Job Posting End Date
07-15-2025
Please note the job posting will close on the day before the posting end date.
Job Summary
Responsible for developing technical guidance for the installation, operation, and maintenance of Protection and Control (P&C) equipment for all distribution, generation, corporate, and transmission facilities. Responsible for developing capital hardware replacement and firmware upgrade programs that focus on O&M optimization and increased infrastructure reliability. Collaborate with TFS P&C and P&C Engineering to develop failure analysis programs and ultimately develop solutions to mitigate ongoing repetitive failures. Responsible for the field activities to ensure compliance with Federal regulatory and local commission requirements. Also, responsible to assist TFS P&C with efforts during outages to return facilities to service.
Job Description
Where Putting the Customer First Powers Everything We Do
At AEP, we're more than just an energy company - we're a team of dedicated professionals committed to delivering safe, reliable, and innovative energy solutions. Guided by our mission to put the customer first, we strive to exceed expectations by listening, responding, and continuously improving the way we serve our communities. If you're passionate about making a meaningful impact and being part of a forward-thinking organization, this is the company for you!
What You'll Do:
Improved capital utilization with overall improved reliability of P&C assets:
Deploy and manage global P&C hardware replacement programs
Sponsor failure and capital rehabilitation projects (in collaboration with Transmission Planning)
Sponsor metric and scoring development to help prioritize the replacement of P&C assets and obsolete equipment
Sponsor metric development to help manage malfunctions
Sponsor metric development to help manage failure and rehab projects
Improved infrastructure reliability and adherence of customer interface agreements:
Develop and manage P&C preventive maintenance work plan
Deploy and manage global firmware upgrades to ensure reliability of the P&C infrastructure
Deploy and manage global corrective hardware replacement programs to ensure reliability of the P&C infrastructure
Support the review and ensure adherence of Customer/Generation agreements
Support business development opportunities including TranSource related projects
Sponsor metrics development for P&C infrastructure to ensure operational reliability metrics are being met
Support budget development for both O&M and capital
Improved compliance and operational readiness:
Maintain and track assets to ensure compliance and integrity of asset data
Ensure appropriate levels of P&C spares are maintained
Support TFS P&C with accounting obligations associated with O&M and capital
Support regulatory requests including state commission or NERC related responsibilities
Manage the E-Waste process for all P&C equipment
Technical Expertise:
Possesses knowledge and performs varied assignments with proficiency in applying theory and analytical techniques to solve diverse problems.
Demonstrates competency in analytical methods necessary to handle tasks of moderate complexity.
Exhibits ability to understand the interrelationship between systems and component equipment.
Leadership & Initiative:
Coordinates work activities of others within the workgroup, department, or other corporate entity as necessary to complete routine activities.
Performs routine activities with minimum direction from higher-level leadership. Follows policies, procedures, standards, and rules of the company and external regulators.
Provides training and guidance to external employees.
Review and approve P&C-related work of other team members.
Problem Solving & Initiative:
Demonstrates ability and desire to seek opportunities, embrace new ideas, and recommend enhancements to business processes.
Self-driven to manage and execute the implementation of projects and reach out to other parties as needed.
Planning & Organization Ability:
Uses scheduling techniques for planning activities, including procedure development, communication, and training.
Initiates corrective action when project objectives are not met.
Communication:
Develops, reviews, and presents technical information such as policies, procedures, training, and announcements in a clear, concise, and effective fashion.
Interpersonal Skills: ?
Is an active team member.
Networks with peers inside and outside the AEP system.
Identifies key stakeholders. Resolves conflict and builds consensus.
Demonstrates flexibility and independence to work on a remote team.
Decision Making:
Makes decisions subject to review within established policies and procedures.
Makes decisions based on technical experience and research to develop new policies and procedures.
Makes decisions that affect the work of the team. Aware of risks.
Demonstrates the ability to extrapolate beyond known facts to reach logical conclusions.
Additional Expectations:
Demonstrate understanding for pertinent P&C equipment, materials, systems and business processes.
Exhibit ability to understand interrelationships between systems and component equipment.
Exhibit ability to analyze and recommend enhancements to business processes.
Collaborate with others with the work group, department, or other corporate entity as necessary to complete routine activities.
Provide cross-training to other employees as assigned.
Communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
Demonstrate an attitude and desire to listen to and satisfy both internal and external customers who use and depend upon their organization unit.
Use initiative in looking for opportunities and presenting new ideas and new approaches and to increase job knowledge and technical skills.
Effectively lead and facility meetings.
Occasional business travel
This position is posted in range. The qualifications below are for Grade 07 Engineer/ Engineer Technologist
What We're Looking For:
The Grade 07 Engineer/Engineer Technologist has typically acquired four (4) or more years of related engineering experience along with a Bachelor's degree in engineering or engineering technology in a program accredited by ABET; or 2 years of related engineering experience along with a Master's degree in engineering from a program accredited by ABET .
Registration as a Professional Engineer (PE) in any U.S. state or Puerto Rico** is encouraged and preferred.
Acceptable alternative is:
(1) a Bachelor's degree in engineering (non-ABET) plus a Master's degree or PhD in engineering from a university with an ABET accredited Bachelor's program.
** Confirmation is required to ensure the PE obtained in Puerto Rico aligns with NCEES standards.
*ABET - Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology.
Where You'll Work:
On-Site
LI-Onsite
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Compensation Data
Compensation Grade:
SP20-007
Compensation Range:
$85,081.00-106,352.50 USD
The Physical Demand Level for this job is: S - Sedentary Work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally (Occasionally: activity or condition exists up to 1/3 of the time) and/or a negligible amount of force frequently. (Frequently: activity or condition exists from 1/3 to 2/3 of the time) to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met.
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