Intern - System Operations Planning - Richmond, VA
Date:Nov 30, 2020
Location:RICHMOND, VA, US, 23227
Company:Dominion Energy
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Job Summary
This internship is with the System Operations Planning Department for the Dominion Energy System Operations Center (SOC). The direct responsibility of this department is the overall management of planned outages within the Dominion System Territory including real time operational support, system studies, and system outage coordination. The analysis and support provided by System Operations Planning is essential to ensure the Dominion System maintains reliability and security with all planned and forced outages that may occur. The responsibilities of this internship may include power flow and contingency analysis studies by use of Dominion’s Energy Management System (EMS), advancement of Dominion’s automated study platform (ANODE), interface and real time support to the System Operations Department, coordination of planned outages for upgrades to the system, and automation of study scenarios to streamline Dominion’s current study process, practices, and procedures. This internship will interface on a daily basis with Power System Reliability Engineers, Power System Study Engineers, Outage Coordinators, and Operators all within the SOC.
Required Knowledge, Skills, Abilities & Experience
The successful candidate is required to have completed coursework in power systems at either the undergraduate or graduate level. Graduate level power system coursework is preferred. It is required that the candidate have an understanding of power flow analysis, contingency analysis, and state estimation. It is preferred that the candidate be familiar with PSSe software and be comfortable coding in Python or Visual Basic. The intern should be a motivated self-starter willing take on a challenge, excellent oral and written communicator, and team oriented.
Education Requirements
Required to be working towards aBachelor or Master of Science in Electrical Engineering with emphasis in Power Systems from an ABET accredited university. It is preferred that the intern have an anticipated graduation date of May 2023 or prior.
Licenses, Certifications, or Quals Description
Working Conditions
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Test Description
No Testing Required
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Other Information
We offer excellent plans and programs for employees. Employees are rewarded with a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package which may include: health benefits with coverage for families and domestic partners, vacation, retirement plans, paid holidays, tuition reimbursement, and much more. To learn more about our benefits, click here
Dominion Energy is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their protected veteran or disabled status.
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