Electrical Engineer Technician

Job Title

Electrical Engineering Technician 1 - Substation Electrical Design

11701

Up to 10% to field sites

5% anticipated

1+ yrs, up to 5 years

Must be US Citizen to be eligible to apply for Federal Background Check

This contract Electrical Engineering Tech 1 position will provide professional support and assistance to the Engineering Support organization, part of the broader Substation Engineering department.

This position will assist in producing indoor and outdoor electrical power substation and facility design drawings, material requests, and other documents required for the design of assigned projects.

This position may be assigned to collaborate and provide support for internal and external Transmission Engineering departments throughout the agency as assigned.

This position will perform tasks for indoor and outdoor electrical power substation and facility design and associated documentation.

• Develop preliminary plot plans, one lines, and grounding drawing associated with substation scoping and Concept Design Document (CDD).
• Draft work from engineers and as-built drawings using advanced CAD skills and proper CAD and organizational standards for capital and expense projects. Those mark-ups may contain drafting from Substation Outdoor electrical equipment, Data Systems, Telecommunication, Remedial Action Schemes (RAS), Control & Protection, and facilities drawings.
• Produce indoor and outdoor electrical power substation and facility design drawings, material requests, and other documents required for the design of assigned projects.
• Use the CAD System and other computer methods and applications for design and design document production; utilize Cascade to find existing substation equipment information, verifying equipment ratings and other pertinent information needed to complete designs.
• Consult and collaborate with engineering staff and other personnel to:
• Review, discuss and interpret design concepts.
• Identify and/or recommend requirements for detailed working drawings; and provide technical input and recommendations to resolve problems.
• Perform detailed wire checking from substation schematics and wiring diagrams.
• Provide review on assigned design projects produced by internal design groups and external service contract design vendors; verify compliance with current standards and policies established by the client and the Substation Project Engineering organization; make recommendations for corrections to BFTE staff including the workplace manager, Tech Team Lead, and/or senior engineers.
• Review rough sketches, drawings, specifications, and other engineering data received from engineers to validate that they conform to design concepts.
• Coordinate availability of designs with contracting firms and the indoor design groups to facilitate design needs.
• Facilitate regular meetings with switchboard electrician foremen to draft updates on all new or modified substation engineering design standard templates for manager approval.
• Assist with the documentation of policy, process and technical procedure changes.
• Gather data from various paper and electronic engineering drawings or legacy data systems and prepare/tabulate that data for archival in Project Wise, SharePoint, or another assigned storage / receptacle device.
• Monitor and assess designs in other than approved state to ascertain workflow and availability.
• Provide basic filing and document management functions. Create and maintain files and filing system(s) in accordance with compliance requirements. File and disperse documents as appropriate. Verifying all official records are accurately maintained for auditing purposes. Maintain file records in accordance with the Information Security (INFOSEC) and Information Governance & Lifecycle Management (IGLM) policies and procedures.
• Provide recommendations for new or improved processes, procedures and/or standards for consideration by management; assist with implementation activities for management-approved recommendations.
• Provide technician support to assist design engineers and technicians within the group in the form of reports, consolidation papers, printing design packages, preparing drawing lists, coordinating release of work-in-process (WIP) designs, and other CAD or technician needs.
• Research missing data points and data quality issues, which may involve using existing paper and electronic records/drawings in various locations to locate missing data or correct inconsistencies. Coordinate with engineers and others to resolve discrepancies.
• Resolve conflicting or duplicate serial numbering on designs by researching to obtain accurate information and issue corrections as appropriate.
• Review contract standard template development with assigned engineer to verify proper application of TEE cell library usage and all applicable standards and policy adherence.
• Assist with the update and maintenance of attributes and metadata of Substation Engineering…