Power Systems SME

Primary Purpose

The SME – Power Systems provides knowledge and expertise to maintain and improve electrical distribution equipment.

Specific Key Accountabilities

• Provide applied engineering and technical skills in the areas of:
  • Power systems studies
  • Power systems design
  • Power systems installation, including commissioning, startup, and training
  • Power systems maintenance and repair
  • Power systems troubleshooting
  • Transformer oil analysis
  • Insurance visits and completion of insurance recommendations as they pertain to power systems
  • Cordination of work with TVA for annual maintenance of systems
  • Arc Flash studies
  • Short circuit analysis
  • Electrical coordination
  • Contingency planning
• Work with the engineering group to ensure the reliability and maintainability of new installations meets and exceeds performance expectations.
• Review and manage Vendor specifications and compile technical evaluations to support procurement.
• Ensure compliance standards with national safety and engineering standards are met.
• Provide the site with LOTO coordination supervision.
• Provide the site with ARC Flash compliance coordination and supervision.
• Participate in the final check-out of new installations. This includes factory and site acceptance testing that will assure adherence to functional specifications.
• Ensure that condition and documentation preservation is performed.
• Participate in system functional performance testing.
• Identify system manual requirements and insure all documents are created.
• Document all baseline readings, settings, positions, and store for future reference.
• Capable of executing small to mid-size projects from inception to handover.
• Develop clear understanding of equipment’s intended function, communicate this understanding to engineering and maintenance team.
• Contractor coordination and contract management (writing Scope of Work, General Work Permits, Establishing Lock Out Tagout procedures, Reviewing Job Hazard Analysis, scheduling the work etc.).
• Performs Power Systems, Controls, Wiring and Equipment design.
• Supervise supplier interventions during installation, challenge solutions, and refine needs.
• Provide technical support for the Engineering Department for power, control, and data networking systems.
• Develop electrical, instrumentation, and drive systems planned maintenance activities.
• Assist in training of other team members on electrical standards and processes.

Technical Support of Operations

• Defines, designs, develops, monitors and refines an asset maintenance plan.
• Participate in process optimization.
• Provide input for development of a risk management plan that will anticipate risks that adversely impact operations.
• Analyze and diagnose equipment breakdowns, develop long term solutions or mitigation plans.
• Provide technical support to production, maintenance management and technical personnel.
• Utilize predictive and condition monitoring techniques to monitor equipment health.
• Estimation of maintenance costs and evaluation of alternatives.
• Develop forecasting methods of spare parts for electrical/controls equipment.
• Support procurement activities to source suppliers for various services and spare parts.
• Write technical specifications for repairs (quality control) and procurement.
• Establish replacement/rebuild programs (including vendor assessments).
• Application of scheduling and project management principles.
• Assess required tools and skills required for efficient maintenance of equipment.
• Assess and report safety hazards associated with electrical low- to medium-voltage equipment.

Behavior Skills

• Autonomous and self-starter.
• Highly organized, systematic, and precise.
• Ability to work in group setting within a multicultural environment.
• Ability to work effectively with operators, maintenance technicians, other engineers, managers.
• Analytical understanding and critical thinking are of primary importance.
• Ability to support 24x7 production operations, including after-hours call-in support.

Education and Technical Skills

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited institution.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in power systems.
• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be proficient with Microsoft Office software e.g. Word, Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Strong problem solving, judgment, and critical thinking skills.
• Aptitude for detailed work requiring a high degree of accuracy.
• Good communication, high level of autonomy, collaboration and interpersonal skills are equally important.
• Experienced with Reliability Centered Maintenance methods (development of Work Instructions, support Reliability Engineer and Techs, continuous improvement of equipment performance).
• Experienced with PLC Control and Safety management systems (able to read/ follow schematics, implement corrective actions, a solid understanding of the theories and good practices).

Equal Opportunity Employer

Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled