Power Quality Engineer or Senior Power Quality Engineer - Oahu

Hawaiian Electric•Honolulu, HI

52d•Onsite

About The Position

Hawaiian Electric Company is seeking to fill a Professional Management vacancy in the P CUSTOMER SOLUTIONS ENGRG Department. This posting is for either a Power Quality Engineer or a Senior Power Quality Engineer - Oahu, with the level determined by the selected candidate's qualifications. The role involves supporting power quality programs, customer end-use technology programs, and providing technical expertise in power systems and related fields. The company values integrity, excellence, teamwork, environmental stewardship, and community commitment, and invests in its employees by providing opportunities for challenge, advancement, and a competitive compensation package.

Requirements

Electrical or Mechanical engineering degree (Bachelor of Science or Master of Science) from an ABET-accredited college or university.
Thorough knowledge of the theories and principles of engineering acquired through advanced college level courses or equivalent experience.
Working knowledge of the principles and practices of engineering design, project engineering, project management and construction methods associated with electric utility facilities.
Working knowledge of personal computers and related software applications such as spreadsheets and word processing.
Good leadership skills including effective written, oral and listening communications skills and interpersonal skills.
Ability to remain flexible in a demanding work environment and adapt to rapidly changing priorities.
Effective interpersonal skills to handle confrontational, difficult and/or sensitive issues with professionalism, tact, courtesy and discretion.
Analytical, organizational, planning, and conceptual skills to handle multiple projects, programs, and priorities concurrently.
Must possess and maintain a valid driver’s license issued by the State of Hawaii or another U.S. state.
Demonstrates detailed knowledge of the application of engineering theories and principles pertinent to the Job Responsibilities (for Senior role).
Knowledge of electrical power systems (utility and in-building systems), distributed renewable energy generation and energy storage systems, emergency generator systems, power quality, HVAC&R equipment and systems, control systems, data acquisition, and remote communications (for Senior role).
Working knowledge of marketing and project management principles and concepts (for Senior role).
Detailed knowledge of personal computers and standard software applications such as Microsoft Office (for Senior role).
Must be a self-starter with a clear ability to research, plan, organize, execute, and report on work with little supervision (for Senior role).
In-depth analytical, organizational, planning, and conceptual skills to handle multiple projects, programs, and priorities concurrently (for Senior role).
Effective oral, written, listening and platform skills to communicate with all levels inside and outside of the organization (for Senior role).
Ability to perform independent research and work in a creative, innovative, and motivated fashion (for Senior role).
Ability to perform detailed financial analysis (for Senior role).

Nice To Haves

1-3 years of relevant engineering work experience or project team experience is desirable (for Power Quality Engineer).
State of Hawaii Professional Engineer (PE) License is desirable (for Senior Power Quality Engineer).
Knowledge of Autocad™, Visio™, Microstation™, or other CAD software is highly desirable (for Senior Power Quality Engineer).
Job experience and course work in marketing and/or economic analysis desirable (for Senior Power Quality Engineer).

Responsibilities

Investigates, troubleshoots, and documents customer power quality issues and resolutions.
Supports, develops, implements, and plans various Power Quality programs and services.
Conducts onsite customer monitoring and educational outreach, including scheduling and presenting workshops.
Conducts field surveys and site inspections to investigate customer equipment, systems, and operations.
Designs and installs power quality and data acquisition instrumentation systems and software.
Participates in team projects related to efficient customer end-use technologies, including equipment selection/sizing, economic feasibility, and operational issue identification.
Conducts project design and cost alternative studies, field inspections, and prepares associated reports.
Prepares plans, layouts, design calculations, and related engineering design.
Conducts research of electro-technologies such as HVAC&R, lighting, energy storage, power factor correction, harmonic filtering, and advanced data acquisition systems.
Keeps abreast of power quality technology, customer technologies, clean energy, and energy storage advancements.
Participates in Company emergency response activities.
Serves as a technical resource in power quality, power systems, control systems, and customer end-use technologies.
Prepares customer systems site assessments, project proposals, and financial analyses.
Acts as project engineer/construction manager for power quality and customer end-use technologies programs/projects.
Provides consultation services to major commercial, industrial, and residential customers.
Continues co-development with EPRI and the Grid Power Alliance of the Open PQ Dashboard.
Works closely with System Operations, Engineering, and other internal departments to integrate and optimize Power Quality functions.
Works closely with internal partners including engineers, account managers, Risk Management, Customer Service, Legal, and Demand Response Departments.
Serves as project engineer and construction manager for research, demonstration, and development projects.
Manages project scheduling, budget preparation, tracking, and supervision of outside consultants and contractors.