Job Description

Green Mountain Power is seeking an Electrical Engineer to design and maintain substation electrical protection and control systems and/or components to required specifications, focusing on safety, reliability and sustainability. This role requires a broad set of detail-oriented engineering, technical and administrative skills, as well as the ability to effectively communicate with and build good relationships with teammates in Engineering and Operations.

What you'll do:

• Work with safety as a priority and customer service as your focus.
• Develop and maintain protection and control system drawings for distribution, transmission and generation substations utilizing Computer-Aided Design (CAD / Microstation) software.
• Direct and coordinate relay switchgear specifications, documentation, and manufacturing as well as support construction, testing, and commissioning activities to ensure compliance with specifications, codes, and design requirements.
• Develop Operational Oneline Diagrams, commissioning guides.
• Participate in project estimations by developing budgets, estimating labor, material, and construction costs.
• Provide project updates on key deliverables on all aspects of a project throughout its life cycle.
• Provide support during storm conditions as all work to restore power for customers, which can involve working longer hours.

What we're looking for:

• Experience tracking and coordinating multiple initiatives while delivering high quality results.
• Bachelor's or Associate's degree in Electrical engineering, Electrical Engineering Technology, or equivalent experience.
• Understanding of utility protection and control, preferably with experience working on Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL) or other utility relay control systems.
• A strong interest in technology and the desire to learn and leverage technical solutions to improve communication, analysis, and make workflows more effective.
• Excellent spoken and written communication skills.
• Ability to work independently in a dynamic organization with changing deadlines to provide great customer service.
• The desire to take on new challenges and work through unknowns.

Location

Can be either our Colchester or Rutland, Vermont office.

Compensation

As part of our commitment to fair and open hiring practices, we disclose compensation. This position offers a competitive salary range of $75,000 – $110,000 annually, commensurate with experience, qualifications, and the scope of responsibilities. We believe in skill, dedication, innovative thinking, and growth.

Don't meet every single requirement?

We're dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace-so if you're excited about this role but your background doesn't align perfectly, we encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this or another opportunity. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.

About Green Mountain Power

GMP is focused on increasing resiliency and affordability while cutting carbon and costs for all. We serve 275,000 customers in Vermont and we're the first utility in the world to get a B Corp certification, meeting rigorous social, environmental, accountability and transparency standards and committing to use business as a force for good. GMP was named to Fast Company's 2024 Most Innovative Companies in the World list, the sixth time earning that honor. In 2024, 2023 and 2021 the Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) honored GMP as a nationwide leader in energy transformation. And, in 2022 GMP was named to TIME's list of the 100 Most Influential Companies for its groundbreaking resiliency work to transform the grid for customers.