Senior Electrical Engineer

Senior Electrical Engineer (Senior Professional Engineer/Architect)

Salary may be negotiable within the range listed above, based on position requirements and successful candidate's qualifications, subject to appropriate authorization.

This recruitment will establish an Open eligible list that will be used to fill current and future Senior Professional Engineer/Architect positions. The eligible list established may also be used to fill position in similar and/or lower classifications throughout the County of Orange.

This recruitment will be open for a minimum of five (5) business days and will remain open until 11:59pm on the day the County's needs are met. Qualified applicants are encouraged to apply immediately.

OC Waste & Recycling (OCWR) is an organization dedicated to providing waste management services, protecting the environment, and promoting resource recovery to preserve the life of our landfills and ensure a safe and healthy community for current and future generations. OCWR operates three active regional landfills (North, Central, South), four household hazardous waste collection centers, material recovery (metal, mattresses, green waste), three compost facilities, monitors 20 closed landfills, and administers municipal solid waste collection, recycling, and planning for County unincorporated areas.

OCWR is a nationally renowned waste management department responsible for a network of sanitary landfills and is committed to its exceptional record of regulatory compliance and excellence.

The Sr. Electrical Engineer will manage all electrical engineering projects and tasks within the Renewable Energy Technology Planning and Engineering (RETEP) unit. The duties in this position include technical support on various electrical engineering aspects associated with solid waste disposal sites owned and operated by the County of Orange. The Sr. Electrical Engineer will provide engineering support on electrical and process data collection, inspections, and preparing and review of technical documents, plans, and specifications.

Additionally, this position will perform various electrical engineering tasks to monitor closed and active solid waste disposal sites while providing quality assurance of work submitted by design consultants, engineering field staff, and contractors. This position will also assist in the preparation of electrical engineering studies, design documents, and construction packages to support various projects in a timely manner; interact with internal and external stakeholders to help OCWR with its electrical system reliability, plan, organize, implement, and support various programs such as:
County wide arc flash program, electrical infrastructure engineering standardization, Smart Landfill Program Development and Management, Renewable Energy Generation development at all Regions, and landfill automation system.

• Manage all electrical engineering projects and tasks within the RETEP unit.
• Provide technical support on electrical engineering aspects of solid waste disposal sites.
• Support electrical and process data collection, inspections, and review of technical documents, plans, and specifications.
• Monitor closed and active solid waste disposal sites and provide quality assurance for work submitted by design consultants, engineering field staff, and contractors.
• Assist in the preparation of electrical engineering studies, design documents, and construction packages.
• Implement and support programs such as the County-wide arc flash program, electrical infrastructure engineering standardization, Smart Landfill Program Development and Management, Renewable Energy Generation development, and landfill automation system.
• Job duties include, but not limited to, power systems management (12KV down to 120 Volt level), electrical power distribution, protection, and line safety.
• Develop, design, and manage industrial electrical engineering documents such as single line diagrams (SLD), electrical wiring diagrams, electrical site plans, electrical room layouts and elevations, switch gear, switchboard, Motor Control Centers (MCC), motor elementary diagrams,…