Power Engineer III

For over seven decades investor‑owned utilities, municipalities, cooperatives, and others have entrusted their electrical construction and maintenance needs to Davis H. Elliot Company, Inc. (Elliot).

Elliot is a full‑service electrical contractor specializing in overhead and underground distribution, transmission, substations, lighting, traffic signaling, utility locating and industrial/commercial services.

Our Power Engineer position will offer you an exciting opportunity to help our clients provide safe and reliable sources of Electric power. You should be a self‑motivated professional engineer with a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering along with design experience in power systems and substation design.

• Provide detailed physical design of electric distribution systems to include one‑line diagrams, selection of equipment, writing of equipment specifications, grounding system design conduit and cable sizing/routing, auxiliary AC/DC power systems, physical layouts, construction cost estimates and project scheduling.
• Act as the project engineer for multiple projects and direct the work of drafters.
• Perform engineering design & equipment specification functions for distribution projects from 480V to 35 kV.
• Specify, review, inspect, and approve electrical equipment to be used in distribution systems.
• Review & maintain engineering oversight of physical design, including bus design, equipment ratings, and safety/maintenance clearances.
• Conduct technical evaluations on procured equipment and perform witness testing for major equipment, such as power transformers, breakers, and instrument transformers.
• Perform necessary calculations in support of engineering designs, including short circuit, step & touch potential, battery sizing, thermal rating of the equipment, etc. Prepare backup design documentation with calculations.
• Should have a thorough understanding of protection and control design, including the ability to create settings for relays.
• Complex problem‑solving at customer facilities to include a convolution of power monitoring, power analysis, troubleshooting, and best installation practices.
• Knowledge of maintenance testing and ability to interpret test results.
• Electrical equipment inspection and engineering assessment.
• Evaluate, monitor, direct, and manage outside contractors and vendors.
• Interpret and apply engineering principles.
• Must be able to clearly and effectively communicate in English and be comfortable doing so directly to customers and coworkers.
• Experienced AutoCAD user.
• Interface and collaborate with Civil/Structural engineers and provide technical support as required.
• Display strong communication and interpersonal skills and has the ability to work in a fast‑paced team environment.
• Preparing equipment specifications, analyzing bids, and making recommendations for purchase.
• Developing scope of work, conceptual design for the projects, and execution plans
• Preparing engineering and construction cost and man‑hour estimates and schedules.
• Meeting and corresponding with clients or outside personnel.
• Support construction of substations and equipment commissioning.
• Detailed electrical engineering analysis to include Short Circuit, Equipment Evaluation, Coordination, Arc Flash, Load Flow, Harmonic, and Power Quality Analysis. Please review our engineering services page for a comprehensive listing of the power system analysis services that we offer.
• Software experience should include SKM Powertools, ETAP, Easy Power, PSCAD, Windmill, CYME, Aspen, PSS/E, or other power system modeling software a plus.

• Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited university.
• 5+ years of progressive experience in the design of electrical distribution engineering projects and/or power system studies.
• Specific experience performing all aspects associated with electrical distribution design, including design criteria, equipment specifications, one‑line diagrams, general arrangements, sections, grounding, conduit plans, foundation plans, material lists, relay and control systems, control schematics, and wiring diagrams
• Sound working knowledge of applicable NETA,…