Senior Engineer

Duke Energy Corporation•Crystal River, FL

19h•Onsite

About The Position

This position is part of the Project Management and Construction (PMC) group within Duke Energy, responsible for building new power generation assets. PMC is in the early stages of a significant buildout, focusing on renewable solar, bulk energy storage, new simple and combined cycle turbines, and developing projects for advanced nuclear, pumped storage hydro, and other emerging technologies. The Project Engineering role is responsible for the technical management of all phases of project planning and execution, ensuring project success factors such as scope, schedule, cost, quality, environmental, safety, communications, security, and integration are met. This role typically operates under the general direction of a Project Director or Senior PM in a matrixed project organization. The Project Engineer provides leadership, decision-making, management, guidance, direction, coordination, and overall control of the technical aspects of projects. This involves leading Duke Energy engineers and technical staff, as well as external technical consultants and contingent labor. The Project Engineer acts as the technical conscience throughout all project execution phases, from development through design, construction, commissioning, and turnover. This specific position will support the execution of the Solar, BESS (Battery Energy Storage System), and Solar plus BESS portfolio. The role is field-based and requires regular reporting to assigned project sites to provide consistent leadership for active projects. At this level, the Project Engineer is typically assigned a portfolio of projects with low to moderate risk levels that can impact various levels of the Company, Senior Management, or External Agencies.

Requirements

Graduation from a four-year college or university with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from an ABET accredited program OR state registration as a Professional Engineer.
A Master's degree in engineering can be considered in lieu of the Bachelor of Science in Engineering degree.
Minimum 4 years of relevant engineering experience (for Engineer III).
Minimum 5 years of relevant engineering experience and state registration as a Professional Engineer (PE) (for Senior Engineer).
Minimum 6 years of relevant engineering experience without state registration as a Professional Engineer (PE) (for Senior Engineer).
Must possess all of the basic/required qualifications.

Nice To Haves

Passing grade on the Engineering Fundamentals Exam.
Increasingly proficient in principles of project management.
Experience in the utility industry: especially Solar, Battery Energy Storage System (BESS), and Solar plus BESS.
Experience in utility scale electrical construction.
Familiarity with components of construction associated with Solar, BESS, and Solar plus BESS installation.
Demonstrated advancing application of engineering theories and principles.
Increasingly proficient in practices of researching engineering and design issues, evaluating alternatives, preparing and presenting recommendations.
Good written and oral communication skills.

Responsibilities

Provides engineering/technical expertise and guidance in the identification, analysis and resolution of problems of increasing scope and complexity.
Contributes to team decision-making in the accomplishment of business goals and objectives through effective planning, organizing, estimating, scheduling and monitoring of work activities.
Deals with changing priorities and differing situations and makes decisions that may affect the work of the team.
Prepares thorough and accurate technical reports, correspondence, documentation, calculations and sketches related to well-defined problems and analysis of increasing scope and complexity.
Conducts engineering and related studies.
Completes routine engineering projects with minimal oversight with increasing ability to independently manage project schedules and interfaces; increasingly competent to design, operate and maintain systems with moderate impact on existing systems.
Possesses and applies the fundamental concepts, practices, and procedures; proficient in technical and analytical competencies.
Develops positive working relationships to effectively coordinate work activities.
Demonstrates effective verbal and written communication skills.
Maintains accurate records and files.
Supports the company’s goals and represents the company positively and professionally.