Engineering Supervisor - Substation

SUMMARY:

Provide supervisory and engineering/technical support to a substation electrical engineering and design team for the purpose of delivering safe, cost-effective, and quality engineering and design services.Incumbents will supervise direct reports including engineers and designers, CAD technicians and administrative personnel. This role includes both direct billable client work (project work) and administrative leadership support to the manager or director. The incumbent is expected to lead projects, perform responsible charge engineering duties, manage project schedules along with managing specific engineering and design business revenue and profitability goals. Personnel responsibilities include carrying out such programs as training, performance appraisal, employee recruiting, succession planning and adherence to standards of conduct. Provide technical competency and direction on complex engineering and technical problems in the specific area of expertise for the management of engineering projects.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

COMPLEXITY OF WORK:

Complex; established procedures not available. Major decision making.

RELATIONSHIP OUTSIDE WORK GROUP:

Influences decisions of major nature. High degree of tact and diplomacy to obtain favorable decisions or maintain good will.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Manage a team of substation engineering and design professionals with direct supervisory responsibility.

QUALIFICATIONS: Toperformthisjobsuccessfully,anindividualmustbeableto performeachessential dutysatisfactorily.Therequirementslistedbelowarerepresentativeoftheknowledge,skill,and/orability required.Reasonableaccommodationsmaybemadetoenableindividualswithdisabilitiestoperformthe essentialfunctions.

REGULAR ATTENDANCE isrequired.

EDUCATION and/orEXPERIENCE

Required A Bachelor’sdegreefroma four-yearcollegeorUniversityin Electrical or Civil Engineering (with a preference for Electrical Engineering) andexperienceequivalentto 7+ years in Engineering practice.

Required Engineering Degree awarded from a College of University that is accredited by ABET

Experience

5-7 Year(s) Experience in Substation Engineering

CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:

Professional Engineer (P.E.) and an NCEES record

ON-THE-JOB TRAINING:

Significant experience at a professional level in electrical power system engineering related to designing utility transmission and distribution substations.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

A. Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents.

B. Ability to write reports, Business correspondence, and procedure manuals.

C. Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or the business community

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

A. Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference and fundamentals of plan and solid geometry and trigonometry.

B. Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference and fundamentals of plan and solid geometry and trigonometry.

C. Ability to compute rate, ratios, and percent and to draw and interpret spreadsheets

REASONING ABILITY:

A. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

B. Ability to define problems collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

Required:

Self-Motivated

Work independently

Team-Oriented

Customer Oriented

Able to manage multiple tasks and provide leadership to other team members.

Preferred:

• Skilled in principles of project management.

• NCEES and registration as a Professional Engineer in multiple states

• Experience in the electric utility industry.

• 8 - 10 years of electrical utility substation design experience (as an employee, contractor, or consultant) with a working knowledge of electrical substation design at voltage of 69kV and higher.

• Technical competency in all aspects of electric utility substation design including general arrangement and layout of the substation equipment; understanding of the functions and application of all components (breakers, transformers, cap banks, reactors, etc.); understanding of foundation design, grounding, lightning and shielding protection, relays and controls; etc.

• Ability to complete a detailed bill of material showing all materials required for the construction of electrical substations.

• Ability to ensure that a complete design package (drawings, bill of materials, conduit lists, construction specifications, etc.) are delivered to the client within budget and on time with a high level of quality.

• Working knowledge of NESC and IEEE.

• Working knowledge and ability to perform:

  • Grounding studies.

  • Bus calculations.

  • Lightning protection studies.

  • Substation lighting / illumination studies.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:Thephysicaldemandsdescribedherearerepresentativesofthosethatmustbe metbyanemployeetosuccessfullyperformtheessentialfunctionsofthisjob.Reasonable accommodationsmaybemadetoenableindividualswithdisabilitiestoperformtheessentialfunctions.

1. Howmuchonthejobtimeis spentinthefollowingphysicalactivities?

• Stand 1/3 to 2/3 (Frequently)

• Walk 1/3 to 2/3 (Frequently)

• Sit 1/3 to 2/3 (Frequently)

• Talk or Hear 1/3 to 2/3 (Frequently)

• Use Hands to Feel, Handle or finger tools or controls 1/3 to 2/3 (Frequently)

• Climb or balance Up to 1/3 (Occasionally)

• Stoop, Kneel, Crouch or crawl Up to 1/3 (Occasionally)

• Reach with Hands and Arms Up to 1/3 (Occasionally)

• Taste or Smell None

1. Doesthisjobrequirethatweightbeliftedorforcetobeexerted?If so,howmuchandhowoften?

• Up to 10 Pounds Up to 1/3

• Up to 25 Pounds None

• Up to 50 Pounds None

• Up to 100 Pounds None

• More than 100 Pounds None

1. Doesthisjobhaveanyspecialvisionrequirements?

   ☒CloseVision(clearvisionat20inchesorless)

☒DistanceVision(clearvisionat20feetormore)

☒ColorVision(abilitytoidentifyanddistinguishcolors)

☒DepthPerception(three-dimensionalvision,abilitytojudgedistancesandspatialrelationships) _

☒AbilitytoAdjustFocus(abilitytoadjusttheeyestobringanobjectintosharpfocus)

WORK ENVIRONMENT:Theworkenvironmentcharacteristicsdescribedherearerepresentativeofthose anemployeeencounterswhileperformingtheessentialfunctionsofthisjob.Reasonableaccommodations maybemadetoenableindividualswithdisabilitiestoperformtheessentialfunctions.

• Wet,humid conditions(non- weather) Up to 1/3 (Occasionally)

• Work near moving mechanical parts None

• Work in high, precarious places None

• Fumes or airborne particles Up to 1/3 (Occasionally)

• Toxic or caustic chemicals None

• Outdoor weather conditions Up to 1/3 (Occasionally)

• Extreme cold (non-weather) None

• Extreme Heat (non-weather) None

• Risk of electrical shock Up to 1/3 (Occasionally)

• Work with explosives None

• Risk of radiation None

• Vibration None

Whileperformingthisjob,thenoiselevelintheworkenvironmentis:

Moderate Noise (Examples: business office with typewriters, and or computer printer, light traffic)

Pike Engineering is an equal opportunity employer

EOE/Minorities/Females/Vet/Disabled

Pike Engineering is a Non-Union Company