Job Title: P&C Technical Project Manager
Location: Colorado | No Relocation Required
Reports To: P&C Area Manager

Job Summary:
The ideal candidate will serve as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in substation protection and control systems. This individual will be responsible for reviewing control designs, relay settings, SCADA files, and associated project documentation to develop practical and efficient project sequencing strategies for future customer initiatives.

This role requires close collaboration with the customer’s construction management team, as well as Shermco’s pre-commissioning and commissioning engineering teams. The candidate will also provide training and guidance to the customer’s construction personnel and Shermco staff on identifying potential hazards within control designs, implementing best practices for project execution, and contributing to recommendations that enhance overall project quality and efficiency.

Job Responsibilities and Expectations:

• Sequence outages for future projects based on system conditions, current schedules, and project priorities.
• Review protection schemes and project scopes of future projects to determine appropriate sequencing of project control work (e.g., wiring, protection sequencing, SCADA sequencing).
• Communicate project sequencing plans with the Director of Transmission, Director of Operations, O&M crews, capital construction crews, commissioning engineering, and all other project groups.
• Review engineering IFC packages and compare the control design to relay settings and issued SCADA points lists.
• Assist the commissioning engineering team with projects, including test plan creation, lab testing, field work, and compliance documentation.
• Provide technical support in Pre-Commissioning field activities, including phone calls and on-site support.

Required Education/Experience:

• Engineer with 5+ years of experience; PE registration preferred
• Experience with group presentations or training sessions
• Experience with relay settings philosophies, protection schemes, and outage coordination
• Experience writing isolation plans
• Experience sequencing control wiring and protection schemes in brownfield substations with an outage sequence
• Experience sequencing SCADA points lists and RTU cutovers in brownfield substations with an outage sequence
• Experience performing and demonstrating practices necessary to interface with live CT/PT circuits, live DC circuits, and in-service relaying
• Proficiency in working directly with the customer

Requirements:

• Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds, climb ladders, stand for extended periods, drive regularly, with or without reasonable accommodations
• Should be able to pass a fit-for-duty physical exam when required
• Pass pre-employment drug test, and periodic unannounced drug tests
• Must be able to pass a pre-employment background check with 7-year history
• Have a valid driver’s license and meet minimum motor vehicle insurability standards
• Take and pass 30-hour OSHA training
• Ability to work in a field environment subject to changing outdoor conditions
• Work overtime as needed and willingness to travel extensively to client work locations
• Must be able to read, write, and speak English fluently