Engineer 4- Civil
About The Position
The fourth level of Engineering, this role provides civil-structural engineering expertise and supervision to Transmission Substation engineering and design teams to deliver safe, cost-effective, and high-quality engineering and design services. The Engineer provides discipline-specific design and direction for complex engineering and technical challenges. Work includes direct billable project work and project management support. The incumbent is expected to lead civil-structural work, perform responsible-charge engineering duties, and manage project schedules and budgets. The role also supports proposal development, project cost estimating, and business development. Under minimum supervision, the incumbent identifies, analyzes, and resolves engineering, technical, and design problems; plans, organizes, estimates, schedules, and monitors work; and prepares accurate technical reports, correspondence, documentation, calculations, and sketches. The role involves creating substation civil-structural drawing packages for foundations, structural steel, bus, and cable using applicable codes, standards, and best practices. The Engineer interacts with customer engineers and technical personnel, maintains customer relationships, monitors deliverables and schedules, and presents solutions to clients. Regular attendance is required. Other duties may be assigned by management.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from a four-year college or university.
- Engineering degree awarded by a college or university accredited by ABET.
- At least 8 years of experience as an engineer in the electrical industry in the field of power delivery.
- Professional Engineering (PE) license.
- Ability to work independently or with limited supervision and contribute productively as a team member.
- Good written and oral communication skills.
- Ability to deal with individuals from varied socioeconomic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds.
- Understanding of practical engineering research, evaluating alternatives, making sound recommendations, and preparing and presenting recommendations.
- Understanding of advanced electrical engineering concepts as they affect civil-structural designs.
- Commitment to regular attendance.
Nice To Haves
- Ability to interpret written specifications and implement them in engineering drawings.
- Ability to read, understand, and create civil engineering drawing packages for substation physical layouts, including foundation and structure designs.
- Ability to create civil-structural project scopes, estimates, budgets, and schedules for substation projects.
- Experience calculating designs for drilled piers, spread footers, and transformer pads.
- Ability to design and procure transformer oil containment systems.
- Ability to analyze new and existing steel or wood structures using modeling software.
- Ability to oversee junior staff and mentor designers and drafters.
- Ability to collaborate with senior civil engineers on best practices, quality assurance, processes, and procedures.
- Ability to collaborate and communicate effectively with design disciplines, colleagues, construction contractors, consultants, materials suppliers, and clients.
- Willingness and ability to visit sites, advise on civil and structural engineering issues, and modify designs to resolve construction issues.
- General project management capability to coordinate staff, assign tasks, and complete projects efficiently.
- Ability to assist the Project Manager in preparing and reviewing proposals and contracts for the civil-structural scope.
- Ability to support design needs for permitting activities.
- Ability to manage project budgets and schedules.
- Ability to think creatively and logically to resolve design and construction issues.
- Experience 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.
- Lead discipline-specific project work and provide design direction for complex engineering and technical challenges.
- Perform responsible-charge engineering duties.
- Manage project schedules and budgets.
- Identify, analyze, and resolve engineering, technical, and design problems.
- Plan, organize, estimate, schedule, and monitor work activities.
- Prepare technical reports, correspondence, documentation, calculations, and sketches.
- Create substation civil-structural drawing packages for foundations, structural steel, bus, and cable using national codes, industry standards, and best practices.
- Interact with customer engineers and technical personnel, maintain professional customer relationships, and present solutions to clients.
- Monitor project deliverables and schedules.
- Support proposal development, project cost estimating, and business development efforts.
- Perform other duties as assigned by management.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Paid Time Off
- 401(k)
- Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Employee and Dependent Basic Life Insurance
- Employee and Dependent Basic Accidental Death & Dismemberment
- Short Term Disability
- Long Term Disability
- Critical Illness insurance
- Accident insurance
- Whole Life Insurance
- Legal Services
- Identity Theft and Cyber Security services
- Employee Discounts
- Service Awards
- Health care benefits available upon election starting on the first day of employment
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
