Graduate Electrical Engineer

City of College Station•College Station, TX

About The Position

Under the supervision of the Electric Engineering and Design Superintendent, the Graduate Electrical Engineer conducts engineering design and construction studies and projects involving electrical substations, transmission, and/or distribution systems. The role assists with long-range distribution and transmission build-out and load planning, and manages capital projects to ensure timely delivery, budget compliance, and satisfaction of the City of College Station’s functional requirements. It also performs analyses that support service to new and existing customers and timely expansion of the electrical system for future customers. The position helps maintain NERC and ERCOT compliance by participating in regulatory working groups and performing required system studies. The role provides project management for large capital improvement projects, including coordination with consulting firms, City departments, and construction contractors; design-submittal review; right-of-way and easement acquisition support; schedule development; and budget monitoring. It conducts engineering research, prepares reports and estimates, maintains material specifications and CSU’s specification and guide books, and performs regulatory and distribution-system studies. It also investigates outage reports and identifies system improvements to reduce future customer outages. Other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

Graduate Electrical Engineer I: Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering.
Graduate Electrical Engineer I: Knowledge of Microsoft Office.
Graduate Electrical Engineer I: Valid Texas driver license.
Graduate Electrical Engineer II: Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering and two to four years of electrical engineering experience.
Graduate Electrical Engineer II: Texas Engineer in Training (EIT) certification, or ability to obtain it by reciprocity within six months of hire.
Graduate Electrical Engineer II: Valid Texas driver license.
Individuals are subject to pre-employment or pre-placement drug and/or controlled-substance testing under City policy due to the safety- and/or security-sensitive nature of the position.

Nice To Haves

Graduate Electrical Engineer I: Texas Engineer in Training (EIT) certification.
Knowledge of industry-standard computer programs.
Experience as a project engineer in consulting engineering.
Public speaking experience.

Responsibilities

Manage large capital improvement projects, including facilitating meetings with A/E consulting firms, City departments, and construction contractors; reviewing design submittals; coordinating right-of-way and easement acquisition with a land agent; developing schedules; and monitoring budgets.
Assist with long-range distribution and transmission build-out and load planning.
Analyze electrical-system needs to support service to new and existing customers and system expansion for future customers.
Conduct engineering research, prepare reports and computations, and develop time and material estimates.
Develop and maintain material specifications and College Station Utility’s specification book and Guide Book.
Perform ERCOT- and NERC-required system studies, including ALDR, FERC 715, and dynamic stability studies, using PSSE and Aspen software.
Perform or manage distribution-system studies, including arc flash, system expansion, fuse coordination, feeder loading and switching, and transformer sizing.
Investigate outage reports and recommend system improvements addressing overloaded or inadequate facilities, wildlife protection, vegetation management, and aged infrastructure.
Participate in regulatory working groups to support NERC and ERCOT compliance.
Perform other duties as assigned.