PMC Project Engineering (Carolinas Solar​/BESS) – Engineer III​/Senior Engineer - N. Carolina Location Options

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This position may be filled as an Engineer III or one level higher as a Senior Engineer dependent upon the experience level of the selected candidate. Duke Energy Plaza, Charlotte, NC is the preferred location for this position but other Duke Energy North Carolina locations will be considered.

Position Summary

This position is designated as field-based. This position will be assigned to a Duke Energy facility, but the individual will be expected to regularly report to the assigned project sites.

PMC is the Project Management and Construction group within Duke Energy, responsible for building our new power generation assets and is in the early stages of the largest buildout in the history of the company. As part of Duke Energy's broader strategy to meet rising customer demand and decarbonize the grid, PMC is actively planning and building renewable solar and bulk energy storage, new simple and combined cycle turbines, as well as developing projects for advanced nuclear, pumped storage hydro, and other emerging technologies.

PMC is accountable for the development, design, construction, and commissioning of new generating facilities.

Project Engineering is responsible for technical management of all phases of project planning and execution to ensure project success factors are met. These include but are not limited to scope, schedule, cost, quality, environmental, safety, communications, security, and integration. This position is typically under the general direction of a Project Director or Senior PM in a matrixed project organization.

The Project Engineer provides leadership, decision making, management, guidance, direction, coordination, and overall control of technical aspects of projects. This requires the leadership of Duke Energy engineers and technical staff as well as external technical consultants and contingent labor. Through their technical leadership, the Project Engineer serves as the technical conscience through all phases of project execution, from development through design, construction, commissioning, and turnover.

This position will support the execution of our Solar, BESS, and Solar plus BESS portfolio. The position is field-based and will regularly report to assigned project sites to provide this consistent leadership for active projects.

At this level, the Project Engineer is typically assigned a portfolio of projects with Low to Moderate levels of risk (e.g. Solar, BESS, Solar plus BESS, etc.) that impact various levels of the Company, Senior Management, or External Agencies.

Responsibilities and duties include, but are not limited to:

• Provides engineering/technical expertise and guidance in the identification, analysis and resolution of problems of increasing scope and complexity,
• Contributes to team decision-making in the accomplishment of business goals and objectives through effective planning, organizing, estimating, scheduling and monitoring of work activities,
• Deals with changing priorities and differing situations and makes decision that may affect the work of the team,
• Prepares thorough and accurate technical reports, correspondence, documentation, calculations and sketches related to well-defined problems and analysis of increasing scope and complexity,
• Conducts engineering and related studies
• Completes routine engineering projects with minimal oversight with increasing ability to independently manage project schedules and interfaces; increasingly competent to design, operate and maintain systems with moderate impact on existing systems,
• Possesses and applies the fundamental concepts, practices, and procedures; proficient in technical and analytical competencies,
• Develops positive working relationships to effectively coordinate work activities,
• Demonstrates effective verbal and written communication…