Supervisor, T&D Engineering , II - Communication & Metering

Position Description

Responsible for planning, organizing, budgeting, and directing the overall operation of the specific Engineering area assigned in accordance with policies and procedures, current federal, state and local standards, guidelines and regulations governing the Utility industry. Creates and reviews engineering designs, construction drawing packages for new and existing substation related projects, and related specifications for projects in the assigned engineering group. May perform engineering studies, design calculations and evaluates alternative designs or processes related to substation and other facilities and related standards.

May specify and review material and equipment required for assigned projects and assists in the evaluation of suppliers and products. May act as a project engineer for assigned projects.

• Supervises, coordinates, provides leadership to, and facilitates the activities of the assigned work group, including safety, prioritizing, workflow allocation, quality control, staff scheduling, performance reviews and employee relations.
• Develops designs and evaluates possible alternatives to meet both major and minor substation project requirements. Assigned projects may be at voltage levels ranging from 4kV up to 500kV. The primary design responsibilities encompass physical layout of the substations and associated equipment and facilities, major equipment and overall material specification and ordering, equipment factory acceptance, substation design and calculations for power equipment and facilities, wiring and cable design, commissioning checkout creation, and functional checkout.
  
  Works closely with the project manager on overall project management from inception to energizing.
• Develops detailed design specifications appropriate for the use in compiling material lists, procurement activities for equipment, materials and service required for project completion.
• NERC Facility rating tracking.
• Works closely on all projects with engineers and Managers from the Substation, Protection, Communications, Automation, CIP and Metering Engineering sections who develop all physical, protection, control schematic drawings and do all communication and automation equipment related design.
• Works closely with Civil, Transmission and Structural Engineers to determine physical locations of equipment and proper sizing of structures and site design and grading.
• Evaluates, from an engineering standpoint, vendors, manufacturers, equipment and/or components available to meet project specifications and in conjunction with the Materials Procurement Department recommends awards that optimize cost and reliability.
• Assists with providing budgetary estimates of projects for departmental or interdepartmental incorporation into the Capital Budget.
• Develops and monitors work progress on project schedules to assure proper coordination of events during the design, construction, testing and energizing phases of a project.
• Initiates job tasks (work orders) and tracks expenditures as may be required to complete Capital Budget project assignments.
• Leads formal and informal meetings concerning assigned projects and is able to communicate effectively with all levels of personnel both in the office and field crews.
• Assists with departmental and interdepartmental training to assure proper installation, operation and/or maintenance of substation equipment when requested.
• Assigns, directs and reviews the work of assigned engineers and/or other employees associated with an assignment.
• Consults on problems of a technical nature encountered during various work assignments.
• Reports to the Manager, Engineering and performs other assignments as requested.
• This position may provide services to affiliates of the Company subject to the UNS Energy Code of Conduct and the related Policies and Procedures.

• Ensure that the Company’s management principles, policies and programs are consistently practiced and continually support the Affiative Action Plan.
• Assume fiduciary responsibility for operating the business and provide recommendations on cost improvement measures.
• Ensure…