V - Production

Nebraska Public Power District

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This is an entry-level position with assignments designed to develop general knowledge of professional engineering practice in the electric utility industry and introduce customer/supplier communication skills. The incumbent has responsibilities, including daily support for Operations and Maintenance, trending system performance and initiating actions to restore/improve system performance and reliability, troubleshooting off-normal system conditions, failure and root cause analysis, evaluating proposed configuration changes, recommendations to maintain asset value, and coordinating maintenance-related projects.

Requirements

Bachelor of science degree or higher in engineering from an Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) accredited university or college or Professional Engineering license obtained by accredited examination.
Judgment is required on details of work, such as correlating data and recognizing discrepancies in results.

Responsibilities

Applies standard engineering practices and techniques utilizing prescribed methods in carrying out a sequence of related engineering tasks.
Communicates with customers and suppliers.
Performs a variety of specific tasks within each of the primary responsibilities: general understanding of the process involved, of the electric utility industry, and of economic/accounting principles; ability to manage personal performance; prepare design calculations; obtain field data; utilize drawings; develop design requirements; develop drawings and material lists; develop request for quotations; coordinate with procurement departments; and develop cost estimates.
Modification or new design project activities and associated skills which are required to design and implement new construction projects or modifications to existing equipment or systems.
Support Operations and Maintenance activities and associated skills which are required to provide technical support to the operation and maintenance of existing equipment or systems; troubleshooting, inspection, and testing performance.
Accountable for other duties as assigned.