Engineer 4- Civil/Structural

Pike•Pittsburgh, PA

22h

About The Position

The fourth level of Engineering. Provide civil-structural engineering and technical expertise and supervision to Transmission Substation engineering and design teams for the purpose of delivering safe, cost-effective, and quality engineering and design services. Provide civil-structural specific design and direction on complex engineering and technical challenges for the projects. This role includes both direct billable client work (project work) and project management support for projects. The incumbent is expected to lead discipline specific work for projects, perform responsible charge engineering duties, and manage project schedules and budgets. The incumbent will also support proposal development, project cost estimating as well as supporting business development efforts.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or University in Civil Engineering.
Engineering Degree awarded from a College of University that is accredited by ABET.
8+ Year(s) Experience as an Engineer with the electrical industry in the field of power delivery.
Professional Engineering (PE) license.
Understanding of practical research for engineering and design issues, evaluating alternatives, making sound recommendations, and preparing and presenting recommendations.
Self-motivated with the ability to work alone or with limited supervision as well as be a productive member of a team.
Ability to deal with a variety of individuals from various socio-economic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds.
Good written and oral communication skills.
Understanding of advanced electrical engineering concepts as they impact civil-structural designs.
Effective oral and written communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Ability to interpret written specifications and implement them on engineering drawings.
Ability to read, understand and create a civil engineering drawing package associated with the physical layout of a substation, specific to the creation of foundation and structure designs.
Create civil-structural project scopes, estimates, budgets, and schedules for substation projects.
Perform calculations for various foundation types including drilled piers, spread footers, and transformer pads.
Design and procure transformer oil containment systems.
Analyze new and existing steel (or wood) structures using modeling software.
Oversee the work of junior staff and mentor designers/drafters.
Collaborate with senior civil engineers to create best practices, quality assurance, and processes and procedures.
Collaborate, communicate, and liaise effectively with other design disciplines, colleagues, construction contractors, consultants, materials suppliers, and clients.
Visit sites, advise on civil and structural engineering issues, and modify design to solve issues during construction.
Provide general project management capabilities to coordinate staff, assign tasks, and accomplish projects in an efficient manner.
Assist the Project Manager in the preparation and review of proposals and contracts for the civil-structural scope.
Support design needs for permitting activities.
Manage budgets and project schedules.
Think both creatively and logically to resolve design and construction issues.
Experience working in a field or construction environment implementing or verifying engineering drawings.
Experience in the electric utility industry.

Responsibilities

Provide civil-structural engineering and technical expertise and supervision to Transmission Substation engineering and design teams.
Provide civil-structural specific design and direction on complex engineering and technical challenges for the projects.
Lead discipline specific work for projects.
Perform responsible charge engineering duties.
Manage project schedules and budgets.
Support proposal development and project cost estimating.
Support business development efforts.
Identify, analyze, and resolve engineering, technical, and design problems.
Plan, organize, estimate, schedule, and monitor work activities.
Prepare thorough, timely, and accurate technical reports, correspondence, documentation, calculations, and sketches.
Continuously improve job-related engineering, technical, and professional knowledge, skills, process development, and performance.
Understand and create substation civil-structural drawing packages (foundations, structural steel, bus and cable) utilizing national code, industry standards and best practices.
Champion the company's goals and represent the company positively and professionally.
Interact with customer’s internal engineers and technical personnel on a day-to-day basis.
Develop and maintain professional relationships with customers.
Monitor deliverables, schedules, and present solutions to the client.
Perform other duties as assigned by management.