Senior Engineer - Substation

the Client•Pomona, CA

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

This Senior Engineer – Substation role supports substation design and engineering activities, assists with project management tasks as needed, and participates in job walks and on-site project assessments. The role involves developing preliminary scope of work, scheduling and conducting pre-engineering job walk meetings with various stakeholders, and creating/approving/publishing meeting minutes and design specification documents. The engineer will also be responsible for ordering major equipment, managing in-house design projects, providing technical and design support to the design team, and managing prime engineering contractors to ensure quality and timely delivery. Additionally, the role includes reviewing and approving engineering contractor design cost proposals, mentoring and training new engineers, reviewing and approving purchase orders and change orders through the Ariba system, and providing technical support to field personnel and other stakeholders. The position also requires providing engineering support for operational needs, ensuring service reliability, meeting compliance requirements (such as NERC), and creating a safety-conscious work environment by leading and influencing others to follow safety protocols.

Requirements

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, experience conducting field meetings discussing scope of work, and excellent note-taking
AutoCAD design experience in developing and updating AutoCAD drawings
Highly organized, excellent communication skills verbal/written, experience conducting field meetings discussing scope of work, and excellent note-taking skills
Proficiency with AutoCAD
Substation or power engineering experience is required

Nice To Haves

Five (5) or more years 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

Responsibilities

Develops preliminary scope of work
Schedules/conducts pre-engineering job walk meetings with stakeholders (Construction, Maintenance, Operations, IT, Telecomm, Field Engineering, Test, etc.)
Create/Approve/Publish pre-engineering job walk meeting minutes & design specification documents
Orders 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
Manages Prime engineering contractor and works with the contractor to ensure consistency and high quality of design, delivery milestone dates, and cost
Reviews/Evaluates/Approves engineering contractor design cost proposals on direct award and/or competitive bidding projects
Participates in the mentoring and training of new engineers as required to help develop the technical expertise of the Substation Projects group
Reviews/Approve Purchase Order Requests, change orders, and service sheets through the Ariba system
Provides technical support to field personnel and other internal/external stakeholders and project-related team members as required
Provides 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