Engineer II - III DCS/Electrical

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Employees in the Engineer II position solve complex problems in engineering areas of specialization with general supervision. An Engineer II is expected to develop advanced skills, and the ability to work with greater independence. An Engineer II effectively applies fundamental concepts and procedures to work that is complex and varied.

The Engineer III position is the advanced level of the Engineering classification hierarchy. Employees in the Engineer III position solve complex problems in engineering areas of specialization with limited supervision. An Engineer III is expected to develop advanced skills, and the ability to work with greater independence. An Engineer III effectively applies fundamental concepts and procedures to work that is progressively complex and varied.

The Engineer II, III position will support Dan River CC & Rockingham CT as the Distributed Controls System/Electrical System owner.

Responsibilities – Engineer II, III

• Serving as the site subject matter expert for the assigned electrical/controls systems.

• Monitoring and trending system/component performance.

• Interfacing with external vendors to ensure technical issues are properly resolved.

• Directing onsite testing and troubleshooting activities for emergent issues.

• Coordinating cross functionally with other departments (such as Design Engineering, Transmission, Maintenance & Operations) to ensure system concerns, schedules, budgeting, and related issues are properly addressed.

• Ensuring regulatory compliance is maintained

• Evaluates Fleet Operating Experience and industry learnings to improve Equipment Reliability.

• Evaluating preventative maintenance (PM) program performance and recommending performance-based adjustments.

• Responsible for maintaining the configuration of station and turbine-specific Distributed Control System (DCS), supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA), and programmable logic controllers (PLC) process control systems to ensure safe, reliable, and regulatory compliant operation of power stations

• Develop the scope, technical basis, installation and testing requirements for engineering design changes, which include but are not limited to AC power systems, DC power systems, Large AC motors, Transformers, Switchgear, Motor Control Centers, Voltage Regulators, Breakers, etc.

• Manage any external control system vendor support as a single point of contact (SPOC)

• Interface with operations & maintenance, assisting with any other electrical/control system challenges and needs

• Coordinate with cyber security specialists for scheduling and implementing necessary patching as well as database management

• Manage the control/electrical system vendor contracts, including on-call support, maintenance, and parts agreements

• Maintain plant risk grid for system/equipment responsibilities

• Proficient in practices of researching engineering and design issues, evaluating alternatives, making sound recommendations and preparing and presenting recommendations.

Basic Requirements for Engineer II

• Bachelor’s Degree in engineering and minimum of 2 years related work experience

Basic Requirements for Engineer III

• Bachelor’s Degree in engineering and minimum of 4 years related work experience

Additional Preferred Qualifications for Engineer II

• Understanding of basic engineering theories and principles.

• Understanding of basic practices of researching engineering and design issues, evaluating alternatives, making sound recommendations and preparing and presenting recommendations.

• Ability to deal with a variety of individuals from various socio-economic, cultural and ethnic backgrounds.  

• Good written and oral communication skills.

• Passing grade on the Engineering Fundamentals Exam.

• Understanding of basic principles of project management.

• Experience in the utility industry.

• Department specific experience applicable to the hiri