Electrical Engineer - Power Systems Planning

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Be a part of the energy that is transforming the power industry of

northern and eastern Maine.

Versant Power continues to provide efficient, safe, and reliable

delivery of electricity to customers in northern and eastern Maine,

while never losing sight of safety, quality, accountability, integrity,

and innovation, for over 100 years.

We are committed to our dedicated people, who inspire us every day, to

deliver something more powerful than power alone.

Position Overview

Under the general direction of the Manager, Asset Management, this

position encompasses electrical engineering duties for grid power

quality focusing on our transmission and distribution system. The Power

System Quality Engineer will work closely with the asset management

group and other departments to address various grid power quality

issues.

General Responsibilities

- Understand one-lines, three-lines, schematic diagrams, wiring and

connection diagrams for area of Engineering focus.

- Perform project management responsibilities, where applicable,

including fiscal control, reporting and closing of projects.

- Understand the use of technical test equipment and oversight of the

associated data and results.

- Interact with area field personnel, providing Engineering oversight

and technical assistance as needed.

- Understand applicable standards and regulations per specific focus

area of Electrical Engineering.

- Develop solutions per system needs.

- Work collaboratively with other Engineers and other departments.

- Understand basic electrical theory and the application to a Power

Utility.

Focus Areas

Power System Quality Engineer

- Investigate, analyze, and perform field tests as needed in order to

solve power quality related problems at customer or developer

locations.

- Assess power quality parameters such as voltage fluctuations,

harmonics, power factor, and T&D transients.

- Perform post-fault analysis of T&D system events.

- Troubleshoot and determine root cause for power quality issues.

- Maintain compliance with various regulations and standards including

MPUC Ch. 320, ANSI C84.1, IEEE 1547, etc.

- Provide input to help standardize equipment type and needs.

- Advance DER integration by performing analysis to assist in

development of utility best practice of interconnections.

- Work closely with others in the department and those necessary in

other areas of the Company to facilitate the development of

short-term and long-term system power quality strategy, planning,

and project development for electric system equipment.

- Acts as Subject Matter Expert (SME) in various electrical

engineering areas and provides support for engineers and various

departments, including - Asset Management, PST, DG and AMI as

necessary.

- Develop and maintain a thorough understanding of the Companys

reliability statistics.

- Work closely with the Companys Engineering and Operations groups

along with other departments to develop short- and long-term

projects for the companys capital plan related to power system

quality.

- Responsible for prioritizing projects and creating project forecasts

for the development of the Company's short- and long-term capital

plans.

- Prepare or coordinate the preparation of periodic data submittals

and reports related to management of the Company's assets as

required by internal or external entities as deemed necessary (ex

MPUC, FERC, NERC, Executive, BOD).

- Perform analysis in support of the Company strategy regarding grid

modernization, system reliability, safety, or other business

objectives.