Protective Relaying & Automation Engineer I, II or III

Arizona G&T Cooperatives is seeking candidates for the position of Protective Relay & Automation Engineer I, II or III. This position is responsible and accountable for the proper and safe setting, integration and operation of power substations protective relaying, control schemes, automation and communication equipment.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the following:

• Perform short circuit and coordination studies within power delivery system, other utilities and member coop systems.
• Manage short circuit/coordination and relay database software.
• Manage an in-house relay committee, consisting of members from Operations and Maintenance, to review and approve all relay applications and settings, evaluate new products and review system outages for proper relay operations.
• Continue the system review effort to improve the reliability of the system to minimize relay miss-operation.
• Provide engineering support to maintenance craft personnel and System Operations in optimizing the operation of the power delivery system.
• Provide technical support to substation engineering group regarding relay protection design.