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Open: 04/24/2024

Summary:

Protection Engineers at the Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia (MEAG Power) ensure the Safe and Reliable relay coordination protection for all 49 MEAG participants, providing efficient analyses and coordination supporting over millions of dollars in construction and maintenance projects each year.

Protection & Controls Engineers for MEAG Power also provide engineering analysis and support for real-time operators in meeting both routine events and responding to major storms and/or system emergencies.

Our Protection & Controls team works with a wide range of stakeholders to shape the design and integration of transmission facilities, solar and battery interconnections, large customer sites, and other major projects.

The Protection & Testing organization is a required NERC Reliability Function and is also critical to providing safe operating conditions for field personnel. The position requires in-depth knowledge of the power system, and tools, as well as expertise in transient analysis, transmission switching, protective relaying, and facility ratings.

The successful candidate will gain extensive knowledge of both Transmission and Distribution System protection practices, and will build strong working relationships with MEAG Participants, along with other cross-functional areas, and with external stakeholders.

The successful candidate will also have opportunities to train and develop subject matter and leadership expertise in many areas of the Georgia ITS System, Solar and Battery Integration, NERC and FERC Compliance, Physical and Cyber Security, Real-time Operations, SCADA system, Storm Restoration, General Support, and other areas.

Key Responsibilities/Accountabilities:

• Conduct studies using Computer Aided Protection Engineering (CAPE), and MathCAD to evaluate impedance, short circuit, and relay settings calculations.
• Prepare relay sheets for field implementation and testing.
• Review Single Line Metering and Relaying Diagrams, and determine the required control schemes and protective relays.
• Provide technical support and recommendations to Field Engineers, other departments within MEAG, and MEAG Participants.
• Review transmission relay operations, identify misoperations, and suggest corrective action.
• Maintain underfrequency load shed database, and file MIDAS reports with SERC to capture whether or not there were relay mis-operations.
• Assist Engineering in the development of MEAG Standard protection panels.
• Represent MEAG Power on ITS Working Groups (Relay working group, FIDVR working group, etc.) and SERC working groups (UFLS working group, Relay working group, etc.).
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Provide daily support to the O&M department by performing contingency modeling and analysis as needed, and support restoration efforts during storms, Energy Emergency Alerts, and significant system events.
• Provide training and mentoring to less experienced team members.
• Shape operating processes and procedures to promote design and integration of transmission facilities, solar and battery interconnections, large customer sites and other major projects.

Qualifications

• S. Electrical Engineering (or other relevant) degree with comparable power system experience required.
• Professional Engineer (P.E.) license preferred
• Experience in one or more Power System areas (Planning, Protection & Control, SCADA, Fault Analysis/Power Quality) is a plus.
• Knowledge of applicable NERC Standards
• Minimum five years experience in Protection & Control.
• Must be able to read and understand electrical control drawings.
• Must be able to communicate effectively.
• Must be able to perform these duties with minimum or no supervision

Open: 04/12/2024

Summary: 

The System Engineer is responsible for the configuration, maintenance, support, and monitoring of Infrastructure systems and software. They will build knowledge in various technologies, diagnose and resolve issues quickly across the technology stack, and create/maintain documentation of these systems and IT policies.

Key Responsibilities/Accountabilities:

• Lead the day-to-day operational support for physical and virtual servers, networking infrastructure, various IT software, and security tools.
• Provide Active Directory, Group Policy, DHCP, and DNS management. Manage user identity including SSO, MFA, and password management.
• Hands-on IP router/switch/telephony equipment
• Build servers and install software per application requirements. Install hardware components and perform server upgrades.
• Perform, maintain and monitor data protection/recovery operations to ensure backup data integrity and availability for disaster recovery and failover.
• Perform software/firmware upgrades of infrastructure systems to improve security and functionality.
• Configure security settings for software systems per security best practices. Configure user/role access permissions based on the least privilege security model.
• Serve as a tier-1 escalation resource for the help desk and serve as a bridge to resolve complex infrastructure, software and security issues.
• Create and maintain documentation, processes and troubleshooting procedures for systems/networks, security, software and hardware.
• Provide support to business/application owners and work with external vendors/service providers to build integrations and troubleshoot issues to ensure functionality.
• Configure and maintain monitoring of infrastructure systems and services to ensure rapid and accurate alerting, problem discovery and resolution leading to improved system uptime.
• Provide assistance and/or oversite for more meetings requiring more complex audio/visual scenarios.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent job-related experience.
• At least 2-3 years of system administration, virtualization management and IT software systems.
• System Administration and IT certifications in Windows Server, networking, or security are a plus.
• Strong problem-solving skills and excellent documentation skills.
• Strong customer service orientation.
• Must be able to work well in team environment.

Open: 04/11/2024

Summary 

Under some supervision, is responsible for the design and engineering of more complex electric power substation projects for which MEAG Power has assumed responsibility.

