Senior​/Staff Engineer, Engineering Technical Specialist III

Dominion Energy is committed to providing reliable, affordable, and increasingly clean energy that powers our customers every day. If you want to work for a purpose‑driven company that values safety and collaboration, we’re looking for you. You won’t just find a job here; you’ll find your career. Review the position below and apply today.

We offer a hybrid 3-2 work schedule (three days in the office, two days of teleworking) to accommodate the need for flexibility.

Military service members and veterans with ranks from E5-E9, W1-CW5, or O3-O6, plus appropriate equivalent combination of education and years of experience as outlined below will be considered for this opportunity.

This position will be responsible for Substation protection and control conceptual design, scope of work and estimates for Dominion’s Electric Transmission and Electric Distribution Substations ranging from 4kV to 500kV.

• Create and/or modify Protection and Control design documents and drawings for substation projects including the relay functional diagrams and relay panel arrangement drawings.
• Coordinate with multi-disciplined teams (including but not limited to Substation Engineers, Transmission Line Engineers, System Protection Engineering, Data Communications Engineering, Standards Engineering, Transmission & Distribution Planners, Electric Transmission Field Operations, Project Managers) to fully develop the Protection & Control scope of work.
• Create project cost estimates using material and labor costing database for the Protection & Control portion of projects. Make necessary updates to the database to improve accuracy and consistency.
• Develop Conceptual Engineering Estimate Packages for projects and support the Project Managers to take proposed projects through the project approval process.
• Facilitate smooth transition of the conceptual design to detail engineering and construction team.
• Provide technical expertise and/or team leadership as needed. Provide assistance to less experienced engineers and technicians in conceptual engineering, detail engineering and the field.

Senior Engineer/Engineering Technical Specialist III: Minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience or demonstrated equivalent.

Staff Engineer: Minimum of 8 years of relevant work experience (Protection & Control applications) or demonstrated equivalent.

• Thorough understanding and knowledge of substation components and their functions
• Firm understanding of the protection principles and practices for transmission lines, distribution feeders, and major substation equipment
• Ability to read, interpret, and modify one‑line diagrams, relay functional diagrams, elementary diagrams, panel wiring diagrams and communications diagrams.
• Familiarity with electromechanical and microprocessor‑based Protection & Control systems
• Some drafting experience preferred. Experience with AutoCAD or Microstation is a plus
• Ability to think analytically and solve complex problems
• Ability to interpret codes, regulations, and practices
• Planning, organizational and project management skills
• Self‑motivator who can work cooperatively in a team environment, but is comfortable independently seeking knowledge and information
• Strong time management skills with the ability to independently plan and organize work assignments
• Effective decision‑making skills
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills

REQUIRED ENGINEERING CRITERIA

For placement of a candidate in the Engineer job series, the following criteria must be met:

• Possess a 4‑year Engineering degree from an ABET accredited Engineering program based on the year that the Engineering program was accredited by ABET, or
• Possess a 4‑year Engineering degree from an institution outside of the U.S. which is accredited through the country's own Engineering accrediting body under the Washington Accord as a full signatory, and is a degree that was recognized by the country's accrediting body on or after the date that full signatory status was achieved, or
• Possess a 4‑year degree in Engineering (non‑ABET accredited), Physics, Chemistry, Math or…