Description
Eastern Maine Electric Cooperative, Inc., a consumer owned electric utility based in Calais, Maineisseeking a well-qualified and self-motivated person for the position of Manager of Engineering or Systems Engineer, depending on experience and qualifications. This hands-on position reports to the CEO.
Some areas of responsibilities include:
- Responsible for the engineering, construction, operations, and maintenance functions of the substations, distribution, and transmission system.
- Perform voltage drop studies, short circuit analysis, sectionalizing, arc-flash analysis, coordination studies.
- Oversee and direct the design and staking of overhead and underground engineering projects, transmission & distribution system improvements, new and upgraded services, line relocations, and work plan projects.
- Responsible for the process of the interconnection of distributed energy resources and net metering.
- Oversee the line extension process.
- Evaluate and analyze system outages, blinks, and power quality issues.
- Maintain and update the computer model of the electric system.
- Oversee and maintain the Milsoft outage management system and Aclara metering system.
- Maintain the Spill Prevention Plans.
- Program electronic reclosures, meters, and regulators.
- Responsible for the transformer disposal program.
- Assist in preparation of Construction Work Plans and Long-Range Plans.
- Responsible for producing and maintaining electric system specifications and drawings.
- Assist in managing major outages.
- Oversee two staking engineers and office support staff.
- Oversee meter and reclosure testing.
- Assist Operations Department as needed to solve operational system issues.
- Review and inspect completed work order projects.
Experience and Education:
- Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering.
- Minimum of 2 years of electrical engineering experience in the electric industry.
- Professional Engineer or the ability to become licensed in Maine is desired.
- Comprehensive knowledge of applicable policies, rules, regulations, and codes relating to design and operation of transmission and distribution – NESC code. Knowledge of RUS design specifications and rules is preferred.
- Working knowledge of NISC is preferable.
- Microsoft Office skills.
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