Lead Engineer Protection and Controls (Hybrid)

Lead Engineer is responsible for the development, expansion, planning, design, maintenance and operation of protection and control systems necessary for the safe and reliable operation of the transmission and distribution system. Additionally, coordinates the evaluation of system failures, and the appropriate resolutions, to provide support to operations on unplanned maintenance. Shares accountability with peers in the strategy, development, and design of the organizations Life Cycle Plan, a comprehensive L-T plan for the T&D system. Responsible for supervising, assigning, prioritizing and directing the work performed by other Engineers and staff. Location: Westwood, MA (Hybrid)

Responsibilities Supervises, coaches, and develops engineers; approves time and conducts performance reviews; assigns, prioritizes and directs work performed by at least two Engineers and / or Designers

Responsible for the scope and cost development, justification and approval of Life Cycle Plan activities over a multi-year horizon and for ongoing projects

Review and evaluate proposed changes to existing electric facilities to ensure compatibility with established company protection system standards and practices

Create new Protection and Control system designs in accordance with company Standards as required.

Ensures the design and specification of additions, modifications and replacements to the transmission and distribution systems, and the preparation of system electrical permits and related customer notifications, are completed accurately and on time.

Oversee or provide guidance in the development, calculation, and documentation of settings and logic for protective relays, logic processors, feeder reclosers, and switches necessary to support system reliability projects and initiatives

Review and evaluate the results of coordination studies by modeling and analyzing electric system elements and their protection systems using fault simulation software

Analyze protection system operations during transmission and distribution system disturbances in support of Substation Technical Group Event analysis

Ensure department work is performed in adherence to applicable company or compliance engineering and design standards, safety codes and related NERC, NPCC, and ISO-NE compliance.

Collaborates with other Engineers within Engineering to ensure consistency and teamwork

Provides technical support and direction to operating areas relative to system priorities, engineering guidelines and operating decisions during normal and emergency situations

Accountable for root-cause analysis, development and implementation of corrective actions

Interface with Planning, Operations and Field personnel to support their efforts to plan, operate and maintain the transmission and distribution system

Responsible for the evaluation and selection of technology and equipment for the system

Responsible for the development of standards and procedures for design, operation and maintenance

Manage and perform work activities in a self-sufficient manner without frequent guidance and oversight

Assumes the role of the Manager as required

Actively support storm and/or emergency restoration assignments Qualifications BSEE or BSEET required; MSEE, Power Systems or similar, preferred

Eight years in the technical, operational, or engineering aspects of the electrical utility industry

Experience performing overcurrent and distance coordination studies with ASPEN One-liner modeling software

Experience performing post event analysis using relay and digital fault recorder event records

Experience with the design and installation of protection and control schemes utilizing IEC 61850 protocol

Prior supervisory experience preferred