Associate Electrical Engineer (Wastewater)

East Bay Municipal Utility District • Oakland, CA

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Advance your career as an Associate Electrical Engineer with an industry-leading water and wastewater utility. Reporting to the Senior Electrical Engineer, the Associate Electrical Engineer is the registered professional electrical engineer level on East Bay Municipal Utility District’s (EBMUD’s) career ladder. In 2012, EBMUD’s wastewater treatment plant became the first in North America to produce more renewable energy onsite than is needed to run the facility. Power generation is accomplished by converting biogas to electrical power using an energy-efficient, low-emission gas turbine and three gas engines for a combined rated capacity of over 10.5 megawatts. EBMUD sells excess renewable energy back to the electrical grid to cut fossil fuel use and greenhouse gas emissions and provides savings for its ratepayers. Biogas production saves EBMUD approximately $3 million each year by reducing electric power demand.

Requirements

• A bachelor's degree from an ABET-accredited electrical engineering curriculum OR a California EIT certificate.
• Four years of professional electrical engineering experience (subsequent to obtaining the degree).
• California registration as a Professional Electrical Engineer and a valid California driver’s license and satisfactory driving record.
• Candidates must be willing to work paid overtime as needed.
• Must possess the physical characteristics to perform the critical and important duties of the classification including office and field duties.
• Equivalent combinations of education and experience may be considered.
• To be considered under the “equivalent combination of education and experience” provision, it is your responsibility to include in your application materials written evidence of employment performed at the level of the typical duties of this position and/or coursework in subject areas directly related to this position.

Nice To Haves

• A candidate with strong utility or industrial power system experience is desirable.
• Working knowledge of the following power and control equipment including ABB, Allen Bradley, Basler, Cutler Hammer, Electro Industries, Emerson, GE, Rosemount, Schneider Electrical, SEL, Square, etc., is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Plan and develop project scope, schedule and budget for complex water and wastewater electrical engineering projects; prepare contract bid documents; coordinate the work of multi-disciplinary teams; direct, monitor, and control project activities and ensure compliance with scope, goals, schedules, and budgets.
• Research and develop electrical design criteria, project scope and cost, prepare drawings, including site and floor plans, equipment elevation and layout diagrams, single line and three line detailed control diagrams, grounding systems, lighting, interconnection diagrams, typical detailed diagrams, conduit and panelboard schedules, wire sizing, and specifications for systems and equipment including substations, power distribution systems, wastewater treatment plants, cogeneration plants, recycled water plants, pumping stations, and office facilities.
• Prepare and review electrical power system analysis including load calculations, transient motor starting, harmonics, short circuit, coordination study, protective relays, and arc flash.
• Provide construction support, start-up and commissioning for electrical substations, power distribution systems, motors, generators, various process control strategies with PLC and DCS-based systems, wired and wireless telemetry systems.
• Hands on program/configure/setup/ testing of equipment including breakers, protection relays, power monitors, VFDs, etc.
• Review and approval of submittals and RFIs.
• Make corrections to drawings and as-build drawings for final acceptance and record.
• Provide technical and project management assistance to facility maintenance on the preventative maintenance program.
• Field gathering arc flash study data, running arc flash study analysis, and preparing reports.
• Update/maintain SKM files to ensure the technical information is up-to-date and complies with the NFPA 70E requirements.
• Provide troubleshooting support to facility maintenance or leading the troubleshooting effort as issues arise related to grounding, general power system, power outage, power quality, control, and communications in the wastewater plants and pump stations.
• Plan and perform preliminary design of wastewater-related projects; conduct engineering analyses of electrical issues impacting proposed projects; prepare, review and evaluate technical reports, proposals and reports, consultant designs, and prepare regulatory permits and associated documentation.
• Demonstrate excellent public relations and customer service skills in meeting with, and making technical presentations to, groups and individuals including EBMUD personnel and officials, representatives of government agencies, customers, contractors, and members of the general public.
• Prepare concise and accurate engineering reports, correspondences and memos for a wide variety of audiences including EBMUD staff, government and regulatory agencies, contractors, and the general public.
• Apply electrical engineering software to complete power system studies and process control; configure Ethernet networks and Windows-based PCs workstations; develop, review and modify VFDs, power monitors, protection relays, and power system related hardware parameters, settings, operator interface screens and system troubleshooting screens.

Benefits

• EBMUD sells excess renewable energy back to the electrical grid to cut fossil fuel use and greenhouse gas emissions and provides savings for its ratepayers.
• Biogas production saves EBMUD approximately $3 million each year by reducing electric power demand.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level