Engineer II or Engineer III - Substation Engineering

This position can be filled as an Engineer II or one level higher as an Engineer III depending on experience.

This position is for a Civil or Electrical Engineer in the Substation Engineering Services Department located in Plainfield, IN.

Substation Engineering Services falls within the Region Services Department in the Power Grid Operations organization and is responsible for scoping and developing substation projects, oversight of contracted engineering resources, and mentoring our internal design engineering team. Substation Engineering Services is responsible for the physical, civil, and structural electrical aspects for new substation designs and existing substation upgrades/retrofits. The responsibilities of this group include but are not limited to scoping and developing projects, contractor oversight of site grading, foundation design and analysis, structural design and analysis, and electrical infrastructure design and analysis including grounding, lightning, protection, bus design, equipment rating verification, and mentoring/peer reviewing of the internal design engineering team.

We are a diverse group of civil engineers, electrical engineers, and engineering technologists/designers that all work together to contribute to the success of projects from beginning to end.

The Substation Engineering Services department strives to maintain an open and collaborative team learning environment. A successful engineer demonstrates the ability to clearly communicate and work with others. Engineers will work with a variety of peers to share knowledge and advance overall department expertise. They should be continually growing by having an inquisitive mindset. A successful engineer in this department is detail oriented and demonstrates a process driven mindset.

The Engineer II position is the intermediate level of the Engineering classification hierarchy. Employees in the Engineer II position solve complex problems in engineering areas of specialization with general supervision. An Engineer II is expected to develop advanced skills and the ability to work with greater independence. An Engineer II effectively applies fundamental concepts and procedures to work that is fairly complex and varied.

The Engineer III is an advanced level of the Engineering classification hierarchy. Employees in the Engineer III position solve complex problems in engineering areas of specialization with limited supervision. An Engineer III is expected to develop advanced skills and the ability to work with greater independence. An Engineer III effectively applies fundamental concepts and procedures to work that is progressively complex and varied.

• Provides engineering/technical expertise and guidance in the identification, analysis, and resolution of problems of increasing scope and complexity
• Contributes to team decision-making in the accomplishment of business goals and objectives through effective planning, organizing, estimating, scheduling, and monitoring of work activities
• Deals with changing priorities and differing situations and makes decisions that may affect the work of the team
• Prepares thorough and accurate technical reports, correspondence, documentation, calculations, and sketches related to well-defined problems and analysis of increasing scope and complexity
• Conducts engineering and related studies
• Completes routine engineering projects with minimal oversight with increasing ability to independently manage project schedules and interfaces; increasingly competent to design, operate and maintain systems with moderate impact on existing systems
• Provides technical oversight to contracted engineering resources
• Possesses and applies the fundamental concepts, practices, and procedures, proficient in technical and analytical competencies
• Develops positive working relationships to effectively coordinate work activities
• Demonstrates effective verbal and written communication skills
• Maintains accurate records and files
• Supports the company’s goals and represents the company positively and professionally

• Graduation from a four-year college or university with a Bachelor of Science…