Engineer III-IV

About the role

This position is posted until filled. The department is Distribution Engineering within NSD. A P.E. license is preferred.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Manages all the engineering aspects of projects of moderate scope or detailed phases of major project efforts
• Serves as a staff advisor and consultant by performing the following duties:
• Supports operational areas through the application of standard and non-standard engineering techniques, practices, and procedures
• Communicates engineering ideas, recommendations, and evaluations to diverse internal groups in a working or conference type environment
• Represents the company's interests in engineering matters that may be varied and complex in nature
• Applies engineering expertise to improve or develop new standards
• Provides technical direction and/or activity supervision to contractors and company personnel on a regular, on-going basis
• Functions as a lead for staff engineers, professionals, and technicians and as appropriate, provides training

Qualifications

• Minimum education and/or experience: Bachelor's Degree in Engineering from an ABET-accredited institution, plus four or more years of engineering experience or three or more with a Fundamentals of Engineering certificate or three or more with a Master's Degree in Engineering
• Certifications, licenses, and registrations: Fundamentals of Engineering certificate is preferred. Must possess current, legally valid driver's license and meet the Company's driving record requirements

Competencies

• Broad knowledge and proven ability to apply engineering principles, practices and regulations to, and perform economic and decision analysis studies of issues in areas including, but not limited to, generation, transmission, distribution, system planning, financial and regulatory issues, asset utilization, and environmental controls and regulations
• Ability to read, interpret and apply national, state and local codes and standards (IEEE, ANSI, NEC, NESC, ACI, AISC, ASME, NACE, etc.)
• Ability to translate electrical theory and physics to utility application for improving system reliability
• Ability to make informed repair decisions following company protocols
• Comfortable working in and around high voltage (up to 345kV) electrical facilities and equipment
• Ability to forecast budgets
• Demonstrated leadership skills, self-motivation, and interpersonal skills