Principal Engineer - Electrical

Job Title:       Principal Engineer - Electrical

Location: Maine Augusta

Salary: The base salary range for this position is dependent upon experience and location, ranging from $111,000 to $139431

Job Summary:
The engineer will lead teams/projects that solve unique and complex
problems with a broad impact on the business. These efforts will
contribute to the development of Departmental or Divisional strategy and
implementation. Participates and represents UI on industry associations.
Mentor's other employees.

Has developed depth and breadth of expertise in distributed generation
and broad knowledge of other disciplines. Maintains knowledge of
leading-edge techniques or technology through participation in
professional associations. Recognized as an expert in own area within
the organization and industry.

Able to explain complex ideas, anticipates potential objections and
persuades others to change. Able to communicate orally or in writing to
regulatory and/or public entities. Leads teams, acts as a facilitator
and experienced mentor.

And influence others to change. Able to communicate orally or in writing
to regulatory and/or public entities. Able to lead a Team or mentor
others.

Responsibilities

•    Proactively identify and perform special projects and studies
that innovatively solve unique & complex problems with broad impact to
the business. Develop alternate methods or design concepts to resolve
unique problems or to improve processes/services.
•    Solves unique and complex Distributed Generation (DG)
Interconnection problems. Utilizes a broad perspective to identify
innovative solutions. (e.g., Customer generators, photovoltaic systems,
fuel cells).
•    Approve, maintain, & understand drawings (e.g., schematics, one-
line diagrams). Assemble documents & other requirements for assignments
of complex level of difficulty using depth & breadth of expertise in own
discipline.
•    Recognized expert for generator interconnections. Interpret
internal/external business issues and recommend best practices and/or
process improvements. Participate in Industry associations.
•    Lead teams and acts as a facilitator and experienced mentor.
Develops innovative services, technologies, & make recommendations with
respect to current and future stakeholders needs. May be required to
make presentations to regulatory/public entities.
•    Facilitate DG Interconnection project teams to complete assigned
tasks and projects. Experienced mentor to engineers for DG
interconnections in design and engineering development. Manages and
provides direction for resources outside of the department.
•    Design systems to resolve overly complex problems in non-standard
situations & develop creative solutions that achieve division results.
Independently apply design standards, industry codes, design criteria,
guidelines & UI polices/procedures.
•    Has depth and breadth of knowledge and interprets processes and
standards related to DG. Recommends solutions and best practices where
appropriate. Represents Engineering on projects, task forces and
studies.
•    Develop business cases and manage divisional and company-wide
projects/processes/initiatives. Participates in the development of the
project/process strategy, in addition to project execution.
•    Forecast, plan, schedule, monitor, control budget/estimates,
construction plans. Participate in the management of resource
allocations to ensure adequate resources are available.
•    Utilize knowledge to influence and guide department engineers
•    Provide technical leadership in most complex projects that have a
wide impact on the business
•    Mentor, develop and support team in technical skills SME for team
•    Liaison/ direct contractors on company policy, standards, and
best practices
•    Work independently with little supervision

Principal Engineer:
Utilize knowledge to influence and guide department engineers.
 Provide technical leadership in most complex projects that have a wide
impact on the business
 Mentor, develop and support team in technical skills
 SME for team
 Liaison/ direct contractors on company policy, standards, and best
practices
 Work independently with little supervision

Behavioral Competencies
·    Develop self & others
·    Empower to grow
·    Collaborate and share
·    Be a role model
·    Focus to achieve results
·    Be agile

Skills and Requirements
Technical Skills/Competencies

•    Theoretical