Senior Engineer - AutoCAD

the Client•Pomona, CA

6d•Hybrid

About The Position

This role is part of the Substation Projects group within a major investor-owned electric utility serving approximately 15 million people across a 50,000 square-mile service territory in Central, Coastal, and Southern California. The organization is one of the largest electric utilities in the United States and is actively leading California's transformation to a net-zero economy, investing in grid modernization, energy storage, transportation electrification, and distributed energy resources. The Senior Engineer – AutoCAD will manage in-house design projects and prime engineering contractors while providing technical engineering and design support, ensuring consistency, high quality of design, on-time delivery, and cost control. This position is assigned to the Desert / San Jacinto Region and is hybrid with required onsite attendance every Wednesday and Thursday at the Pomona Innovation Center. Candidates should be local to the region they are supporting; managers do not want out-of-state candidates unless relocation is completed and aligns with onboarding timelines.

Requirements

Working knowledge of AutoCAD , Bluebeam, Design Manager, Word, Excel, PowerPoint
Bachelor's Degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, or Bachelor's Degree in a Scientific/Technical/Math field
Two (2) or more years of experience in substation engineering and design
General knowledge and experience with guides, standards, codes, and methods to perform complex assignments
Highly organized, with experience conducting field meetings discussing scope of work and excellent note-taking
AutoCAD design experience in developing and updating AutoCAD drawings
Highly organized, with excellent communication skills verbal/written, experience conducting field meetings discussing scope of work, and excellent note-taking skills

Nice To Haves

Five (5) years or more of engineering experience
General knowledge and experience with regulations, guides, standards, codes, methods, and practices necessary to perform complex assignments for a specific discipline, various installations, or services
Professional Engineer License (P.E.) in the State of California
Power Utility Substation 4KV through 500KV
Experience with 3D design/modeling tools (team can provide training)
Background in electrical design, conduit design, grounding design, one-line diagrams, schematic diagrams, or general power engineering concepts
Experience in related industries such as Oil & Gas, Facilities, Industrial Electrical Design, or other electrical engineering environments
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering with a Power Engineering focus is the preferred educational background due to the technical nature of the work
Substation engineering experience is the strong preference and will typically be prioritized; however, candidates with strong electrical design experience and no direct substation background may be considered and trained on substation design work
Candidates without direct utility/substation backgrounds may still be viable if they have experience with electrical design, conduit design, grounding design, one-line diagrams, schematic diagrams, or general power engineering concepts
Five (5) years or more of applicable engineering experience
Project management experience

Responsibilities

Develop preliminary scope of work; schedule and conduct pre-engineering job walk meetings with stakeholders (Construction, Maintenance, Operations, IT, Telecomm, Field Engineering, Test, etc.)
Create, approve, and publish pre-engineering job walk meeting minutes and design specification documents
Order major equipment promptly to meet material want dates
Manage various in-house design projects by providing technical engineering and design support to the design team as well as providing training and directions
Manage the prime engineering contractor and work with the contractor to ensure consistency and high quality of design, delivery milestone dates, and cost
Review, evaluate, and approve engineering contractor design cost proposals on direct award and/or competitive bidding projects
Participate in the mentoring and training of new engineers as required to help develop the technical expertise of the Substation Projects group
Review and approve Purchase Order Requests, change orders, and service sheets through the Ariba system
Provide technical support to field personnel and other internal/external stakeholders and project-related team members as required
Provide engineering support for ongoing operational needs to support service reliability and meet other related compliance requirements, such as emergent projects and/or stakeholders' requests and emergencies, as well as North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) compliance and reporting
Create and maintain a safety-conscious work environment by leading and influencing others to follow Edison safety protocols and safe work practices