Instrument & Controls Engineer II

Summary

Leads research, design, and development activities to improve NYPA’s energy services.  Designs, constructs, and tests and operates equipment. Ensures that standards of quality, cost, safety, reliability, timeliness and performance are met throughout all engineering activities.

Guides the design, development, implementation, operation, and maintenance of instrumentation/protection and control systems. Provides engineering knowledge to supervise, direct and help plan and execute preventive and corrective maintenance activities. Supports engineering and specification design reviews and construction and continuous improvement activities. Ensures that all assets under their control are maintained in full compliance with applicable NYPA and regulatory maintenance standards.

Experience in Instrument/Protection & Controls and Electrical Maintenance preferred. 

Responsibilities

• Providing technical support for routine O&M activities including, drawing preparation, procurement of materials, implementation activities, and engineering/test data review. Review maintenance practices for suitability and economic reasonableness.  Preparing recommendations for improvement, consistent with current technology and proactive industry, and government compliance standards.
• Provide lead engineering support of a wide range of design modification projects, equipment applications and failure research, engineering studies, and operations and maintenance activities.  
• Observe construction activities and administer on-site technical support, as well as develop technical recommendations with moderate complexity for both O&M and Capital work.
• Provide local operations emergency response, troubleshooting & guidance. Occasionally outside of normal business hours.
• Independently coordinate cross disciplinary activities for the successful development and execution of projects.
• Select and apply codes, standards and procedures to work tasks appropriately.
• Preparation of engineering reports, field inspections and/or condition assessments, and equipment evaluations to develop technical recommendations for moderately complex scenarios.  Generate and evaluate Protective Relaying Disturbance Reports and Equipment Incident reports, etc. as required
• Provide technical leadership in state-of-the-art engineering and analytical techniques.
• Review designs, calculations, specifications, and reports produced by other internal engineers and external consultants.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Demonstrated practical technical competencies at implementing moderately complex assignments involving protective relaying, communication, computer, networks, PLC, control, metering, and plant security equipment. 
• Demonstrated ability to define moderately complex problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions by applying accepted technical and business standards. 
• Ability to apply diverse technical principles and practices, with the understanding of the NYPA’s policies, operations and objectives, to engineering deliverables.
• Working knowledge of applicable codes, standards, regulations.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, Self-starter, who can work independently.
• Collaborative and team-oriented with ability to build relationships with vendors and stakeholders.
• Ability to coordinate the technical and commercial aspects of projects.
• Ability to perform engineering calculations, and complete specifications, scopes of work, reports, and interdisciplinary design packages.
• Competent in the use of Microsoft Office applications.
• Working experience with a Asset Management / MPR software such as Maximo preferred.
• Ability to effectively manage and prioritize multiple projects.
• Ability to travel.

Education, Experience and Certifications

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering (BSEE), or equivalent (BSEET), from an accredited college or university.
• Minimum of eight (8) years of work-related experience preferred.
• New York State Engineer in Training certification preferred.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to access all areas of the plant and conduct physical evaluations of grounds and equipment including ability to climb and work at high elevations.
• Protective equipment must be worn in the performance of some duties.
• Extended working hours with the possibility of weekend and holiday work, as required by schedules, workload, and plant conditions.