Electrical Engineer

Gulf Coast Electric Cooperative•Panama City, FL

48d•Onsite

About The Position

Gulf Coast Electric Cooperative (GCEC) is seeking an Electrical Engineer to join their team. GCEC is a member-owned electric cooperative serving 6 counties in the Florida panhandle, dedicated to distributing safe, reliable electricity at the lowest possible cost, promoting economic development, and enhancing the quality of life for over 18,000 members across 2,700 miles of line. The Electrical Engineer will assist the GCEC team in providing safe and reliable power, offering technical skills for designing, constructing, operating, and maintaining the electric service. This role also supports the Chief Operating Officer with long-range planning, designing and commissioning electrical distribution lines, conducting feasibility studies, and coordinating electrical distribution projects. The position involves both internal responsibilities, such as collaborating with engineering and operations departments, facilitating work orders, and contributing to safety culture, and external responsibilities, supporting GCEC's interactions with state agencies, Tyndall Air Force Base, and other external partners. This position may have supervisory responsibilities.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering (Power Option preferred) from an accredited program required.
Solid understanding of and proficient experience with one or more traditional utility engineering modeling software packages is required.
Must be proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.
Valid Florida Driver's License or ability to obtain Florida driver's license prior to first day of employment.
Must be eligible and remain insured as a driver by the Cooperative's group liability policy for the automotive fleet.

Nice To Haves

Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering is desirable.
One to three years' experience in distribution design work is desired.
Professional Engineer (PE) license is desirable.

Responsibilities

Assists the Gulf Coast Electric Cooperative (GCEC) team with the objective of providing safe, reliable power to members at the lowest possible cost.
Provides the technical skills needed for designing, constructing, operating, and maintaining reliable electric service.
Assists the Chief Operating Office with long-range planning, designing and commissioning electrical distribution lines, conducting feasibility studies, and general coordination of electrical distribution projects.
Works collaboratively with GCEC team members, most frequently within the engineering and operations departments, and with representatives from all districts.
Facilitates the efficient workflow of accurate work orders, system modifications, and associated impacts and or impact studies.
Contributes to the GCEC safety culture with each project or deliverable to ensure compliance with safe work practices for all involved in the planning and execution of system work.
Supports GCEC efforts with the State of Florida, the Public Safety Commission (PSC), Tyndall Air Force Base, PowerSouth Energy Cooperative, auditors, builders, members, and consultants, as necessary.
Plays a vital role in the design of GCEC's electric system on Tyndall Air Force Base.
Develops system work plan recommendations and supporting technical studies involving major service projects, system improvements, and conversion projects.
Assists with the management of the distribution system's substations, which includes gathering and analyzing data, coordinating breaker replacements, approving switch orders based on load shift analyses, directing the opening/closing of capacitor banks, planning and justifying new substations.
Generates studies, reports or other documentation related to construction work plans, sectionalizing studies, power requirement studies and other feasibility studies.
Completes the reporting to the Florida Public Service Commission to document GCEC's system hardening efforts, standards of construction, renewable energy interconnections, and other data requests.
Analyzes systems problems to troubleshoot the issue and conduct system redesigns to improve service.
Supervises the process of procuring easements and acquiring right-of-way rights.
Conducts GCEC permitting.
Coordinates GCEC's efforts related to construction to ensure that GCEC is prepared for inspections and coordinates actions to correct any deficiencies noted in the inspection.
Ensures that all system designs meet or exceed the requirements outlined by NESC.
Fosters employee development and ensures adequate training is provided to achieve appropriate skill levels and proficiency for conducting all operational tasks.