Electrical Engineer I/II/III/IV - Production

Electrical Engineer I/II/III/IV - Production 

Salary Range - $6,638 -$12,512
Location - North Platte, NE North Platte Office 
Employment Type: Full-Time
Posting Date: February 10, 2025
Closing Date: December 31, 2025 or until filled

 

​Nebraska Public Power District is hiring! Join our team as a Electrical Engineer I/II/III/IV - Production and become an important part of our NPPD story.  We are proud of our history, powering every corner of Nebraska, every day, for half a century.  We recognize that it takes a diverse group of individuals to move forward in the rapidly changing energy industry, and now is the time to power our own transformation.  Come with us on our journey, walking alongside teammates and our customers, leading the way in providing safe, reliable, sustainable energy for all Nebraskans, all while protecting our environment, powering our lives, and realizing our dreams. That’s NPPD…the Power of People.

 

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Position Summary

The Water Systems/Renewable Energy/Engineering team at North Platte has responsibilities that support safely monitoring, maintaining, and operating the FERC regulated Sutherland Project. The project includes reservoirs, cooling water and generation canals for Gerald Gentleman Station and the North Platte Hydro. This includes dams, embankments, diversion structures and other hydraulic control structures. There are also irrigation canals and laterals further downstream that include similar structures. Additionally, this team supports generation at the North Platte Hydro, Kearney Hydro, Canaday Station, and the Ainsworth Wind Generation facility.  This position will support all areas mentioned above and have a strong focus on large projects that are identified in the long-range plan. Working with consultant engineers, developing project designs and plans, project management, construction management, and troubleshooting are also required functions of this position.

Education, Training and Experience

Engineer Level I & II:  Bachelor of science degree or higher in Electrical Engineering from an Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) accredited university or college or Professional Engineering license obtained by accredited examination. 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.  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 of science degree or higher in Electrical Engineering from an Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (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 or higher in Electrical Engineering from an Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) accredited university or college and Professional Engineering license obtained by accredited examination preferred. A minimum of 10 years of relevant engineering experience required.

Licenses and/or Certifications

Not Applicable

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Applies standard engineering practices and techniques utilizing prescribed methods in carrying out a sequence of related engineering tasks.

Judgment is required on details of work, such as correlating data and recognizing discrepancies in results.

Communicates with customers and suppliers.

Performs a variety of specific tasks within each of the primary responsibilities: general understanding of the process involved, of the electric utility industry, and of economic/accounting principles; ability to manage personal performance; prepare design calculations; obtain field data; utilize drawings; develop design requirements; develop drawings and material lists; develop request for quotations; coordinate with procurement departments; and develop cost estimates.

Modification or new design project activities and associated skills which are required to design and implement new construction projects or modificati