Engineer II - Commissioning

Duquesne Light Company, headquartered in downtown Pittsburgh, is a leader in providing electric energy and has been in the forefront of the electric energy market, with a history rooted in technological innovation and superior customer service. Today, the company continues its role as a leader in the transmission and distribution of electric energy, providing a secure supply of reliable power to more than half a million customers in southwestern Pennsylvania.

Duquesne Light Company is committed to creating a culture of inclusion. We value and respect the unique differences and experiences of our employees. We believe that our differences lead to better collaboration, innovation and outcomes. We want you to join our team!

The Operations Technical Services (Commissioning) Engineer is responsible for ensuring safe, efficient, and timely installation and testing for various substation equipment types including relays, breakers, transformers, and station batteries. Deliverables include on-site engineering support for capital and maintenance projects, testing, reviewing tests performed by others, and procuring and producing test reports with summaries and conclusions.

Location

: In Office- Woods Run complex in Pittsburgh. PA

Job Duties And Responsibilities

- Evaluate and interpret Protection Engineering relay and equipment protection recommendations.

- Evaluate engineering designs for protective relaying and substation equipment, replacements, upgrades, modifications, and new installations utilizing Protection Engineering recommendations, Asset Management and Planning scopes of work.

- Engineering designs include drawing lists, bill of materials, AC and DC schematics, panel front views, panel, and equipment wiring diagrams, annunciator diagrams, SCADA communication diagrams, and various other diagrams.

- Create plans, which ensure essential protection schemes are kept in service without jeopardizing substation function, and coordinate plan execution with bargaining unit employees and other parties, such as:

- Isolation plans to isolate and safely remove from service substation relaying and equipment.

- Removal plans to eliminate required substation relaying and equipment.

- Develop cable pull plans for installations utilizing new cables.

- Develop tagging plans for all isolation points.

- Develop cutover plans to eliminate required substation relaying and equipment and add new substation relaying and equipment.

- Function test schemes for correctness using field-marked prints.

- Collaborate with bargaining unit employees to test protective equipment (large power transformers, current transformers, potential transformers, breaker, etc.) procuring test results, and producing test reports with summaries and conclusions, retesting, or failing equipment when necessary.

- Document, review, interpret, understand, organize, and archive test results from protective equipment, protective devices, end-to-end testing, etc. Performing technical calculations and studies when required. Prepare test reports with conclusions and recommendations as required.

- Utilizing function tested and verified schematics, perform GPS synchronized end-to-end testing of protection schemes per protection recommendations, comprehend and understand results to verify time synchronized proper operation of all protective devices. Coordinate end-to-end testing for multiphase projects.

- Enforce and review testing methodology and test results; determine if all tests have passed with expected and satisfactory results.

Other duties as assigned.

Additional Responsibilities

- Perform other job-related duties as assigned

- Storm role duties as assigned

Education And Experience Required

- Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering from an ABET-accredited college or university is required.

- Two (2+) or more years of progressive and relevant experience required.

- Valid driver’s license required.

- Additional certifications, such as PE or EIT/FE are preferred.

- A combination of experience working both in the field and in office is preferred.

Skills/Abilities

- Must have excellent verbal, written, and organizational skills

- Must have excellent troubleshooting skills

Scope

Primary focus is on daily deliverables, outputs and reporting. Typically, accountable for managing one's own time and workflow. Responsible for using prescribed guidelines to analyze situations and solve problems. Work is typically of moderate complexity requiring the incumbent to draw on previous knowledge to perform role. Continues to build knowledge base and develop capabilities by partnering with more experienced staff as needed

Decision Impact

Problems and issues faced are vague but may be recognizable based on past experience. Accountable for some direct level of reasoning and decision making in straightforward situations based on precedents.

Hybrid Work

Position follows our hybrid work model, with a minimum of two days working in the office and the remaining days working remotely. Reporting location and frequency may be subject to change based on job role and department needs.

Storm Roles

All Non-Union Employees will serve in storm roles as appropriate to their role and skillset. Please be sure to discuss storm roles with the hiring manager for this position, as duties can vary across the Company. Examples of storm roles could include but aren't limited to duties such as: working with operations for service center support or with the communications, customer service or government affairs teams to respond to public and customer requests for information, etc.

Data Governance

Utilize data to make business decisions as appropriate for the position, support data stewardship activities and partner with IT on underlying data needs.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Duquesne Light Holdings is committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all people in all aspects of the employment relationship, without discrimination because of race, age, sex, color, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation and gender identity or status as a Vietnam era or special disabled veteran or any other unlawful basis, as defined by applicable law, and fostering a workplace free of unlawful discrimination and retaliation. This policy affects decisions including, but not limited to, hiring, compensation, benefits, terms and conditions of employment, opportunities for promotion, transfer, layoffs, return from a layoff, training and development, and other privileges of employment. An integral part of Duquesne Light Holdings' commitment is to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws concerning equal employment and affirmative action.

Duquesne Light Holdings is committed to offering an inclusive and accessible experience for all job seekers, including individuals with disabilities. Our goal is to foster an inclusive and accessible workplace where everyone has the opportunity to be successful.

If you need a reasonable accommodation to search for a job opening, apply for a position, or participate in the interview process, connect with us at HR@duqlight.com and describe the specific accommodation requested for a disability-related limitation.