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…