Engineer or Sr. Engineer - Substation Engineering Standards - Civil/Structural (Hybrid)

 

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We offer a hybrid 3-2 work schedule (three days in the office, two days of teleworking) to accommodate the need for flexibility.

Military service members and veterans with ranks from E3-E5, W1-W2, or O1-O3, plus appropriate equivalent combination of education and years of experience as outlined below will be considered for this opportunity. 



 

 

Job Summary

This position will be filled commensurate with the successful candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, experience, and education:

Performs and/or reviews engineering calculations, analysis, research and design.  Provides cost analysis as needed and develops recommendation based on calculations (e.g., cost for equipment upgrade) for leadership review.  Under direction of supervisor or work leader, exercises independence in evaluating, selecting, and applying standard or well-defined engineering techniques, procedures and criteria.  Uses independent judgment in prioritizing and making moderately complex adaptations and modifications.  Assignments have clear and specified objectives and require investigation of a limited number of variables.

Engineer: Second level position in the engineering series provides engineering support in designated company area, or specific engineering discipline. Fully competent role.

Senior Engineer: This role is the top progression level position in the engineer series. Includes senior to technical expert engineers, able to perform difficult and complex work requiring thorough knowledge of the subject matter and significant experience within functional assignment area.

Substation Engineering Standards

Engineer or Senior Engineer – Substation Engineering Standards

An Engineer or Senior Engineer in ET Engineering Standards – Substation Civil/Structural Standards would be responsible for: 

• Design substation structures to include steel performance and fabrication drawings
• Support roadway design requirements and review 3rd party designs for access to substations
• Develop specifications and perform calculations to support substation structure designs (wind loading, etc.)
• Support the structural design parameters for electrical connections and conductors (bus pipe, wire, etc.)
• Support project Civil & Physical Engineers and designers for design customization of substation civil/structural elements
• Develop steel fabrication requirements and develop healthy vendor relationships with fabricators & suppliers
• Develop and maintain various supporting civil & structural substation technical specifications and documentation (Ex: Substation Concrete, Substation Steel, Substation Welding, Substation Oil Containment, etc.)
• Establish an industry presence with substation specific venues (i.e. IEEE 605 (Air Insulated Bus Design), ASCE 113 (Substation Structure Design Standards), etc.)
• Perform structural reviews and written evaluations for foundation and structure designs
• Perform other duties as requested or assigned.

Required Knowledge, Skills, Abilities & Experience

Required Knowledge, Skills, Abilities & Experience

• Engineer: 3+ years of relevant engineering experience
• Senior Engineer:  5+ years of significant directly related experience
• Strong time management skills with the ability to independently plan and organize work assignments.
• Strong oral and written communication skills, including technical writing.
• Equally effective with working independently or in a team environment.
• Ability to think analytically and solve complex problems.
• Programming skills for automation of system studies (e.g., Python, .NET, C#, MATLAB, etc.) is a plus.
• Experience with MicroStation, PLSCADD, Autodesk Design Applications (e.g., AutoCAD, Inventor, etc.)
• Experience with Finite Element Analysis
• Ability to interpret codes, regulations, and practices.
• For military applicants: Military service members and veterans with ranks from E3-E5, W1-W2, or O1-O3, plus appropriate equivalent combination of education and years of experience as outlined (above/below).

Additional Requirements

Engineer: 3+ years of relevant engineering experience or demonstrated equivalent (Note: A partial year of related wor