Consulting Engineer

Dominion Energy•GLEN ALLEN, VA

1d•$116,300 - $151,100•Onsite

About The Position

Dominion Energy is committed to providing reliable, affordable, and increasingly clean energy that powers our customers every day. If you want to work for a purpose-driven company that values safety and collaboration, we’re looking for you. You won’t just find a job here; you’ll find your career. Military service members and veterans with ranks from E5-E9, W1-CW5, or O3-O6, plus appropriate equivalent combination of education and years of experience as outlined below will be considered for this opportunity. Job Summary Provides multi-discipline engineering teams with strong technical and project leadership within a discipline, engineering section or for major engineering projects. Possesses and applies advanced knowledge and technical skills to solve complex engineering problems, or to plan and coordinate larger scale engineering projects or varied assignments requiring diverse knowledge of engineering principles and practices. Provides expert technical consultation and assessment on engineering problems and projects to engineering personnel. Serves as a management consultant on complex engineering problems and issues. Controls technical, financial and service commitments to internal or external customers. May perform independent research to find innovative and cost effective engineering solutions to operational problems. The candidate will provide technical support for Dominion Energy Electric Transmission field operations, focusing on transformers, switches, breakers, voltage regulators, circuit breakers, and instrument transformers from managing vendor relationships, to operation, to decommissioning, and (when applicable) root cause analyses (RCA). As novel challenges arise, the candidate develops the necessary knowledge base and engineering capabilities to address them. Candidates are preferred to have 5+ years of experience in manufacturing, with knowledge of engineering principles and practices, preferably in electric power systems. A working knowledge of SAP software is also preferred.

Requirements

10+ years of relevant engineering experience
An Engineering PhD can be substituted for up to 5 years' experience based on research engineering work on directly related projects approved by executive leadership
In-depth knowledge of engineering theories, principles and practices to a broad variety of assignments and related field
Knowledge of business/financial and contractual matters
Recognized expert by other engineers and management
Provides expert technical consultation to other engineers and management
Skilled in the use of advanced engineering techniques
Strong planning and project management skills
Strong technical and organizational leadership skills
Strong oral and written communication skills (includes technical writing)
In depth knowledge of various computer applications, with the ability to manipulate personal computer applications and perform engineering calculations using applicable software programs (e.g. Excel, etc.)
Proven decision making skills
Ability to think analytically and solve complex problems
Ability to interpret codes, regulations and practices
Ability to process information quickly and effectively manage multiple tasks
Equally effective working independently or in team environment
Possess a 4-year Engineering degree from an ABET accredited Engineering program based on the year that the Engineering program was accredited by ABET, or Possess a 4-year Engineering degree from an institution outside of the U.S. which is accredited through the country's own Engineering accrediting body under the Washington Accord as a full signatory, and is a degree that was recognized by the country's accrediting body on or after the date that full signatory status was achieved, or Possess a 4-year degree in Engineering (non-ABET accredited), Physics, Chemistry, Math or Engineering Technology and a post-graduate Engineering degree from an institution where the undergraduate degree in the same Engineering discipline is ABET-accredited based on the year the Engineering program was accredited by ABET, or Holds or has previously held a valid U.S. Professional Engineer license.

Nice To Haves

5+ years of experience in manufacturing, with knowledge of engineering principles and practices, preferably in electric power systems
Working knowledge of SAP software
A professional engineer license is preferred but not required

Responsibilities

Equipment supplier relationship building & maintenance, provide support to ensure production capacity is maintained for Dominion Energy's requirements, and strive to mitigate supplier lock-in
Develop & document design requirements of major substation equipment and maintain with Annual reviews
Perform design reviews and factory acceptance tests (FATs) of equipment while in production for domestic and international suppliers
Analyze & support the qualification of new suppliers of equipment
Provide support to the equipment procurement processes
Support Dominion field organizations in: responses to equipment emergencies, material specification, design validation and innovation, root cause analysis (RCAs) of failure events, commissioning & decommissioning, develop training and/or guidelines to support field organizations’ maintenance and response to system events relating to substation equipment
Support the development, and demonstration of leading-edge tools, technologies, and applications to maintain Dominion's leadership position in the industry.

Benefits

health benefits with coverage for families and domestic partners
vacation
retirement plans
paid holidays
tuition reimbursement
health, dental, and vision benefits with coverage for families and domestic partners
401k contributions and matches
bonus eligibility
sick leave
disability insurance