Staff Engineer

e of your employment, you'll be offered several health-related benefits including medical, vision, dental, and well-being and behavioral health programs. We also offer a retirement program, 401(k) with company match, company paid life insurance, tuition reimbursement and a minimum of 18 days of paid time off per year.

PSEG offers a unique experience to our more than 12,000 employees - we provide the resources and opportunities for career development that come with being a Fortune 500 company, as well as the attention, camaraderie and care for one another you might typically associate with a small business. Our focus on combatting climate change through clean energy technology, our new net zero climate vision for 2030 and enhanced commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion; and supporting the communities we serve make this a particularly exciting time to join PSEG.

Job Summary

As a Substation Engineering Staff Engineer at PSEGLI, you will be part of the team responsible for performing the engineering, design, construction and project management assistance on large-scale electric substation projects.

Job Responsibilities

Include but are not limited to:

• Provide technical expertise and support to operations, project management, planning, power, marketing/sales departments, and as well as external customers in support of the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) Transmission & Distribution system.

• Evaluate the application and use of materials, equipment and new technologies for LIPA's electrical substations.

• Provide engineering services for construction/upgrade of electric substations and related facilities based upon reliability and economy with consideration to operations, economics, safety and maintenance requirements.

• Develop material, engineering design, construction specifications/associated drawings, and standards as required for successful completion of assigned projects.

• Develop, review and revise standards as a result of recommendations by industry associations (e.g. IEEE, EEI, ANSI, etc.) related to state of the art materials and engineering/operating methods.

• Work with internal and external organizations/customers to ensure prudent engineering solutions are undertaken to special engineering and construction projects.

• Perform budget/project cost estimates, develop project justifications, and participate in root cause analysis, special engineering studies, investigations and calculations as required.

• Represent the department, LIPA, and company, at regulatory, community and industry meetings.

• Review Transmission Independent Power Producers (HVDC, Statcoms, Synchronous generation, renewable energy, battery storage) interconnect drawings for compliance with LIPA transmission interconnection standards.

• Review Distribution Interconnections Design for compliance with LIPA distribution interconnection standards.

• System Emergencies - Develop temporary designs for the interconnection of mobile generation, mobile switchgear and mobile transformers.

• Conduct studies for lightning and surge protection.

• Conduct soil resistivity measurements and grounding studies for new substations.

• Update drawings to incorporate field changes and contribute to PSEGLI asset and document retention systems.

• Participation in Emergency Restoration efforts as needed.

• Contribute all details of time accounting to Workplan efforts, including expense and capital time.

Job Specific Qualifications

Required:

• B.S. in Engineering (Electrical or Mechanical)

• Minimum of 4 years of relevant engineering experience in electric utility and familiarity with transmission and distribution systems

• Knowledge of substation equipment

• Working knowledge of applicable codes (ANSI, IEEE, ASTM, NEC, NESC, etc related to electric transmission system engineering, design and opera on. Familiarity with Occupational Safety Health Act (OSHA) guidelines.

• Familiarity with AutoCad or other drafting application

• Experience with using Microsoft Office computer programs such as Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint and Outlook.

• Experience interfacing with other engineering disciplines, construction and Project Management personnel.

• Demonstrate effective planning, organization, problem-solving and decision-making skills

• Must be adaptable and results-oriented with strong verbal and written communication skills

• Demonstrated effective inter personal skills, leadership skills, professionalism and customer/client experience focus

• A valid US driver's license with a safe and satisfactory driving history

Minimum Years of Experience

4 years of experience

Education

Bachelors in Electrical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering

Certifications

None Noted

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As an employee of PSEG you should be aware that during storm restoration efforts, you may be required to perform functions outside of your routine duties and on a schedule that may be different from normal operations.

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