Electrical Engineer

Electrical Engineer

Location: Minneapolis, MN

Onsite Flexibility: Hybrid — Marshall Operations Center

Contract Details

• Position Type: Contract
• Contract Duration: 4 months (highly probable conversion to FTE)
• Pay Rate: $34.00–$38.00 / Hour (USD)
• Shift / Schedule: Standard 8 hours per day, 40-hour work week
• Work Authorization: Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

Job Summary

This role is for an IVVO/FLISR engineer supporting automated field device deployment and advanced distribution management systems. Under general direction, this position demonstrates complete understanding and wide application of engineering technical principles, theories, and concepts in the field. The engineer independently determines and develops approaches to solutions, receives technical guidance on complex problems, and completes work reviewed for adequacy in meeting objectives. May lead small-to-medium non-critical projects or critical projects under the direction of a higher-level engineer or supervisor. May provide work direction to other professionals and/or staff. Represents the organization in providing solutions to difficult technical issues associated with specific projects. Requires frequent inter-organizational and outside customer contact. Demonstrates a broad knowledge and proficiency of precedents in the specialty area, a good knowledge of related specialties, and general knowledge of other related disciplines. This is an individual contributor role operating in an office environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Uses and applies technical standards, principles, theories, concepts, and techniques to perform activities/assignments that may include a variety of complex features such as conflicting design requirements, unsuitability of conventional materials or methods, and difficult coordination requirements.
• Supports the development of technical documentation (including but not limited to designs, testing, calculations, reports, standards, etc.); utilizes and may assist with the development of procedures requiring a broad knowledge and proficiency in a specialty area and has a general knowledge of related disciplines.
• Works under the general direction of a higher-level engineer or supervisor for routine engineering projects; provides ongoing technical support for project activities within areas such as Operations, Maintenance, testing/diagnostics, and Regulatory; may provide field engineering oversight and/or direction for activities such as commissioning, testing, inspections, etc.
• May lead small-to-medium, non-critical projects; coordinates/leads critical projects or portions of projects (including phases such as research, design, equipment selection, procurement support, installation, and commissioning) under the direction of a higher-level engineer or supervisor; work reviewed upon completion for adequacy in meeting objectives.
• Under the direction of a higher-level engineer/supervisor, supports bid/evaluation processes including preparation of bid documents, completion of technical evaluations for proposals, and provides recommendations for selection; partners and communicates with areas such as Supply Chain and Legal following appropriate processes.
• Frequently exchanges information in all formats on matters having a wide range of importance and complexity both inter-organizationally and with outside customers.
• May assign tasks and coordinate work of interns, drafters, technicians, craft personnel, and/or others; provides guidance and mentoring to less experienced engineers; responsible for continuous self-development of technical skills and competencies.
• Performs activities such as budgeting, estimating, forecasting, accounting, and work order management in support of engineering projects.
• Responsible for working with various teams to support the client's integrated voltage-var optimization (IVVO) / Fault Location, Isolation, and Service Restoration (FLISR) program.
• Creates settings for devices such as cap bank controllers, reclosers, etc.
• Works on distribution system modeling to understand optimal location/settings for cap banks and reclosers.
• Supports communications and integration testing of capacitor banks to advanced distribution management systems.
• Maintains issue trackers on field issues and provides proactive communication to management on issues.
• Responsible for automated field device deployment (including capacitor banks and protection devices) encompassing system study, settings development, working with design/field personnel, updating the device database, and getting devices into advanced distribution management systems.
• May assist in assessing advanced metering functionalities and provide technical support to field personnel.

Required Skills

• Familiarity with power distribution systems and utility operations
• Hands-on experience with capacitor bank controllers (e.g., Cooper capacitor bank controller)
• Experience with SEL protection devices
• Experience with Advanced Distribution Management Systems (ADMS)
• Experience with distribution system modeling tools such as Synergi and/or CYME
• Proficiency in MS Suite (Microsoft Office Suite)
• Team player with effective communication across engineering and non-engineering organizations
• Ability to solve problems effectively

Preferred Skills

• Familiarity with Advanced Distribution Management System applications (e.g., IVVO, FLISR)
• Python coding skills
• SQL coding skills
• Programming skills in C/C

Education Requirements

• BS in Electrical Engineering and/or Computer Engineering required (Power Systems background preferred)

Required Experience

• 2–3 years of experience in electrical/power engineering

Work Environment / Physical Requirements

• Office environment; individual contributor role
• Standard 8-hour days, 40-hour work week
• Working with automated field databases, monitoring devices, and meter functionality testing on a typical day

Benefits

• Medical, Vision, and Dental Insurance Plans
• 401k Retirement Fund

About the Client

This major U.S. electric and natural gas utility serves more than 3.7 million electric customers and 2.1 million natural gas customers across eight states — Minnesota, Colorado, Wisconsin, Michigan, North Dakota, South Dakota, New Mexico, and Texas — making it one of the nation's leading energy providers delivering reliable, affordable energy to homes, businesses, and communities across the Midwest and Southwest United States. The company is actively investing in the clean energy transition, expanding renewable generation and grid modernization across its service territory, with teams spanning electrical and civil engineers, grid operations specialists, environmental scientists, IT and cybersecurity professionals, and finance and regulatory analysts. Recognized by the Human Rights Campaign as a Best Place to Work for LGBTQ Equality with a perfect Corporate Equality Index score for multiple consecutive years, and with approximately one in ten employees being veterans, the organization demonstrates a genuine commitment to diverse and inclusive workplaces for professionals across engineering, operations, information technology, finance, and environmental science.

About GTT

GTT is a minority-owned staffing firm and a subsidiary of Chenega Corporation, a Native American-owned company in Alaska. We highly value diverse and inclusive workplaces and support Fortune 500 organizations across banking, financial services, technology, life sciences, biotech, utilities, and retail sectors throughout the U.S. and Canada.