Job Description:

The System Protection Engineer is responsible for planning, directing, and coordinating the engineering support for transmission system protection system equipment and disturbance monitoring equipment applied at voltages up to and including 500 kV class. Investigates outages, collects data, and assists with system restoration following disturbances and prepare reports as required. Directs the preparation of protection system coordination studies at periodic intervals and following outages.

Note:

There are two position available and the positions will be filled at one of three job grade levels: Engineer II (System Protection), job grade 8; Engineer III (System Protection), job grade 9; or Senior Engineer (System Protection), job grade 10. This decision will be based on the qualifications and experience of the candidate selected, and Tri-State business needs at the time of hire.

Tri-State recognizes the value of a highly-engaged and committed workforce and provides an excellent benefits program that includes:

Medical Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA), Tuition Reimbursement, Flexible Work Schedules including compressed work week and telecommuting opportunities to work remotely up to 50%, Life Insurance, 401K, Long Term Disability (LTD), Short Term Disability (STD), Employee Assistant Program (EAP) and Paid Leave Benefits.

Senior Engineer (System Protection)

Hiring Salary Range: $110,000-151,000

Engineer III (System Protection)

Hiring Salary Range: $100,000-$135,000

Engineer II (System Protection)

Hiring Salary Range: $86,000-$116,000

Actual compensation offer to candidate may vary outside of the posted hiring salary range based upon work experience, education, and/or skill level.

Responsibilities:

• Review protection system equipment and coordination at new and/or existing substations, and develop protection system settings.

• Investigate outages, collect data, and assist with system restoration following disturbances and prepare reports as required.

• Direct the preparation of protection system coordination studies at periodic intervals and following outages.

• Coordinate the preparation and distribution of present and future system fault current studies.

• Specify and monitor the use of fault recorders, fault locators, and sequence of event recorders.

• Provide protection system engineering support to other Tri-State personnel and other utilities.

• Coordinate, perform, and/or support various studies including electromagnetic transient, motor starting, arc flash, and power quality.

• Train engineers in system protection, as assigned.

• Provide field engineering support/assistance for the testing and energization of new and modified substations, as required.

• Comply with applicable North American Electric Reliability Corporation and Western Electricity Coordinating Council reliability standards and collect and prepare evidence to document functional area-wide compliance.

• Adhere to and demonstrate compliance with appropriate electric utility industry regulatory requirements. Attain knowledge and remain knowledgeable of development in regulations, laws, standards and best practices applicable to the functional area including, but not limited to, Standards of Conduct, Environmental, Employment Law, NERC Reliability Standards and Safety. Must be familiar with, and comply with, all aspects of Corporate Policy C-54, Compliance.

• Demonstrate behavior consistent with Tri-State’s culture embodied in the Cooperative principles and spirit and core values of technical competency, respect and dignity, accountability, integrity, trustworthiness, and servant leadership to empower or otherwise enable others to optimally perform their job responsibilities. Demonstrate and promote ethics and behaviors consistent with Tri-State’s culture, Board policies, and business practices. Understand and fulfill the role and responsibility for all compliance programs within the company.

• Because Tri-State is an electric utility with continuous service obligations to its customers, regular, reliable, and predictable performance of the essential functions and responsibilities is an essential function of the job.

• Because Tri-State has an obligation to provide continuous, reliable electric service to its customers, the ability to work overtime at any time of the day or week is considered an essential function of the job.

Qualifications:

Education and Training

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or related area, power option preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, and Ability:

• Extensive knowledge of relays, testing equipment, computer programs, terminals, and fault recorders.

• Working knowledge of an interconnected power system.

• Working knowledge of government regulations, reliability standards, and industry codes affecting electric utilities.

• Working knowledge of safety policy and procedures.

• Ability to direct the work of others.

• Effective oral and written communication skills.

• Ability to maintain effective working relationships.

• Willingness to work outside under any conditions, as necessary.

• Willingness to work around high voltage.

Experience:

• Eight (8) years of progressive experience in related area with electric utility transmission system protection system engineering support experience desired.

• Those with less experience will be hired at the Engineer III job grade level, as appropriate.

Other:

• Must be able to demonstrate that he/she can perform all of the essential functions of the position.

• Willingness to travel up to 35% of the time on an annual basis. (Must possess a valid driver’s license.)

About Us:

Tri-State is a wholesale power supply cooperative, operating on a not-for-profit basis, with 44 members, including 41 utility electric distribution cooperative and public power district members in four states: Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico and Wyoming. Together with its members, Tri-State delivers reliable, affordable and responsible power and energy services to more than a million electricity consumers across nearly 200,000 square miles of the West.

Tri-State was founded in 1952 by its member systems to provide a reliable, cost-based supply of electricity. Headquartered in Westminster, Colo., approximately 1,200 people are employed by Tri-State across five states.

Tri-State's electricity is generated from coal, natural gas and hydropower, with a rapidly increasing supply generated from wind and solar. Tri-State delivers power to its members through a transmission system that includes substation facilities, telecommunications sites and over 5,700 miles of high voltage transmission lines. Tri-State's transformative Responsible Energy Plan is reducing emissions, increasing renewable resources, developing new energy services and delivering more flexibility for its members.

Job Identification: 223

Job Category: Engineering

Posting Date: 2024-09-09T16:17:34+00:00

Job Schedule: Full time

Hiring Salary Range: $86,000-$151,000

Locations: 1100 W 116th Ave, Westminster, CO, 80234, US

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status.