Key Responsibilities/Accountabilities

• Engineer and design substation projects. Develop and/or revise substation drawings related to the physical and control design of electric power substations from 4kV to 500kV. Apply engineering standards including NEC, NESC, NEMA, IEEE and ANSI.
• Physical design includes, but not limited to the following:
  • Arrangement of substation structures, equipment and their foundations.
  • Develop section views and other detail drawings that show how structures, equipment and bus work are installed.
  • Layout of conduits and other raceway.
  • Ground grid design and equipment grounding.
• Control design includes, but not limited to the following:
  • Development of single and three line diagrams.
  • Development of schematics and wiring diagrams for major substation equipment as well as auxiliary equipment such as AC and DC distribution panels and various junction boxes.
  • Develop bill of materials, SCADA point assignment sheets and cable pull lists.
• Write specifications for materials and equipment to be purchased. Evaluate vendor qualifications and bids.
• Make purchase recommendations for major substation equipment and materials; and maintain an accurate set of bid document records of purchases, purchase orders, acknowledgements, invoices and shipping documents.
• Evaluate contractor qualifications and bids; make recommendations for contracting the engineering and construction of substation projects.
• Support the development and maintenance of a complete set of MEAG Power design standards and procedures.
• Maintain a working knowledge of relay coordination, establish communications and maintain rapport with Participants, Protection and Control engineering to maintain relay coordination from customer load to ITS.
• As assigned, periodically represent MEAG Power and/or department in various meetings and committee meetings.
• Support the acquisition and maintenance of a diverse library of manufacturers’ equipment and material catalogs for the electric utility industry.
• Provide cost estimates as needed for annual budgets and special projects such as substations serving customer choice loads.
• Provide technical supervision to and checks work performed by consultants / drafters / CAD technicians.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline, preferably in Electrical Engineering with 2 to 4 years of experience. Previous working experience within the electric utility industry or related experience is a plus.
• Excellent attention to detail required.
• Knowledge of computer drafting tools such as AutoCAD is preferred.

Open: 03/11/2024

Plans, organizes, develops, manages, implements, and directs the information governance, enterprise content management functions, and information/records management program for the organization.

Key Responsibilities/Accountabilities:

• Designs, develops, implements and monitors long and short-term information governance program strategies, including policies, functions, technical solutions, controls, and programs.
• Reviews, recommends and revises organization business policies, processes, technology solutions, practices and training programs to ensure support for the organization’s Information Governance needs and compliance with relevant laws, regulations and industry best practices.
• Reviews program effectiveness by setting goals and metrics and evaluating performance. Escalates compliance issues to senior management when appropriate.
• Works closely and proactively with senior leadership, representatives and liaisons from internal departments, internal project staff and contractors, to ensure that records/information assets are managed cost-effectively and in accordance with business objectives and legal requirements.
• Champions new Information Governance initiatives through effective change management and communication.
• Maintains a current knowledge of emerging information management technologies and information governance/records management industry best practices.
• Directs and oversees mailroom activities including preparation, scanning, sorting, delivery, and tracking of incoming/outgoing mail and packages.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

 Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant information management, business management, or library sciences discipline. Advanced degree preferred.
• A minimum of 10 years of information governance/records management experience, including at least four years of program or department leadership, preferably in the energy industry.
• At least one of the following certifications preferred: Information Governance Professional (ARMA), Certified Records Manager (ICRM), Certified Information Privacy Professional (IAPP), ERM Master (AIIM), Certified Information Professional (AIIM)
• Active member of ARMA, AIIM or a similar professional association.
• Proficiency in statutes, regulations, and laws associated with management of electric utility records. Experience in the public power sub-sector is preferred.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite and ECM/EDRM technology.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated knowledge of best practices in information lifecycle management and information privacy.
• Proven experience in leading the change management process for major Information Governance initiatives in a corporate environment.
• Superior customer service skills.
• Self-starter with excellent time management skills.
• Ability to lift and/or move up to 35 pounds.

Open: 03/11/2024

The Principal Budget Analyst develops budgets and financial plans for MEAG Power and 49 Participant organizations by working closely with department leaders across the organization.  Functions include creating various annual budgets and 10-year forecasts using financial software.  In addition, the Principal Budget Analyst conducts monthly budget to actual monitoring regarding key performance metrics, analyses significant items, and reports findings to management.  This position is responsible for the systems necessary to complete the budget process and works closely with programming staff to update systems as needed.

Key Responsibilities/Accountabilities:

• Prepares the preliminary and final annual budgets with guidance from supervisory staff and department peers. This includes accumulating budgeted costs from across MEAG Power (including debt service, fuel, generation and transmission O&M, capital, and administrative costs). Budgets are prepared at the corporate level as well as for each of the 49 Participants in accordance with Power Sales Contracts and Bond Resolutions.  Budgets are also prepared for two Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) customers in accordance with their PPAs.
• Prepares and analyses multi-year forecasts for use by MEAG Power management, Participants, PPA customers, and rating agencies.
• Prepares and analyses monthly actual vs. budgeted controllable and non-controllable cost variance reports and provides information to management regarding the variances.
• Analyzes accounting, financial and operating data to identify trends or deviations from budgeted costs and notifies management of such variances.
• Reviews billing and accounting transactions to ensure that costs are reflected properly.
• Maintains the budget system and ensures that the system interfaces effectively with other corporate systems including the General Ledger.
• Uses professional judgment to make decisions necessary to support corporate and departmental objectives.
• Assists with department initiatives and special projects as needed.
• Develops presentations in support of the annual budget process.

