Project Engineer, Electrical Engineering

Incorporated in 1948, Old Dominion Electric Cooperative (ODEC) provides reliable, cost-effective, environmentally balanced, wholesale electric services to our 11-member distribution cooperatives in Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware. Our core business is generating, purchasing, and delivering electricity to our members. ODEC is a not-for-profit generation and transmission cooperative that operates for the benefit of our members, who are our owners. Our home office is located in Glen Allen, Virginia.

Purpose of Job

Seeking a creative, energetic, and passionate engineering professional to serve as a Project Engineer in the Glen Allen, VA home office. This position supports combustion turbine power plant, transmission, and diesel operations, as well as other internal departments. The position prepares and presents technical recommendations and reports; coordinates and oversees annual equipment testing for operations, regulatory agencies, and third parties; and identifies, resolves, and manages remedial actions.

It serves as the technical lead in recommending and evaluating potential capital improvement and maintenance projects in collaboration with engineering consultants.

The position manages both conceptual and detailed engineering efforts, from scope development and scheduling through final contractor recommendation. It oversees project execution, including maintaining budget and schedule controls; identifies and resolves technical, budgetary, and schedule-related issues; conducts final inspections; and ensures completion of outstanding items through receipt of the turnover package. Additionally, the position supports department budget development.

Essential Responsibilities

• Support the Engineering Department's electrical projects and tasks for generation, transmission, and operations stakeholders.
• Identify, investigate, and resolve issues by developing and implementing effective solutions.
• Prepare and present technical recommendations and reports to the operations department.
• Review engineers' technical recommendations and reports prior to submission to the operations department.
• Participate in monthly diesel inspections, as required.
• Support annual equipment testing for operations, regulatory agencies, and third parties.
• Submit results to operations, regulatory agencies, or third parties, as required.
• Manage internal department requests and report status during staff meetings.
• Recommend potential projects during staff meetings that arise from technical support activities.
• Recommend, draft, and develop new policies and procedures, as required.
• Review and revise existing policies and procedures annually.
• Ensure draft policies and procedures are reviewed and approved by the Director of Engineering.
• Collaborate with Operations, Transmission, and Engineering Departments to recommend and determine potential capital improvement and maintenance projects.
• Organize and lead site meetings with engineering consultants and operations personnel to define requirements, review designs, and support project execution across all phases.
• Work with engineering consultants to develop designs and establish budgetary estimates.
• Present engineering consultant packages to the Director of Engineering and the Director of Transmission for review and discussion.
• Lead technical project discussions with operations and support project selection for senior management approval.
• Communicate final outcomes to the Director of Engineering.
• Manage the development of engineering task release scopes of work, assemble reference documentation, and develop preliminary project schedules for capital improvement and maintenance projects.
• Support the Contracts Department in obtaining engineering task release estimates.
• Review and approve engineering consultants' detailed scopes of work, design and construction drawings, and specifications.
• Lead and support the end-to-end RFP process, including developing technical requirements, evaluating bids, and recommending contractor selections in coordination with the Contracts Department.
• Manage all aspects of contractor activities on a daily basis at plant sites during project execution.
• Ensure projects remain at or below…