Engineer ; Electrical Substation

Position: Engineer 1 (Electrical Substation)

Job Description

First level of the Engineering classification dedicated to the substation engineering department. Provide engineering/technical expertise to solve problems in a specific area of expertise, with close supervision. Incumbents are expected to develop skills in their field of study, and the ability to work with greater independence.

Summary

This is the first level of the Engineering classification dedicated to the substation engineering department. Provide engineering/technical expertise to solve problems in a specific area of expertise, with close supervision. Incumbents are expected to develop skills in their field of study, and the ability to work with greater independence.

United Grid Solutions offers a wide variety of benefits including Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance;
Paid Time Off; 401(k);
Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts;
Employee and Dependent Basic Life Insurance;
Employee and Dependent Basic Accidental Death & Dismemberment;
Short Term Disability;
Long Term Disability;
Critical Illness;
Accident and Whole Life Insurance;
Legal Services, Identity Theft, and Cyber Security;
Employee Discounts and Service Awards. All health care benefits are available upon election on day one (1) of your employment with United Grid Solutions.

The compensation range for this position is between $70,000.00 and $85,000.00.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Engineering/technical expertise and guidance in the identification, analysis, and resolution of problems.
• Effective planning, organizing, estimating, scheduling, and monitoring of work activities.
• Thorough and accurate technical reports, correspondence, documentation, calculations, and sketches.
• Continuous improvement of job-related, engineering, technical and professional knowledge, skills, and performance.
• Select and specify substation equipment (transformers, circuit breakers, protection relays).
• Perform engineering calculations and simulations for reliable operation.
• Perform other duties as assigned by management.

Complexity Of Work

• Generally routine, established precedents; practices and procedures exist.

Relationship Outside Work Group

• Exchange of information, which occasionally requires tact and/or diplomacy.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• None

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Regular attendance is required.

Education and/or Experience

• Required A Bachelor’s degree from a four-year EAC/ABET accredited Electrical Engineering Program OR an approved evaluation of non-ABET credentials by NCEES OR graduation from a Master’s or Doctoral Program in Electrical Engineering from an institution with EAC/ABET accredited Undergraduate Engineering Programs.

Experience

• 0-1 Year(s) Experience in Electrical Substation

Certifications, Licenses, Registrations

• Received a passing grade on the Engineering Fundamentals Exam is preferred.

On-the-job Training

• Training will be provided as needed.

Language Skills

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as procedure manuals, operational procedures, etc.
• Ability to write simple correspondence.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

Mathematical Skills

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume and distance.
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations. Ability to compute rate, ratio and percent and to draw and interpret spread sheets.
• Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

Reasoning Ability

• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Ability to deal with standardized situations with only occasional or no variables.

O…