 Qualifications:

• Self-motivated, proactive mindset, and ability to work both independently and in a cross-functional team environment
• A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in accounting or related field such as finance with a minimum of 5 years of work experience.
• Candidate should possess strong interpersonal skills to be able to work collaboratively with others across the organization and with external personnel.
• Candidate should understand core electric utility business operations.
• Thorough knowledge of Microsoft’s suite of office software.
• Tableau experience a plus.

Open: 02/28/2024

Scope of Responsibility:

This position is responsible for coordinating the procurement activities with all departments across organization, and ensuring appropriate procurement practices and processes are utilized to achieve compliance with MEAG Power’s Procurement Policy.

Key Responsibilities/Accountabilities:

• General – Develop, lead and oversee the procurement strategies throughout the procurement lifecycle. Implement processes to manage risks impacting the procurement. Exercise sound professional judgement when necessary to the benefit of MEAG Power.
• Procurement management – Plan strategies to maintain expenditures within program material budget limitation while maintaining quality standards. Identify best suppliers of equipment related to repair and refurbishment of, and capital investment in, the high-voltage transmission system.  Determine best supplier/vendor under Master Purchase Agreements or blanket Purchase Orders for the supply of goods and services on an as-needed basis.  Constant communications with suppliers to ensure goods and services are available to MEAG Power in a timely manner.
• Compliance monitoring – Comply with MEAG Power standard Terms and Conditions for the procurement of goods and services. Ensure Terms and Conditions are appropriate for any given purchase, and keeping Terms and Condition up-to-date with industry practices.
• Contract negotiation – Establish contractual obligations while complying with Federal, State and Local Laws and Regulations during negotiations. Coordinate with the General Counsel’s office for legal review and sign off on legal issues.
• Value for money – Negotiate with vendors to ensure the Terms and Conditions of the procurement provide MEAG Power with the best goods and services at the best price and quality.
• Quality control – Coordinate with Transmission and maintain the appropriate engineering design standards for the equipment being purchases for the transmission system, and ensure the procurement meets the standards.
• Vendor relations – Establish a process to qualify vendors for the supply of goods and services to meet MEAG Power procurement needs. Perform due diligence of all vendors to ensure they are fit to do business with the organization and to safeguard the organization’s reputation and brand.
• Process optimization – Develop and manage the processes used for solicitation, for example, Requests for Quotations, Requests for Bids, Request for Proposals etc. while working closely with various departments and staff.
• Contract management – Ensure all legal contractual documents, Insurance Certificates, etc. are fully executed and are in place for each contract. Perform active contract monitoring, and periodic reviews of evergreen contracts to determine the basis for continuance.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required / Master’s/MBA preferred in related field
• Procurement licenses or certifications
• Advanced knowledge of analytical techniques (e.g., use of KPIs)
• Five or more years of proven experience in a procurement management role in electric utility, oil and gas, manufacturing, construction or other related industries.
• Extensive experience in procurement processes, procurement policy and procedures, deep understanding of contracts, compliance with Federal, State and Local laws and Regulations
• Excellent leadership, project management, problem-solving, influencing and analytical skills
• Proven self-starter with the ability to develop and implement the mechanisms, processes and procedures required to implement and monitor the procurement strategies, in compliance with the Procurement Policy
• Ability to work with management and staff at all levels in the organization
• Experience negotiating contracts with a proven track record of successfully negotiating with suppliers and contractors
• Strong communication skills (written and verbal), with the ability to drive tasks to completion
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and database management tools

Open: 02/28/2024

Under functional guidance, leads the Transmission Operations and Maintenance department including oversight of MEAG Power’s transmission system assets.  Establishes department procedures and standards, and manages overall activities.  Manages operations and maintenance personnel and contractors as well as load requirements to ensure system reliability for transmission assets.  Represents company on various regional and national committees involving operation and maintenance of transmission systems.  Ideal candidate will be considered as an option to cover discrete periods of 24-hour on-call for emergency system restoration including management of resources and materials.

Qualifications:

Generally, requires at least a BS degree in electrical or mechanical engineering and at least eight to 10 years of related experience in the utility industry with direct experience in Transmission maintenance and operations.  At least half of the management experience must include direct supervision of other technical and professional individuals.  Must include project management skills.  Must have excellent written and verbal communications, along with interpersonal and time management skills.

In addition, this manager must have superior oral and written communication skills, must be completely reliable and must be able to diagnose and solve transmission system related problems.  This manager must be able to work effectively with key customers (Participants), other internal MEAG Power departments, and external entities (GPC, GTC, Southern Company, SERC, NERC, etc.) that depend on MEAG Power transmission operations and maintenance information, compliance information, and other transmission related information.

Open: 02/28/2024

This position participates in the full life cycle of development of desktop, server, web, and mobile applications including design, development, testing, upgrade, installation, and implementation.  Designs, codes, tests, and supports various business applications (both packaged and custom).  Works in a constructive and determined manner to execute the strategies and goals determined by management.