Transmission Planning Principal Engineer

City of Gainesville•Gainesville, FL

17h

About The Position

If you are an Internal City Employee, Retiree or Dependent/Survivor of a City Employee please apply internally via Career Icon in your Workday account. Make a diﬀerence in the community you live in! As a Community Builder—an employee with the City of Gainesville— you will have a direct hand in building and improving your community and making a visible impact on the lives of your neighbors. Working for local government is more than a job, it’s a chance to contribute to community success and to help enhance the Gainesville way of life. Department: 1313 GRU - ED Electric Engineering Salary Range Minimum: $103,640.00 Salary Range Maximum: $159,346.50 Closing Date: Until Filled Job Details: This primary job function for this position is Transmission Planning Engineer. Job Description: NATURE OF WORK Utility specific industry and organization-recognized, independent professional performing advanced technical engineering work requiring knowledge and application of the latest advancements in the field. CLASSIFICATION STANDARDS Positions allocated to this classification report to a designated supervisor and work under general supervision. Work in this class is distinguished from higher classes by its lack of managerial responsibility and from lower classes by its emphasis on the application of intensive and diversified knowledge and advanced engineering skills and coordination of engineering staff to complex and novel projects. Provides technical guidance on unusual, non-typical, complex problems and projects requiring a high degree of creativity, foresight, mature judgment in anticipating and solving unprecedented engineering problems. Note: It should be understood that the job competencies, duties and requirements of the Engineer IV / Utility Designer IV are inherently included in this position. EXAMPLES OF WORK ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS Depending on area of assignment: Prepares or coordinates the preparation, review, and approval of engineering analyses, specifications, and reports for complex projects. Plans, organizes, and supervises the work of engineer(s), utility designer(s), engineering technician(s) and/or consultants. Evaluates progress and performance of the staff and results obtained, and recommends major changes to achieve overall objectives. May involve performance management responsibilities. Initiates and maintains extensive contacts with key engineers and officials of other organizations, requiring skill in persuasion and negotiation of critical issues. Requires guidance by management in addressing customer requirements. The individual contributor may serve as a resource or guide by advising others on how to use processes within a system or as a member of a collaborative problem-solving team. Represents the organization in conferences to resolve important questions and to plan and coordinate work. Develops and modifies engineering theories, precepts, practices, and procedures. Formulates operating policies. Keeps abreast of new scientific methods and developments affecting the organization for the purpose of recommending changes in emphasis of programs or new programs warranted by such developments. Develops and evaluates plans and criteria for a variety of projects and activities to be carried out by others. Serves as the technical expert for the organization in the application of advanced theories, concepts, principles, and processes. Devises and develops new approaches to problems encountered. Carries out complex or novel assignments requiring the development of new or improved techniques and procedures or carries out projects that involve a number of engineering disciplines. Work typically results in the development of new or refined equipment, materials, processes, products, and/or scientific methods. Serves as the technical specialist for the organization in the application of advanced theories, concepts, principles, and processes for an assigned area of responsibility (i.e., subject matter, function, type of facility or equipment, or product). Applies knowledge of engineering economic analysis to projects or systems; compares alternatives using appropriate economic analysis. Reviews and approves the economic analysis and engineering recommendations prepared by others and interprets results to support policy, ratemaking or budgeting. Provides guidance, assistance, and interpretation to others. Guidance relating largely to overall objectives, critical issues, new concepts, and policy matters. Designs and evaluates engineering projects and activities with internal departments, outside consultants, and contractors on complex projects. Interprets, organizes, executes, and coordinates assignments. Initiates and maintains extensive contacts with key engineers and officials of other organizations, uses skill in persuasion and negotiation of critical issues, including the initiation and maintenance of extensive contacts with these parties. Develops and makes technical presentations. Develops, implements, and maintains an annual work plan and annual budget. Attends work on continuous and regular basis. NON-ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS May coordinate major areas of engineering activities. May act in absence of supervisor. May be responsible for enforcing the drug policy. Will be required to respond under emergency conditions. Performs other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering from an ABET accredited institution is required. Electrical is preferred.
Experience in electric utility transmission (e.g. Transmission Planning, Transmission Operations, Transmission Design) is preferred.
Prior exposure to PSS/E and computer modeling of electrical power systems is preferred, but not required
Strong time management and organizational skills required to balance multiple projects simultaneously and adhere to deadlines
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Ability to effectively present complex topics
Proficient with Microsoft Office applications and databases
Bachelor of science in engineering degree from an ABET accredited educational institution and eight (8) or more years of experience in the area of assigned engineering responsibility.
Appropriate co-op time and/or an advanced degree in engineering, business or other relevant courses of study may substitute for up to one year of experience.
Valid State of Florida Professional Engineer license may be required.
Must meet the FBPE requirements as defined in Chapter 471 of the Florida Statute and obtain and maintain “Professional Engineer” Licensing as required by Water/Wastewater Engineering, Public Works, Energy Delivery and Principal Engineers assigned to the water/wastewater, and special projects areas of Strategic Planning.
Valid Florida Driver License required.
Ability to make decisions and recommendations that are recognized as authoritative and have an important impact on engineering and other activities.
Ability to receive supervision and guidance that relate largely to overall objectives, critical issues, new concepts, and policy matters.
Ability to devise new approaches to problems as encountered.
Ability to exercise sufficient professional experience and subject matter expertise to assure competence in the specific engineering discipline.
Ability to assume full technical responsibility for interpreting, organizing, executing, and coordinating assignments.
Ability to plan and develop engineering projects concerned with unique or controversial problems which have an important effect on major programs.
Ability to apply complex and most current industry engineering theories, practices, and techniques to atypical challenges encountered in the organization.
Ability to exercise judgment, sensitivity, decisiveness and creativity required in situations involving the evaluation of information against sensory, judgmental and/or subjective criteria, as opposed to criteria that are clearly measurable or verifiable.
Ability to resolve a variety of complex problems such as conflicting design requirements, unsuitability of standard materials, and coordination of personnel.
Ability to perform in a high-level individual-contributor position that may provide limited supervision or coordination of work among one or more engineer/designer I, II, III or IVs, engineering technicians, consultants and other support personnel who assist in specific assignments.
Ability to work effectively with elected officials, charter officers, department heads, and representatives of other agencies, other city employees, and the general public.
Demonstrated effective written and oral communication skills including persuasion, consensus building and negotiation of critical issues.
Ability to perform involved mathematical and engineering computations.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in engineering or business is desirable.
Experience in electrical power system modeling and analysis is a plus.

