Supervising Substation Engineer

Description

• Properly use the document management system
• Communicating team goals effectively with co-workers
• Work with project engineers to coordinate engineering team efforts with construction and purchasing departments to ensure construction efforts are met
• Apply engineering application software to complete tasks such as ground grid design, relay coordination, transformer sizing, and short circuit and load flow studies
• Supervising multiple project teams
• Work with project engineers to ensure project teams apply engineering standards including the NEC, NESC, NEMA, IEEE and ANSI
• Prepare and track project schedules and budgets and work with project team leaders to ensure projects remain on schedule and within budget.
• Communicate and coordinate project activities with customer representatives, project teams, and management, and others as needed
• Assign projects to engineering teams based on project requirements, schedule, and availability of personnel
• Maintain jobs safety analysis sheets.
• Ensure project teams are using project specific standards and that design efforts are progressing efficiently
• Perform project engineering and design functions when necessary to meet project schedules
• Ensure that projects are managed to meet project quality, schedule and profitability objectives
• Working with other departments and management to set project team goals
• Ensure project team members are working in a responsible manner and taking “ownership” for their work
• Supervise the efforts of several project teams to ensure on time completion of multiple projects

Requirements

• Extensive knowledge of design documents and drawings necessary to complete a project
• This position requires minimal physical effort.
• Extensive knowledge and understanding of high voltage electrical substation components and their functions, 138kV and above
• Extensive knowledge and understanding of engineering standards including NEC, NESC, NEMA, IEEE and ANSI
• Must be able and willing to travel overnight for trainings and/or meetings as required (10%)
• Must be able to endure prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer for a minimum of 8 hours a day
• Extensive knowledge and understanding of AC/DC fundamentals and three phase power systems
• Travel out of town for short periods of time as required by projects and assignments
• Experience in managing the efforts of a design team that includes multiple discipline engineers, designers and drafters
• Strong knowledge of common engineering application software
• May occasionally lift up to 25 pounds at a time.
• Knowledge of common word processing, spreadsheet, and e-mail software
• Effective oral and written communication skills

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance