Substation Engineering Supervisor

Grays Harbor PUD No. 1•Aberdeen, WA

22h•Onsite

About The Position

Our Mission Serve our community with high value utility services at the lowest practical cost. General Description Under the supervision of the Engineering Director, supervises Substation Engineering employees. Directs, coordinates, and develops substation design, planning, automation, and related engineering activities.

Requirements

Knowledge of effective management principles and practices.
Knowledge of all applicable phases of electric system design, construction, operation, and maintenance.
Ability to effectively communicate orally and in writing.
Ability to interact productively and effectively with coworkers, customers, and others.
Ability to organize, prioritize, direct, and review a wide variety of highly technical engineering assignments.
Demonstrated ability to provide effective leadership for engineers and Engineering activities.
Knowledge of engineering fundamentals, drawings, design principles, calculations, and mathematics.
Thorough knowledge of applicable laws, codes, standards, and accepted safety practices relating to electric utility work.
Knowledge and understanding of the National Electrical Safety Code and other related industry standards.
Knowledge of budgeting, cost estimating, and basic accounting practices.
Ability to troubleshoot, negotiate, solve problems, exercise sound judgment, and work independently.
Working knowledge in the use of personal computers and software used by the District, including applicable engineering modeling, analysis, and work production software.
Ability to discreetly protect and manage confidential information.
Thorough knowledge of substation, SCADA, protection, and automation systems.
Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, or an equivalent combination of related education and experience; and Eight (8) years of relevant education and professional electrical engineering experience with an electrical utility or equivalent.
Valid Washington State Driver’s License and qualify for the District’s auto liability insurance.

Nice To Haves

Professional Engineer registration in the State of Washington.
Electrical transmission, distribution, and substation utility engineering experience.
Supervisory training and/or demonstrated leadership/supervisory capabilities.

Responsibilities

Coordinate Engineering activities with other District departments.
Participate in the hiring, training, supervision, development, and evaluation of assigned Engineering personnel.
Evaluate and maintain written documentation of employee performance, training, development, and goals.
Ensure assigned engineers are appropriately trained and provided with necessary tools, resources, and information to perform engineering work safely and effectively.
Organize, prioritize, assign, review, and approve engineering work for accuracy, efficient delivery of service, cost-effectiveness, and conformance with District standards, policies, and applicable requirements.
Plan, schedule, coordinate, and may design electrical system improvements to support system safety, reliability, power supply, and operational needs.
Provide technical assistance for the design, construction, operation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and improvement of the District’s substation, SCADA, protection, automation, and related electrical systems.
Supervise the preparation of specifications, bid evaluations, and recommendations for contractor and consultant bids and proposals related to assigned engineering, equipment, and construction projects.
Coordinate activities and work with contractors and consultants on design, construction, and other assigned projects.
Manage the planning and design of District substation, SCADA, protection, and automation functions.
Perform, manage, and coordinate system planning studies, fault studies, protective relay and line coordination schemes, technical analyses, reports, and related evaluations for substation, SCADA, protection, and automation activities.
Manage and participate in long-term planning, design, construction, and system improvement projects to support system reliability, safety, and efficiency.
Provide technical support for installation, construction, inspection, testing, operation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of District substation, SCADA, automation, and related electrical equipment.
Supervise specifications, bid evaluations, recommendations, purchase specifications, and contractor/consultant coordination for substation materials, equipment, engineering, and construction projects.
Supervise work associated with the acquisition of permits required for expansion of existing facilities or construction of new facilities.
Recommend acquisition of new devices, apparatus, and equipment to improve safety, reliability, efficiency, economy, standardization, maintainability, and performance of the District’s electrical system.
Understand, apply, explain, enforce, ensure compliance with, and assist with the development of District engineering, material, construction, electrical service, policy, procedure, and practice standards.
Assist in preparing the annual District capital improvement and operating budgets, and in preparing and maintaining a multi-year capital improvement program.
Prepare and maintain correspondence, reports, records, performance measures, and other documentation related to assigned Engineering activities.
Review design drawings, specifications, and other technical documents prepared by others for accuracy, design integrity, and compliance with applicable standards.
Maintain productive, positive working relationships with District employees, customers, contractors, consultants, agencies, and other organizations.
Professionally represent the District with customers, the public, government agencies, and other organizations.
Maintain current knowledge of the District’s substations, circuits, major switches, protection device locations, and priority restoration areas; provide leadership and technical advice during outages and other system events.
Serve on assigned committees and projects.
Perform other duties, including the roles of other management employees, as assigned.