Degree or an equivalent combination of education and demonstrated related experience may be accepted in lieu of preferred level of education:
Associate
Disciplines:
Preferred:
Instrumentation Technology
Electrical Engineering Technology
Electronics
Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Electrical
Electromechanical Technology
Electronics Technology
Other disciplines may be substituted for the preferred discipline(s) listed above.
Other:
Electrical/Electronics Technology/Instrumentation
Licenses, Certifications, or Quals Description
Due to equipment weight limits, individuals in this role have a weight restriction of 290 pounds.
Working Conditions
Other Working Conditions
Test Description
Export Control
Certain positions at Dominion Energy may involve access to information and technology subject to export controls under U.S. law. Compliance with these export controls may result in Dominion Energy limiting its consideration of certain applicants.
Other Information
We offer excellent plans and programs for employees. Employees are rewarded with a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package which may include: health benefits with coverage for families and domestic partners, vacation, retirement plans, paid holidays, tuition reimbursement, and much more. To learn more about our benefits, click here dombenefits.com.
Dominion Energy is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their protected veteran or disabled status.
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