Electrical Staff Engineer or Senior Engineer - DOE

Staff Engineer Or Senior Engineer

Northern Wasco County PUD is looking for a Staff Engineer or Senior Engineer to join our team. This exempt, full-time position offers a Monday-Thursday, 4/10 workweek.

The Staff Engineer provides diverse, technical, internal engineering services in a wide array of categories. Plans, designs and coordinates electrical distribution power and power services to PUD customers. Maintains, repairs, and operates the utilities electrical system grid through managing power transmission and electrical distribution. Develops and supports customer and capital improvement projects and line extensions. Develops project budgets, administers contracts, and monitors job progress.

Maintains customer liaison with individuals within or outside the organization, drafters and inspectors, as well as the work for outside consultants/contractors. Reports to emergencies and outages as necessary. Brings moderate to complex technical knowledge as subject matter expert.

The Senior Engineer is responsible to plan, scope, schedule and conduct complex and/or technically sophisticated engineering work requiring independent judgment for a variety of projects including work done by engineering consultants. This role will act as lead design engineer, project engineer or project manager on projects with novel, difficult and multi-disciplinary aspects, or features. Additional technical responsibilities include preliminary and final designs and design criteria as well as leading project teams and to interact with crew superintendents, foreman and contractors, other utilities, and regulatory agencies to troubleshoot and resolve problems during construction or installation.

This position may be supported by other engineering staff on projects.

Compensation:

The specific job title and salary will be determined based on the candidate's experience and qualifications.

Staff Engineer - $96,699.20 - $

Senior Engineer - $ - $

SUMMARY OF BENEFITS:
We are proud to offer a comprehensive and very competitive benefits package, including but not limited to:

• Generous PTO Accruals
• 11 Paid Holidays
• 100% employer paid premium for Medical/Rx/Dental for individual and/or family coverage
• 100% employer paid premium for vision coverage for individual and/or family coverage
• 100% employer paid Basic Life Insurance 2X annual salary
• 401(k) 7.5% base + 7.5% match = 15% total possible employer contribution
• 457(b)
• 100% employer paid Short Term Disability and Long Term Disability
• HRA VEBA employee funded
• Wellness Incentive to HRA VEBA employer funded
• 100% Paid Business Travel Insurance
• Voluntary benefits

QUALIFICATIONS:

Recommended Education, Training & Experience (includes licenses or certifications):
Other combinations of education and/or experience demonstrating the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to do the work will also be considered.

Education/

Experience:

Staff Engineer

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, electrical engineering with an emphasis on power engineering, or similar field required.
• Engineer In Training (EIT) certification required.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license strongly preferred.
• Minimum of five (5) years' experience with applying electrical and/or power engineering principles required.
• Technical proficiency and experience using land survey equipment and relevant tools.
• Intermediate to advanced skills in technical modeling software (e.g., ESRI GIS, Milsoft Light Table, Milsoft Windmil, AutoCAD, Spidacalc, etc.)
• Intermediate skills in Microsoft Office Suite (i.e., Word, Excel, SharePoint, etc.)
• Strong customer service and communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Valid and current driver's license. Driving record must be acceptable and insurable by NWCPUD insurance carrier at standard group rates. An annual consent for a release of one's driving record is also required.

Senior Engineer - Must meet Staff Engineer requirements plus:

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering or equivalent combination of education and experience required.
• Minimum of nine (9) years relevant experience required.
• Professional Engineer (PE) Licensure required.

GENERAL

ACCOUNTABILITIES AND

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Staff Engineer:

• Leads project management activities…