Substation Engineer (Senior or Principal)

About the role

The job summary below and responsibilities reflect the entry engineer level role. The successfully chosen candidate will be placed at a level that is commensurate with their skills and experience as different skills and/or experience will be required at the staff, senior and principal engineer levels. This is a hybrid (3 days in office; 2 days remote) role based in Amarillo, TX.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and prioritize aging substation infrastructure using inspection information, drawings, performance data, outage histories, personal field inspection and other information.
• Develop project scope documents to recommend rebuild, refurbishment and replacement projects for substations.
• Serve as the substation engineering asset renewal expert.
• Support project development through initiation and transfer to project management and design teams.
• Utilizes and may assist with the development of procedures.
• Provides ongoing technical support for project activities within areas such as Operations, Maintenance, Testing/diagnostics, Regulatory, etc.
• May provide field engineering oversight for activities such as commissioning, testing, inspections etc. under direct supervision.
• Coordinates/leads projects or portions of projects (including phases such as research, design, equipment selection, procurement support, installation and commissioning), under the direction of a higher level engineer or supervisor.
• Under the direction of a higher level engineer/supervisor, supports bid/evaluation processes by performing basic analysis and calculations on existing documentation and materials that support the preparation of bid documents.
• In completing segments of technical evaluations for proposals may need to effectively communicate with other business areas of the company following appropriate processes.
• Effectively exchanges information in all formats, on matters having a wide range of importance and complexity both inter-organizationally and with outside customer/vendors.
• May coordinate the work of interns, drafters, technicians, and/or others and provides guidance and mentoring to less experienced engineers.
• Responsible for continuous self development of technical skills and competencies.
• May perform activities such as budgeting, estimating, forecasting, accounting, work order management, in support of engineering projects.

Requirements

• Required bachelor’s degree in engineering from ABET accredited curriculum, electrical engineering degree preferred.
• 5+ years relevant engineering experience with EIT/FE (Engineer in Training/Fundamentals of Engineering) required; 7+ years relevant engineering experience without EIT/FE.
• Ability to demonstrate the unique technical skills and core competencies for this engineering level established & documented by the organization.
• Preferred PE (Professional Engineer) registration may be required depending on business need.

Qualifications

• Required bachelor’s degree in engineering from ABET accredited curriculum, civil, mechanical, or electrical engineering degree preferred.
• 9+ years relevant engineering experience with PE (Professional Engineer) registration required; 15+ years relevant engineering experience without PE.
• Ability to demonstrate the unique technical skills and core competencies for this engineering level established & documented by the organization.

Skills

• Technical standards, principles, theories, concepts, and techniques.
• Technical documentation (including but not limited to designs, testing, calculations, reports, standards, etc.).
• Procedures.
• Technical evaluations for proposals.
• Communication with other business areas of the company.
• Project coordination and leadership.
• Bid/evaluation processes.
• Technical support for project activities.
• Technical oversight for activities such as commissioning, testing, inspections.
• Technical evaluations for proposals.
• Technical support for project activities.
• Technical oversight for activities such as commissioning, testing, inspections.

Benefits

• Annual Incentive Program.
• Medical/Pharmacy Plan.
• Dental.
• Vision.
• Life Insurance.
• Dependent Care Reimbursement Account.
• Health Care Reimbursement Account.
• Health Savings Account (HSA).
• Limited-Purpose FSA (if enrolled in eligible health plan and HSA).
• Transportation Reimbursement Account.
• Short-term disability (STD).
• Long-term disability (LTD).
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Fitness Center Reimbursement (if enrolled in eligible health plan).
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Transit programs.
• Employee recognition program.
• Pension.
• 401(k) plan.
• Paid time off (PTO).
• Holidays.
• Volunteer Paid Time Off (VPTO).
• Parental Leave.

Pay

The anticipated starting base pay for this position is: $97,000.00 to $145,000.00 per year

Schedule

This is a hybrid (3 days in office; 2 days remote) role based in Amarillo, TX.