Reliability Engineer/Engineer Associate

DESCRIPTION Reliability Engineer – Multiple Positions Reports to: This posting will fill 3 positions. One position will support the Northwest Region, one will support the Northeast Region, and one will support the Coastal Region. Northwest Region Reliability Engineer Location : The successful candidate will report to an Operating Headquarters within the Northwest Region and must live within a reasonable commuting distance to the Operating Headquarters in that region. Relocation assistance is available for qualified candidates if needed. Northeast Region Reliability Engineer Location : The successful candidate will report to an Operating Headquarters within the Northeast Region and must live within a reasonable commuting distance to the Operating Headquarters in that region. Relocation assistance is available for qualified candidates if needed. Coastal Region Reliability Engineer Location : The successful candidate will report to an Operating Headquarters within the Coastal Region and must live within a reasonable commuting distance to the Operating Headquarters in that region. Relocation assistance is available for qualified candidates if needed. Job Level: Exempt 5 or 6 dependent upon the successful candidate's qualifications including education, experience and skillset.

Area Reliability Engineer The Area Reliability Engineer’s primary responsibilities are to support distribution reliability needs in his or her assigned area(s) and to also support GPC distribution reliability initiatives by assisting with corporate reliability projects throughout the state. The successful candidate must be a champion of Safety Excellence. Safety and attention to detail are paramount in this position. Therefore, the successful candidate will be expected to incorporate appropriate safety measures into all aspects of their job. He or she will be expected to engineer and manage their projects efficiently, on schedule, and without service interruptions. The Area Reliability Engineer will be required to perform field investigations, analyze outage management system data, SCADA data, and metering data to determine root causes impacting distribution reliability and then engineer solutions to optimize system performance. This position will perform circuit studies within their assigned area(s) and in other areas around the state based on priority of corporate reliability objectives. All reliability projects must be thoroughly evaluated to ensure maximized effectiveness. The responsibilities of this position also include working with the Distribution Automation team on commissioning, testing, and maintaining distribution automation equipment, protective relays, controls, and communication equipment. The Area Reliability Engineer will perform, in conjunction with the Distribution Automation group, all work needed to program and commission electronic devices installed on the distribution system. Duties also include working with and around low voltage. The successful candidate will be considered the subject matter expert on protection and coordination in their assigned area(s). He or she will work closely with area engineering, Distribution Planning, Area Planning, Renewables, and the TMC organization, providing them with technical expertise, breaker relay settings and protective device relay settings as needed. This will require interaction with multiple work groups including P&C Applications, Operations Support and P&C Field Services &/or Distribution Automation. He or she will be responsible for proper implementation of Company reliability strategies and ensuring proper coordination of protective schemes. When system upgrades occur, the Area Reliability Engineer must also ensure that protective equipment is sized appropriately, both in terms of continuous load carrying capacity and fault interrupting capability. The Area Reliability Engineer will be utilized as a technical resource and is required to demonstrate the skills obtained in