Distribution Field Engineer

3 weeks ago

Providence, Rhode Island, United States LG&E and KU Energy Full time
Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Distribution Field Engineer to join our team at LG&E and KU Energy. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring a reliable and modern distribution system by integrating smart devices into the existing network, scoping large capital distribution projects, and developing strategies to deliver programmatic upgrades within a yearly budget.

Key Responsibilities
  • Respond promptly to customer service requests and reactive operational reviews as they develop.
  • Investigate and provide solutions to address customer voltage concerns, power quality issues, and reliability questions.
  • Independently collate and analyze data using department-specific tools, methods, and formats to resolve complex problems.
  • Support continued development, enhancement, validation, and testing of advanced control systems, including Fault Location, Isolation, and System Restoration (FLISR) schemes, auto-transfer schemes, Volt VAr Optimization (VVO) schemes, Distribution Fault Location schemes, and advanced protection schemes for special applications.
  • Work closely with SCADA/EMS teams to integrate control systems and technologies into various applications used by System Operators, Engineers, and applicable Company personnel.
  • Develop conceptual project plans that economically address identified system needs.
  • Participate in project design reviews and act as the project team lead for assigned projects.
  • Present and defend project recommendations for executive approval of both technical merit and financial impact.
  • Effectively form project teams of internal and external stakeholders for the development of project plans.
  • Lead the implementation of engineering design for a specific area through the management of an engineering team and in consultation with other groups within the area to ensure design is fit for purpose and benefits PPL RI operations.
  • Make authoritative technical recommendations to provide design solutions that have a significant impact on business performance in the short and longer term.
  • Lead, motivate, and develop a professional team of engineering staff, prioritize work, and allocate resources to ensure results are delivered in line with expectations and customer needs.
  • Develop processes and review policies relating to engineering systems and processes to ensure they are in line with strategic business objectives and meet the needs of customers and regulators.
  • Proactively build and maintain internal and external networks to penetrate, absorb, and apply technical best practice to the engineering discipline.
  • Develop process and policy specifications and criteria and options and evaluate those options to support senior management decision-making in the relevant field.
  • Work with business units to translate objectives into well-defined requirements with clearly defined business cases to support change and innovation within PPL RI.
Requirements
  • Bachelor's Degree in engineering or engineering technology from a college or university.
  • Minimum of 2 years of related experience.
  • Working knowledge of regulatory requirements and industry standards for the specific position.
  • Preferred Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree in engineering or engineering technology from a college or university accredited by ABET or recognized by ABET as substantially equivalent, Internship/co-op in the energy industry, Completed a power systems course in college, Engineer in Training Certificate, Experience in the energy industry, Knowledge of 3-phase AC systems, Experience with distribution automation, SCADA, metering, and control, Experience with distributed energy resources (DER), battery storage installations (BESS), and sectionalizing devices, Experience with stray voltage analysis and identifying resolutions, Experience with reviewing reliability reports and identifying solutions to improve reliability, Professional Engineer licensed in the state of Rhode Island.

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