Engineer II - Asset Mgmt

Duquesne Light Company, headquartered in downtown Pittsburgh, is a leader in providing electric energy and has been in the forefront of the electric energy market, with a history rooted in technological innovation and superior customer service. Today, the company continues its role as a leader in the transmission and distribution of electric energy, providing a secure supply of reliable power to more than half a million customers in southwestern Pennsylvania.

Duquesne Light Company is committed to creating a culture of inclusion. We value and respect the unique differences and experiences of our employees. We believe that our differences lead to better collaboration, innovation and outcomes. We want you to join our team!

Position Title: Engineer, Asset Management, Substations Maintenance Program Planning

FLSA Status: Exempt

Career Level: Associate II-IV

Overall Purpose:

Asset Management's Substation Maintenance Program Planning group is made up of engineers and subject matter experts primarily responsible for:

• increasing asset reliability and minimizing asset life-cycle costs
• ensuring compliance of a number of federal and state regulatory standards
• providing technical support to field during corrective maintenance activities, including test procedures, working with OEMs, and sourcing replacement parts
• developing preventative maintenance programs and asset spare strategies for substation assets
• prioritizing and planning proactive upgrades of equipment based on inspections, testing and condition assessments
• responding to emergent out of service equipment
• investigating and performing root cause analysis for unique or recurring failures
• evaluating new technologies and developing programs or projects for implementing new technologies on the system
• managing multiple capital and expense programs and projects to a budget, including prioritizing work orders and forecasting 5-year spend
• supporting colleagues from other groups within the company with data requests and recommendations, as needed
• asset data quality in work management tools (Maximo, Powerbase) as equipment is added, replaced, and removed from service and maintaining the job plans and preventative maintenance schedules and frequencies

As part of this position, the successful candidate will develop engineering solutions to complex issues and serve as a subject matter expert on substation equipment issues to groups within and outside of Asset Management.

The engineer will lead and oversee critical Asset Management driven projects as well as resolving urgent issues that place customers out of service or posing a significant impact to system reliability.

Job Responsibilities:

• Asset Strategy: Lead and support implementation of upgrading SCADA systems and HMI Annunciators across DLC territory. Support development of standardization of DLC's SCADA architecture. Develop training plan for operation of HMI Annunciators. Digitize and automate distribution load records for planning and prioritizing system upgrades.
• Maintenance Planning: Monitor, trend, prioritize, and provide support in the repair and corrective maintenance of substation assets including digital fault recorders (DFR), SCADA devices, and protective relays. Track and manage device firmware upgrades. Support affordability initiatives by making data-driven cost vs. repair decisions. Manage one or more projects or programs with annual budget(s) of $500,000. Prioritize work within projects and programs and work with Schedulers, Asset Management, and System Planning to coordinate job scopes. Identify opportunities for improving efficiencies in maintenance practices to reduce expense spend. Prepare technical documentation including scopes of work and business cases leading to the replacement of end of life or obsolete assets.
• Trouble Support: Lead the investigation, mitigation, repair, and communications throughout the duration of the restoration of urgent or emergent trouble events. Complete root cause analysis, as required, and recommend remediation action or actions working with Supply Chain, Workforce Development, and/or Engineering. Develop and drive completion of Corrective Action Plans for the recovery of out-of-service DFR's.
• Work Management System: Update Work Management System (i.e., Maximo) accordingly as assets are installed, removed, replaced, including creation of work orders, assets, and job plans. Manage work order, requisition, and expense approvals within the Work Management System.
• Storm Support: Support restoration activities associated with power outages due to storms. Other emergent work may require evening and overnight support throughout the length of the event.
• Other duties as required

Education/Experience Required:

1. Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering from an ABET accredited university or college
2. Minimum of 2 years of relevant experience
3. Must possess strong technical writing and verbal communication skills
4. Must possess strong time management and organizational skills
5. Must possess valid driver's license and be able to drive to various company locations. May be required to drive in inclement weather to support emergency service restoration obligations
6. Position to be filled at Engineering II, III, or IV based on years of relevant experience and education

Education/Experience Preferred:

1. Experience working in electric utility substations
2. Professional Engineer License (licensed in the state of PA preferred)
3. Leadership experience
4. Familiarity with ANSI/IEEE Standards

Physical Requirements:

• Hybrid work experience expected; must be able to work from home as well as report in to office
• Work location is typical office environment - desk and computer work is required
• Unscheduled evening and weekend work will be required on occasion
• Limited travel as required
• Must be able to work in various substation facility conditions (walking on uneven ground, climbing ladders, working safely nearby energized equipment, etc.) as required

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DUQUESNE LIGHT HOLDINGS, INC. (DLH) IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. DLH'S POLICY IS TO NOT DISCRIMINATE AGAINST ANY APPLICANT OR EMPLOYEE BASED ON RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, CREED, SEX, PREGNANCY OR RELATED MEDICAL CONDITIONS, AGE (40 AND OVER), SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY/EXPRESSION, VETERAN STATUS, PAST, CURRENT OR FUTURE MILITARY SERVICE, NATIONAL ORIGIN OR ANCESTRY, PHYSICAL OR MENTAL DISABILITY, GENETIC INFORMATION, OR ANY OTHER CONSIDERATION PROTECTED BY APPLICABLE LAW. DLH ALSO PROHIBITS HARASSMENT OF APPLICANTS OR EMPLOYEES BASED ON ANY OF THESE PROTECTED CATEGORIES.