Sr Eng - Regional Electric

Responsibilities

• Ensures the integrity and knowledge to serve through the application of engineering expertise in the design of distribution facilities in accordance with corporate guidelines, industry standards, current construction codes, governmental and environmental regulations and customer service requirements.
• Provides engineering support for the Distribution Design process by reviewing and approving design drawings, providing technical design estimates, and providing technical support for discovery process.
• Investigates and resolves customers existing power quality problems including recommendations concerning design and placement of customer equipment to reduce or eliminate power quality related problems.
• Provides customers with demand side management expertise.
• Analyzes distribution system interruptions and recommends solutions to reduce or eliminate similar occurrences.
• Counsels on and conducts economic and technical distribution studies and reviews major distribution load additions to ensure that long and short-range distribution plans are technically feasible, consistent with corporate guidelines, and adhered to.
• Prepares, presents and defends through all steps of review the annual distribution construction budget in accordance with corporate guidelines and timetables.
• Captures and coordinates the planning, final design and project schedule of major distribution construction projects to ensure the completion, budget adherence and distribution system operability.
• Serves as the primary onsite technical liaison for Centralized Regional Distribution Planning and Standards Departments.
• Provides feedback to Distribution Planning regarding new resource requirements resulting from new or proposed development.
• Also provides Distribution Standards feedback on issues and opportunities for improvement.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated knowledge in electrical distribution system design, planning, protection, power quality problems and solutions, operating characteristics, techniques and philosophy.
• Demonstrated knowledge of electrical power distribution and transmission systems engineering, economics, construction practices and procedures, material specification, standards, budgeting procedures, code requirements and report writing.
• Demonstrated communication skills with company personnel, customers, and regulatory agencies is required.
• Demonstrated sklls in managing multiple tasks; researching, analysing, problem-solving, and decision-making.