Engineering Specialist IV/V or Engineer I/II/III/IV - Production

Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD) has an immediate opening for a Engineering Specialist IV/V or Engineer I/II/III/IV - Production located at Gerald Gentleman Station in Sutherland, Nebraska. Position closes      at 11:59 p.m. Central Time. 

Position Summary

 

Engineer Level I to Level IV is considered a progression and is approved by the appropriate manager. This engineering position(s) is managed under the Non-Nuclear Engineering Career Path.

Engineering Specialist Level IV to Level V is considered a progression and is approved by the appropriate manager. This Engineering position(s) is managed under the Non-Nuclear Engineering Technician Career Path.

Assignments are designed to develop general knowledge of professional engineering practice in the electric utility industry and introduce customer/supplier communication skills.

In addition to the general engineering activities above, job-specific knowledge and expectations for this individual role will include: 

Engineering: The incumbent has responsibilities, including daily support for Operations and Maintenance, trending system performance and initiating actions to restore/improve system performance and reliability, troubleshooting off-normal system conditions, failure and root cause analysis, evaluating proposed configuration changes, recommendations to maintain asset value, coordinating maintenance-related projects, and capital project management and implementation.

Education, Training and Experience

Engineering Specialist 

Engineering Specialist Level IV to Level V is considered a progression and is approved by the appropriate manager. All District engineering specialist positions are managed under the Engineering Technician Career Path document.

Associates Degree or equivalent background in an Electronic/Electrical/Mechatronics discipline or related field with 3-5 years of experience in the utility industry.  

Training and experience requirements fall under the umbrella of NPPD's Non-Nuclear Engineering Technician Career Path. 

 

Engineer

Engineer Level I to Level IV is considered a progression and is approved by the appropriate manager.

 

Engineer Level I:

Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering from an ABET accredited college/university is required OR Professional Engineering License and Bachelor's Degree in Engineering from a Non-ABET accredited school is required.

 

Entry level position with assignments designed to develop general knowledge of professional engineering practice in the electric utility industry and introduce customer/supplier communication skills.

 

Engineer Level II:

Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering from an ABET accredited university or college OR Professional Engineering License obtained by accredited examination.

 

Second level position with assignments designed to develop competent technical knowledge within an engineering discipline, develop customer relations skills, and introduce project management skills.

 

Engineer Level III:

Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering from an ABET accredited university or college OR Professional Engineering License obtained by accredited examination.

 

A fully competent engineer in conventional aspects within the specific discipline with expertise in specific areas of past assignments. Assignments designed to expand the areas of expertise within the discipline, develop project management skills, and develop a general knowledge of other disciplines.

 

Engineer Level IV:

Bachelor of science degree in engineering from an ABET accredited university or college or Professional Engineering License obtained by an accredited examination.

Demonstrated high level of technical competence in discipline with general knowledge of other disciplines. Project engineering skills in coordinating multi-discipline teams. Project management skills.

Subject-matter expert in NPPD's systems. Demonstrated ability to perform the duties of Engineer Level III.

 

The level assigned to the successful candidate will be determined by the applicant's experience, skills and ability.

 

Licenses and/or Certifications

Not Applicable

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Engineering Specialist (Level IV):

A fully competent specialist with a broad knowledge of engineering support within a specific discipline. Assignments are designed to develop engineering skills within a discipline and to intro