Senior Electrical Engineer

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ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Experience and expertise in the identification, analysis, and resolution of engineering, technical and design problems. Effective planning, organizing, estimating, scheduling, and monitoring of work activities. Thorough, timely, and accurate technical reports, correspondence, documentation, calculations, and sketches. Continuous improvement of job-related engineering, technical and professional knowledge, skills, process development, and performance. Effective oral and written communication skills. Should be able to understand and create substation civil-structural drawing packages (foundations, structural steel, bus and cable) utilizing national code, industry standards and best practices. Champion the company's goals and represent the company positively and professionally. Interact with customer's internal engineers and technical personnel on a day-to‑day basis. Develop and maintain professional relationships with customers. Monitor deliverables, schedules, and present solutions to the client. Perform other duties as assigned by management.

RELATIONSHIP OUTSIDE WORK GROUP

Influences decisions of moderate nature requiring high degree of tact.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

No direct reports, but mentors and provides leadership to junior engineers and those engineers outside the discipline.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. REGULAR ATTENDANCE is required.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

Required A Bachelor's degree from a four‑year college or university in Mechanical / Electrical Engineering. Required Engineering Degree awarded from a college of university that is accredited by ABET. 5–7 years Experience as an Engineer with the electrical industry in the field of power delivery.

CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

Professional Engineering (PE) license required!

ON‑THE‑JOB TRAINING

As needed for the job and employee development.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read and interpret documents such as procedure manuals, operational procedures, etc. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information in one‑on‑one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations. Ability to compute rate, ratio and percent and to draw and interpret spreadsheets. Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume and distance. Ability to compute rate, ratios, and percent and to draw and interpret spreadsheets.

REASONING ABILITY

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

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Understanding of practical research for engineering and design issues, evaluating alternatives, making sound recommendations, and preparing and presenting recommendations. Self‑motivated with the ability to work alone or with limited supervision as well as be a productive member of a team. Ability to deal with a variety of individuals from various socio‑economic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds. Good written and oral communication skills. Understanding of advanced electrical engineering concepts as they impact civil‑structural designs. Effective oral and written communication skills.

DESIRED SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

Ability to interpret written specifications and implement them on engineering drawings. Ability to read, understand and create a civil engineering drawing package associated with the physical layout of a substation, specific to the creation of foundation and structure designs. Create civil‑structural project scopes, estimates, budgets, and schedules for substation projects Perform calculations for various foundation types including drilled piers, spread footers, and transformer pads Design and procure transformer oil containment systems Analyze new and existing steel (or wood) structures using modeling software Oversee the work of junior staff and mentor designers/drafters Collaborate with senior civil engineers to create best practices, quality assurance, and processes and procedures. Collaborate, communicate, and liaise effectively with other design disciplines, colleagues, construction contractors, consultants, materials suppliers, and clients Visit sites, advise on civil and structural engineering issues, and modify design to solve issues during construction Provide general project management capabilities to coordinate staff, assign tasks, and accomplish projects in an efficient manner Assist the Project Manager in the preparation and review of proposals and contracts for the civil‑structural scope Support design needs for permitting activities Manage budgets and project schedules Think both creatively and logically to resolve design and construction issues Experience working in a field or construction environment implementing or verifying engineering drawings. Experience in the electric utility industry.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representatives of those that must be met by an employee in order to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Stand Up to 1/3 (Occasionally) Walk Up to 1/3 (Occasionally) Sit 2/3 and more (Regularly) Talk or Hear 2/3 and more (Regularly) Use Hands to Feel, Handle or finger tools or controls 1/3 to 2/3 (Frequently) Climb or balance None Stoop, Kneel, Crouch or crawl None Reach with Hands and Arms None Taste or Smell None Does this job require that weight be lifted or force to be exerted? If so, how much and how often? Up to 10 Pounds Up to 1/3 Up to 25 Pounds Up to 1/3 Up to 50 Pounds None Up to 100 Pounds None More than 100 Pounds None Does this job have any special vision requirements? Peripheral visions (ability to observe an area that can be seen up and down or to the left and right while eyes are fixed on a given point)

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representatives of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Wet, humid conditions (non‑weather) None Work near moving mechanical parts None Work in high, precarious places None Fumes or airborne particles None Toxic or caustic chemicals None Outdoor weather conditions Up to 1/3 (Occasionally) Extreme cold (non‑weather) Up to 1/3 (Occasionally) Extreme heat (non‑weather) Up to 1/3 (Occasionally) Risk of electrical shock Up to 1/3 (Occasionally) Work with explosives None Risk of radiation None Vibration None While performing this job, the noise level in the work environment is: Moderate Noise (Examples: business office with typewriters, and/or computer printer, light traffic) NOTE: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employee may perform other related duties as required to meet the ongoing needs of the organization. Pike Engineering is an equal opportunity employer EOE/Minorities/Females/Vet/Disabled Pike Engineering is a Non‑Union Company Seniority level Mid‑Senior level Employment type Full‑time Job function Services for Renewable Energy, Engineering Services, and Civil Engineering Benefits Medical insurance Vision insurance 401(k) Paid maternity leave Disability insurance #J-18808-Ljbffr Pike Corporation