Reliability Engineer - Distribution (MD)

Responsibilities include

• Working safely in accordance with the Company’s Accident Prevention Handbook.
• Assessing and improving the electrical distribution system's reliability performance for all Maryland Operating Areas.
• Developing and maintaining strategic plans to achieve reliability performance targets and metrics including a long-range vision for system improvement and modernization.
• Developing and overseeing long-term infrastructure improvement plans (LTIIP).
• Supporting MD Operations through data analysis including outage projects, circuit lockouts, frequent device interruptions (DEMI), customers experiencing multiple interruptions (CEMI), and worst performing circuits (WPC).
• Preparing and presenting reliability performance and regulatory required reports.
• Preparing budget estimates and schedules for distribution system reliability projects.
• Supporting customer inquiry responses and power quality studies as needed.
• Monitoring field inoperable equipment logs for remediation needs.
• Maintaining familiarity with state regulatory requirements for distribution inspection and maintenance.
• Developing and providing technical information to support the Distribution Control Center to ensure safe and efficient operation of the electrical system.
• Supporting the storm process as needed, either as a hazard dispatcher / responder, storm analyst or line shop analyst.
• May be assigned special projects as business needs require.
• Qualifications
• Bachelor’s of Science degree in Engineering / Engineering Technology from an ABET accredited institution is required. Acceptable alternatives are: o a Professional Engineer’s (PE) License o a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or technical field of study (non-ABET) plus an advanced degree in Electrical Engineering from a university with an ABET accredited Bachelor’s program.
• Minimum 0 - 5 engineering work experience is required.
• Successful completion of the Fundamentals of Engineering exam considered a plus.
• Experience and knowledge of electrical systems, operations, and maintenance practices, switching and tagging, computer systems, work management and electrical controls are desired. Relay control work experience is a plus.