Immediate W2 contract position available in Birmingham, AL.
Estimated Duration:3 years

Job Description / Desired Qualifications:
This position is responsible for providing Substation Grounding, Direct Stroke Shielding, Overhead Ground Wire Sizing, and other technical reports that operating companies.

The successful candidate will design, analyze, and review the grounding and lightning protection systems for Company's transmission and distribution systems.
Additionally, this position will also be responsible for presenting study results to senior leadership, management, and both internal and external customers for information and support.

Major Job Responsibilities Include:
Create comprehensive and optimized substation grounding designs and lightning protection studies for substations.
Provide Quality Assurance reviews as required, technical training, and developmental feedback to internal designers/engineers.
Provide support and manage the Substation's General Physical standards drawings/details.
Ability to develop standards and processes to be used by the Substation group.
Support Companys design criteria and standardization effort.
Provide technical support and guidance on grounding materials to less experienced engineers/designers.

Perform ground grid integrity testing and investigate lightning events
Make SAFETY our number one priority using a �Safety First� mentality and leading by example.
Coordinate and communicate with other design disciplines associated with Substation Grounding projects.

Provide support to Substation Construction, Field Services, Project Management, Substation Maintenance, Transmission Planning and Protection & Control Applications.
Interact with manufacturers, vendors, and Company committee members to resolve equipment and material issues.

Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously, setting priorities, and using effective time management and organizational skills to achieve project team goals.

Job Qualifications:
4-year Engineering Technology degree -OR- 2-year technical degree with at least 10 years related experience -OR- Significant related experience of at least 20 years