Electrical Engineer

Ameren•Saint Louis, MO

15d

About The Position

About Ameren Missouri Ameren Missouri has been providing electric and gas service for more than 100 years, and our electric rates are among the lowest in the nation. Ameren Missouri's mission is to power the quality of life for our 1.2 million electric and 132,000 natural gas customers in central and eastern Missouri. Our service area covers 64 counties and more than 500 communities including the greater St. Louis area. Our benefits include: Medical coverage on date of hire 100% employer paid cash balance pension plan 401(k) with company match fully vested on date of hire Minimum of 15 days paid vacation and 12 paid holidays Paid parental leave and family caregiver leave Visit our Benefits & Perks Page for more information on benefits provided to regular full-time employees. This role includes providing technical expertise in Electrical Engineering (with specialization in heavy power, high / medium / low voltage design, T&D, or combination thereof) to help lead project development in association with Ameren Power Operations and Company-wide design and project management requirements. The Electrical Engineer will report to the Manager, New Gas Generation.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited college or university is required.
Five or more years of power and / or EE design engineering experience for Power Generation facilities in the applicable areas listed under "Key Responsibilities" is preferred.
Must have demonstrated excellent engineering design, analytical, communications, flexibility, and human relations skills.

Nice To Haves

Experience with combined cycle plants, gas turbines, turbomachinery, steam generators or other energy center mechanical or environmental systems preferred.
Experience with large project execution preferred.
A Missouri Professional Engineer (PE) license is preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

Contribute to the team of professional / technical staff in all phases of the new gas generation projects by providing technical support on a variety of topics related to the EE fields of expertise.
Plan, schedule, prioritize and coordinate activities to assure that assignments are completed in a high quality and timely manner, as directed by the Manager.
Provide sound engineering recommendations and solutions for assignments taking into consideration safety, customer affordability, conservative operations, Ameren Missouri Power OPS design standards, internal Ameren stakeholders, and outside engineering expertise.
Interface with outside engineers, vendors, contractors, suppliers, governmental and regulatory agencies, as well as other groups with the Company in performance of tasks as needed.
Provide guidance, review, and QA / QC of outside engineer, contractor, and vendor EE work.
Lead by example by following and setting expectations for high quality work on critical design elements from external stakeholders.
Provide on-site support as directed during all phases of Energy Center project design, construction, start-up, and testing.
Participate on and interface with Ameren teams, as required.
Keep abreast of state-of-the-art developments and improvements for turbine-generator and auxiliaries EE technology.
Transformers, HV switchyard, motors, generators, exciters, protective relaying, circuit breakers, motor controls, cable / raceway, DC systems and SKM or ETAP modelling.