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Electrical Engineer, Design (NPG) D - 518597

Tennessee Valley Authority · Soddy-Daisy, TN · 1 mo ago
EngineeringTemporary

The Ideal Candidate

The Ideal candidate will possess roughly 7 years of equivalent combinations of related industry experience, specialized technical expertise or demonstrated performance in comparable regulatory, engineering or operational roles.

Job Summary

Provides technical leadership, coordinates, and reviews the work of a small staff of multidiscipline engineers, specialists, technicians and/or contractor personnel in an electrical engineering work group. Serves as the primary point of contact for the work group regarding new or modified tasks, makes work assignments to lower level staff, responsible for meeting designated completion dates. In a working lead capacity, plans, develops, coordinates and directs the day-to-day technical aspects of large and important engineering projects or a number of small engineering projects with many complex features. A substantial portion of the work directed is comparable to that performed by senior level engineers. Provides input to the engineering manager on work in progress, technical issues which need elevation and workplace matters. As a working technical lead, performs engineering work assignments when needed. The incumbent will not be responsible for the supervisory administrative duties of performance evaluations, disciplinary actions, selections, leave approval, promotions and pay changes.

Skills And Proficiencies

  • Demonstrated knowledge of electrical engineering principles, including the use of advanced techniques and the modifications and extension of theories, precepts and practices of the field and related disciplines.
  • Demonstrated leadership skills including planning, scheduling and overseeing work activities in the group.
  • Demonstrated excellent communication skills including the ability to give clear direction, to confront difficult and adverse situations and to resolve technical problems and issues.
  • Demonstrated ability to communicate and interface with higher levels of management.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or other related engineering discipline from an ABET accredited curriculum, plus appropriate continuing education.
  • Several years of experience in electrical engineering design project work similar to that performed in a plant environment, including at least one year of experience in a nuclear organization.
  • Licensed Professional Engineer is desirable.
  • Membership in professional and technical societies is desirable.
  • Must be able to obtain and maintain unescorted nuclear plant access and S-3 and S-4 medical qualifications when applicable.
  • Must be able and willing to assume “on-call” rotational assignments which may include 24 hour-a-day, 7 day-a-week availability.
  • Must be willing and medically able to work rotating shifts and maximum overtime permitted by TVAN procedures during peak periods.
  • Must be able and willing to travel to plant locations as required when performing assigned tasks and, as necessary, to be temporarily assigned to a field location.

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