Southern Company

Senior Product Controls Specialist

Durham, NC

About This Job

Description

Job Summary:

Provide technical direction and expertise to support, design, and implement aftermarket solutions and field upgrades for Microgrid control systems including switchgear and generator products. Dedicated to being customer focused by meeting the required expectations, maintaining high decision quality by using work experience, systematic analysis, and engineering support to make valuable and safe decisions, while excelling at problem solving by using logic and time proven methods to effectively resolve any problem.

Minimum Qualifications: (Education, Experience, Knowledge, and Skills):

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Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, or equivalent work experience in theSwitchgear and/or Power Generation Industry.• 12+ years of commercial/industrial experience working on Generators, ATS/switchgear, and Paralleling Control systems.• Experience in reading and understanding Electrical and Mechanical Schematics and Engineer of Record Drawings.• Experience in areas: Programming Logic Controllers (PLC), Generator controllers, Protective relays, Alternators and Generators.• Commissioning and field experience are recommended.• NFPA 70 ARC Flash Certified preferred• Valid Driver’s License.• Ability to understand and develop and/or make edits to Switchgear and/orPowerGen controllers and devices.• Ability to understand operational theory of Switchgear and/or PowerGen products and proficient understanding of AC/DC Electrical Theory.• Ability to troubleshoot Switchgear and/or PowerGen equipment and systems.• Ability to understand and follow project scopes.• Working knowledge of PowerSecure Microgrid Solution Products.• Possess good analytical and problem-solving skills along with failure analysis and corrective action implementations.• Possess excellent time management skills. Must be able to take initiative to meet deadlines and the ability to prioritize workload with minimal supervision.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

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Responsible for completing site evaluations to determine required equipment aftermarket upgrades and/or field modifications for Microgrid Control Systems including generator and switchgear controls.• Responsible for working directly with Engineering, PowerControl, or 3rd party firms to design aftermarket upgrades and/or field modifications for Microgrid Control Systems including generator and switchgear controls.• Responsible for leading complex field aftermarket upgrades and/or field modifications including but not limited to generator controllers, switchgear controls, and monitoring equipment.• Responsible for developing detailed methods of procedures to implement aftermarket upgrade and/or field modifications.• Ability to commission systems upon completion of field aftermarket upgrades and/or field modifications.• Ability to provide detailed schematic and drawing redlines to support engineering in creating as-built drawings.• Ability to modify and/or develop settings files for devices such as PLC’s,Generator Controllers, etc.• Provide control of onsite engineering changes to drawings and settings files.• Effectively communicate open action items to proper initiatives for action planning and task assigning.• Escalate issues to leadership that threaten the quality or schedule of projects in a timely manner to assure customer satisfaction while not taking on exorbitant costs.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

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Travel will be required. Up to 85%.• Occasional exposure to and requirement to work on industrial equipment including switchgear/switchboards, Diesel and Gas generators, outdoors, around metal welding, forming, cutting and other industrial processes.• Work both in an outdoor and indoor office settings. Able to withstand outdoor temperatures with reasonable accommodations. Able to work at a desk in an office setting for 8 hours a day.• Manual dexterity to operate digital equipment, including computers and PLC’s, protective relays, controllers and other such equipment with small fine buttons and operators.• Normal work environment will include exposure to weather, extreme heat or cold, noise intensity level, atmospheric conditions, exposure to electrical shock, exposure to toxic or caustic chemicals, wet and/or humid, vibration, proximity to moving mechanical parts, working high exposed places.

About Us:

PowerSecure, a Southern Company subsidiary, is a leading provider of innovative energy solutions to electric utilities and their industrial, institutional, and commercial customers.

We invest in high-value and cost-effective benefits for our employees. Our benefits package includes:

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Medical, dental, vision and life insurance coverage• Competitive pay and a matching 401 (k) plan• Vacation, Company Holidays, Paid Time Off (PTO- personal and sick days)• Flexible spending accounts/Health savings account• Wellness Incentive Programs• Employee Referral Program• Tuition Reimbursement

PowerSecure is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status. This position is not open to third party recruiters.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)Operating Company: PowerSecure

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