Responsibilities

Perform power system modeling and analysis using industry standard software (e.g. PSSE, TARA).
Develop and coordinate reliable, innovative, and cost-effective transmission solutions.
Lead and participate on solution teams and other initiatives to determine transmission project feasibility, scope, and timing.
Develop engineering reports, guidelines, or other technical documents.
Effectively present informative reports and presentations to internal and external customers at various management levels related to system constraints and required improvement projects.
Coordinate with multiple groups and internal and external customers within GRU, FRCC, FCG, FMPA, FMEA and other electric utilities and municipalities within the State of Florida.
Coordinate studies with neighboring transmission systems.
Provide technical expertise and leadership in industry committees and initiatives.
Prepares or coordinates the preparation, review, and approval of engineering analyses, specifications, and reports for complex projects.
Plans, organizes, and supervises the work of engineer(s), utility designer(s), engineering technician(s) and/or consultants.
Evaluates progress and performance of the staff and results obtained, and recommends major changes to achieve overall objectives.
May involve performance management responsibilities.
Initiates and maintains extensive contacts with key engineers and officials of other organizations, requiring skill in persuasion and negotiation of critical issues.
Requires guidance by management in addressing customer requirements.
The individual contributor may serve as a resource or guide by advising others on how to use processes within a system or as a member of a collaborative problem-solving team.
Represents the organization in conferences to resolve important questions and to plan and coordinate work.
Develops and modifies engineering theories, precepts, practices, and procedures.
Formulates operating policies.
Keeps abreast of new scientific methods and developments affecting the organization for the purpose of recommending changes in emphasis of programs or new programs warranted by such developments.
Develops and evaluates plans and criteria for a variety of projects and activities to be carried out by others.
Serves as the technical expert for the organization in the application of advanced theories, concepts, principles, and processes.
Devises and develops new approaches to problems encountered.
Carries out complex or novel assignments requiring the development of new or improved techniques and procedures or carries out projects that involve a number of engineering disciplines.
Work typically results in the development of new or refined equipment, materials, processes, products, and/or scientific methods.
Serves as the technical specialist for the organization in the application of advanced theories, concepts, principles, and processes for an assigned area of responsibility (i.e., subject matter, function, type of facility or equipment, or product).
Applies knowledge of engineering economic analysis to projects or systems; compares alternatives using appropriate economic analysis.
Reviews and approves the economic analysis and engineering recommendations prepared by others and interprets results to support policy, ratemaking or budgeting.
Provides guidance, assistance, and interpretation to others.
Guidance relating largely to overall objectives, critical issues, new concepts, and policy matters.
Designs and evaluates engineering projects and activities with internal departments, outside consultants, and contractors on complex projects.
Interprets, organizes, executes, and coordinates assignments.
Initiates and maintains extensive contacts with key engineers and officials of other organizations, uses skill in persuasion and negotiation of critical issues, including the initiation and maintenance of extensive contacts with these parties.
Develops and makes technical presentations.
Develops, implements, and maintains an annual work plan and annual budget.
Attends work on continuous and regular basis.