Engineer

About the role

PacifiCorp is seeking a civil engineer/project manager to join our hydroelectric team. The position involves managing heavy civil capital improvement projects, performing field inspections, designing and developing systems, and guiding and directing associate level engineers.

Responsibilities

• Manage heavy civil capital improvement projects.
• Perform field inspections on assigned hydroelectric projects.
• Communicate in writing and verbally, technical information to regulatory agencies, including the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
• Design, develop, modify, and evaluate systems, process, or facilities to support Company objectives, utilizing engineering methods.
• Develop moderately complex engineering studies, plans, specifications, calculations, evaluations, design documents, and performance assessments.
• Determine methods and techniques for obtaining results.
• Guide and direct associate level engineers, technicians and drafters.
• Recommend alternative solutions to management in area of specialty on engineering solutions to meet business needs.
• Deliver on commitments and manage outside engineering services to accomplish the assigned work.
• Maintain project timelines and budgets.
• Analyze and design engineering methods.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering from an accredited college/university.
• A minimum of two or more years of directly related experience in the applicable civil engineering field.
• A minimum of two or more years’ experience in heavy civil infrastructure projects or related professional experience.
• Demonstrated knowledge and application of principles in area of engineering specialty.
• Ability to perform effectively in high-pressure situations while maintaining focus and calmness.
• Ability to provide timely assessments with limited information and/or assumptions.

Senior Engineer Requirements

• A minimum of five or more years’ experience in heavy civil infrastructure, or related professional experience.
• Project management and leadership skills including the ability to work as a team member, to maintain project timelines, budgets, and deliver on commitments.

Preferences

• Registration as a professional engineer.
• Engineering experience specific to industrial hydropower systems.

Benefits

• Health care
• Retirement
• paid time off
• tuition assistance
• paid short-term and long-term disability
• paid bereavement leave