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Headquartered in Akron, Ohio, FirstEnergy includes one of the nation's largest investor-owned electric systems, more than 24,000 miles of transmission lines that connect the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions, and a regulated generating fleet with a total capacity of more than 3,500 megawatts.\nAbout the Opportunity\nThis is an open position with the FirstEnergy Service Company, a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp.\nThis Planning & Protection Engineer position is accountable for the reliability and assessment of West Virginia's distribution systems. The engineer performs analysis and recommends solutions to maintain a reliable electrical infrastructure that meets present and future electrical needs.\nThe preferred reporting location for this onsite position is the Mon Power Headquarters in Fairmont, WV. Other service centers in WV will be considered based on space availability.\nResponsibilities include:\nWorking safely in accordance with the Company’s Accident Prevention Handbook.\nAssessing and improving the electrical distribution system's reliability performance for all West Virginia Operating Areas.\nDeveloping and maintaining strategic plans to achieve reliability performance targets and metrics including a long-range vision for system improvement and modernization.\nDeveloping and overseeing long-term infrastructure improvement plans (LTIIP).\nSupporting WV Operations through data analysis including outage projects, circuit lockouts, frequent device interruptions (DEMI), customers experiencing multiple interruptions (CEMI), and worst performing circuits (WPC).\nPreparing and presenting reliability performance and regulatory required reports.\nPreparing budget estimates and schedules for distribution system reliability projects.\nSupporting customer inquiry responses and power quality studies as needed.\nMonitoring field inoperable equipment logs for remediation needs.\nMaintaining familiarity with state regulatory requirements for distribution inspection and maintenance.\nDeveloping and providing technical information to support the Distribution Control Center to ensure safe and efficient operation of the electrical system.\nSupporting the storm process as needed, either as a hazard dispatcher / responder, storm analyst or line shop analyst.\nMay be assigned special projects as business needs require.\nQualifications\nBachelor’s of Science degree in Engineering / Engineering Technology from an ABET accredited institution is required. Acceptable alternatives are:o a Professional Engineer’s (PE) License\no a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering / Engineering Tehnology or technical field of study (non-ABET) plus an advanced degree in Engineering from a university with an ABET accredited Bachelor’s program.\n\nMinimum 0 - 5 engineering work experience is required.\nSuccessful completion of the Fundamentals of Engineering exam considered a plus.\nExperience and knowledge of electrical systems, operations, and maintenance practices, switching and tagging, computer systems, work management and electrical controls are desired. Relay control work experience is a plus.\nCurrent knowledge of the National Electric Safety Code (NESC) and the National Electric Code (NEC).\nDemonstrated experience in effectively working and communicating across functional boundaries and providing total customer satisfaction.\nPossess strong knowledge, maturity, and decision-making skills regarding electrical problems and analyzing complex information.\nAble to analyze data, write technical reports, develop work packages to implement recommendations and the ability to handle multiple assignments.\nSelf-motivated and a self-starter, customer focused, results oriented and a team player.\nPossess and maintain a valid state-issued driver's license.\nWilling to travel throughout the service territory, and willing to work extra and/or irregular hours.\nBenefits, Compensation & Workforce Diversity\nAt FirstEnergy, employees are key to our success. We depend on their talents to meet the challenges of our changing business environment. 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Unable to sponsor or transfer H-1B visas at this time.\nSafety\nSafety is a core value for FirstEnergy and is essential to all of our business activities. We ensure employees have the tools, information, and processes to perform their duties in a manner that assures safety for themselves, their co-workers, our customers and the public. Our goals are to provide a safe work environment, to maintain an accident-free, injury-free workplace, and to promote and maintain public safety. 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