Electrical Engineer; Mid-Level | Generation and Oversight Engineering

Electrical Engineer (mid-level) | NEW GENERATION and Oversight Engineering

Columbus, OH

Mar 25, 2026

$88K - $110K

Provide electrical engineering support for gas, coal, and renewable plant retrofit and self‑build projects. Work under the direction of senior engineers to develop and document electrical design inputs, review vendor submittals, support RFx activities, and assist with construction, commissioning, and lifecycle tasks. Requires working knowledge of simple and combined cycle plant electrical systems and balance of plant integration.

• Support development of electrical design‑basis and equipment requirements (generators, transformers, switch gear, station service, UPS/DC, cabling).
• Assist with power system studies and data preparation (load flow, short‑circuit, protection coordination, arc‑flash, harmonics) under senior review.
• Review vendor drawings, technical bids, and RFx deliverables and prepare comments for senior engineers.
• Help prepare technical and procurement specifications and scope documents for proposals.
• Support OEM interfacing during procurement: submittal review, factory/field testing coordination, and lead‑time tracking.
• Provide construction and commissioning support: site inspections, cable/power testing, relay settings assistance, witness testing, and punch‑list follow‑up.
• Assist with protection relay settings, grounding design, cable routing, and MV/HV equipment testing.
• Ensure designs comply with relevant codes and standards (IEEE, NEC/NFPA
  70, ANSI, IEC) and assist with reliability/obsolescence tasks.
• Coordinate with mechanical, I&C, civil, and operations teams to resolve integration and SCADA/DCS interface items.
• Contribute to O&M documentation, spares lists, and lifecycle cost input.

• Understanding of protection relays, CT/VT selection, relay coordination fundamentals.
• Basic skills in grounding, cable sizing, testing, and MV/HV equipment installation practices.
• Ability to interpret single‑line diagrams, schematics, wiring diagrams, and technical reports.
• Familiarity with power electronics for renewables and storage is a plus.
• Proficiency in MS Office; familiarity with scripting or databases is beneficial.
• Effective written and verbal communication for cross‑functional coordination.

• Approximately 25% travel, including day trips and overnight stays (up to a week or more).
• Work in both indoor and outdoor environments with exposure to heat, cold, noise, dust, fumes, and operating machinery.
• Mandatory safety gear required at generating stations: hard hat, eye/hearing protection, steel‑toed shoes with heels and non‑slip soles.
• Adherence to site‑specific safety requirements is mandatory.

Technical Expertise:
Possesses intermediate level knowledge and performs varied assignments with proficiency in the application of theory and analytical techniques to solve diverse problems and complete extensive analysis. Demonstrates competency in analytical techniques necessary to handle assignments of moderate complexity, such as dividing the problem into component steps and performing the analysis necessary to complete each step. Exhibits ability to understand the interrelationship between systems and component equipment and to analyze and recommend enhancements to business processes.

Leadership & Guidance:
Coordinates work activities of others within the work group, department, or other corporate entity as necessary to complete routine activities. Performs routine engineering activity with minimum direction from higher‑level employees, follows policies, practices, standards and rules of the company and those regulations and procedures required by external agencies, and provides training and guidance to lower‑level employees.

Planning & Organization:
Coordinates the development of input necessary to forecast costs for routine projects, improvements requisitions, etc. Uses scheduling techniques (CPM, PERT, flow charts, etc.) for budget and planning activities and initiates corrective action when project objectives are not being met.

Problem Solving & Initiative:
Resolves and initiates solutions to routine problems which usually…