Engineer -III; Service Delivery

Department:
Distribution Engineering - NSD

JOB DESCRIPTION

Personnel in this job title may be covered by NERC CIP cyber security standards. If the position is covered, prior to being hired, promoted, or transferred into the position, the candidate must successfully pass a Personnel Risk Assessment, which includes identity verification and a criminal background check. Prior to being granted unescorted access to cyber secure areas, the candidate must attend cyber security training.

Annual cyber security training is also required.

Given the financial nature of this position, a credit check may be required depending on location. If the position is covered, prior to being hired, promoted, or transferred into the position, the candidate must successfully pass a credit background check.

Under general supervision, plans, schedules, conducts, and coordinates engineering work for moderate scope projects or detailed phases of major projects. Performance, cost, and scheduling studies of varying size are undertaken. Engineers support operational areas through standard and non‑standard engineering techniques.

• Manages all engineering aspects of projects of moderate scope or detailed phases of major project efforts.
• Leads or conducts performance, cost, and scheduling studies of varying size that are generally conventional in nature.
• Supports operational areas through 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.
• Interacts with and provides broad knowledge technical support to other associates.
• Applies engineering expertise to improve or develop new standards.
• Provides technical direction and/or activity supervision to contractors and company personnel on a regular, ongoing basis.
• Provides the engineering expertise necessary to support intermediate projects that are generally conventional in nature.
• Conducts or participates in studies of intermediate size that evaluate performance, cost, and scheduling criteria of a limited number of alternatives.
• Applies routine engineering techniques, practices, and procedures in support of operational areas.

• Broad knowledge and proven ability to apply engineering principles, practices, and regulations to economic and decision analysis studies of issues in areas including 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 345 kV) electrical facilities and equipment.
• Ability to forecast budgets.
• Demonstrated leadership skills, self‑motivation, and interpersonal skills.

• Minimum education:
  
  Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering from a college or university accredited by ABET, plus 2 or more years of engineering experience, or 1 or more with Fundamentals of Engineering certificate, or 1 or more years plus a Master’s Degree in Engineering.
• Fundamentals of Engineering certificate preferred.
• Must possess current, legally valid driver’s license and meet the company’s driving record requirements.

• Read and interpret documents.
• Write routine reports, correspondence, speeches, and presentations.
• Speak effectively before groups of customers, employees, and managers of the organization.

• In‑depth knowledge of personal computers, including demonstrated proficiency with electrical engineering design programs such as AutoCAD.
• Working knowledge of operating systems, word processing, database, and spreadsheet software.

• Apply common sense to carry…