Senior Transmission Maintenance Engineer

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Job Summary

This position will report to the Transmission Maintenance Engineering team under the Standards, System Health & Maintenance organization and is based in Oregon City, Oregon. This position supports the transmission maintenance program both when it comes to reviewing results from routine patrols and inspection (FITNES, Ignition Prevention, etc.) to determine criticality and timing of scope of repairs, urgent transmission line maintenance needs day-to-day, supporting public utility commission data requests, FERC compliance, Oregon Department of Energy compliance and scoping/designing/leading yearly planned transmission maintenance jobs on our 230 & 500kV system. The work this role performs is critical to managing system risk, preventing transmission line outages, supporting field crews with urgent needs (storms and unplanned work), and planned maintenance jobs on critical 230 and 500kV lines.

Career Level Summary:

Grade: 6 or 7
Career Level: P2 or P3 Career

• Requires in-depth knowledge and experience
• Uses best practices and knowledge of internal or external business issues to improve products or services
• Solves complex problems; takes a new perspective using existing solutions
• Works independently, receives minimal guidance
• Acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience

Key Responsibilities

Engineering Standards:

• Maintains currency in state-of-the-art engineering practices and provides guidance and direction on engineering processes and standards to colleagues when requested.

• Supports transmission improvements with extended knowledge of maintenance engineering principles and local codes and standards. Applies knowledge to investigate, identify and clearly define substation problems and deliver engineering improvements on proposed equipment and systems. Provides technical guidance and support to other engineers and contractors.

Engineering Production:

• Prepares a variety of complex engineering deliverables for larger or multiple projects; coordinates multiple discipline activity.
• Develops and provides quality assurance reviews of maintenance engineering solutions that meet technical requirements, all applicable codes, regulatory requirements and follow sound engineering practice.
• Leads companywide high-profile and/or high-impact development and review of electrical engineering designs and studies (e.g., electrical physical designs, electrical control designs, substation automation and SCADA designs, equipment specifications); provides technical support and guidance to colleagues, department, organization and companywide

Project Coordination:

• Actively coordinates with other internal/external team members on moderately complex projects, including representing the team to interdepartmental and external (regulatory) stakeholders.
• Plans, develops and coordinates projects with complex design, construction, operation, maintenance or testing elements in support of substation maintenance engineering projects; provides accurate capital budget and job estimates.

Knowledge Sharing:

• Serves as a technical specialist and provides consultation/guidance to project teams in a particular practice area; actively fosters knowledge management and provides mentoring; implements resource management strategy.
• Develops and delivers training of other engineers and crews on operations and maintenance practices and requirements. Provides and coordinates updates on critical safety and reliability topics to operations personnel. Participates in industry-related events for the purposes of benchmarking and learning about best practices.

Qualifications

Education Requires a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering. ABET accredited engineering program or program accredited by an equivalent agency preferred.

Experience Typically five or more years in engineering, or four years in engineering with a Professional Engineering (PE) license.

Certifications, Licenses and Training Professional Engineering (PE) license strongly preferred; may be required based upon role.

Competencies

Functional Competencies

• Advanced knowledge of engineering and economic principles and concepts.
• Advanced knowledge of other engineering disciplines and advanced ability to interpret engineering deliverable content as assigned.
• Advanced understanding and application of engineering processes and procedures; working knowledge of other related departments and functions.
• Advanced industry knowledge and technology trends.
• Advanced knowledge of company QA/QC process and procedures.
• Advanced knowledge of construction feasibility.
• Intermediate knowledge of procurement and contract administration.
• Advanced knowledge of process, procedures for project controls and estimates.
• Intermediate knowledge of plant mechanical, electrical and control systems.
• Advanced ability to review, evaluate and analyze technical information, policies and reports.
• Intermediate knowledge of physical electrical and control & protection substation design.
• Advanced ability to review, evaluate and analyze technical information, policies and reports.

Transmission Maintenance Subfunction

• Advanced skill designing overhead transmission lines and overhead/underground distribution lines, including relevant civil, structural, environmental and electrical subsystems.
• Advanced knowledge of applicable policies, rules, regulations and codes relating to the design and operation of transmission lines.

General Competencies

• Advanced accuracy skills.
• Intermediate knowledge of the utility industry.
• Advanced organization and prioritization skills.
• Advanced decision-making skills.
• Intermediate written and oral communication skills.
• Advanced individual and group presentation skills.

Physical and Cognitive Demands

Cognitive Level

Substantial: Consistent use of logic or scientific thinking to define problems, collect information, establish facts and draw valid conclusions (for example, engineer, HR director, plant manager, etc.).

• Ability to adhere to set response times, deadlines and time-sensitive tasks
• Ability to follow accuracy standards
• Ability to follow through on decision-making tasks
• Ability to interact effectively and collaboratively within a team environment
• Ability to communicate and problem solve when under stress
• Ability to respond and adapt to frequent change
• Ability to accept and demonstrate self-awareness when provided constructive feedback
• Ability to discern feedback and acknowledge ownership of areas of improvement
• Ability to avoid future mistakes by applying reasonable skills to new but similar work situations or tasks
• Ability to successfully collaborate with peers, managers and others within the organization
• Demonstrates sound memory
• Ability to process new information to be applied consistently to work tasks

Schedule/Attendance

• Ability to work long hours
• Ability to work a variable schedule
• Ability to report to work and perform work during periods of severe inclement weather
• Ability to consistently meet attendance standards for regular, reliable, predictable, full-time attendance
• Ability to work shift schedule
• Ability to work on-call schedule

Physical Capabilities

• Requires a valid driver's license
• Driving/travel/commute: Daily within service territory - Occasionally (one or two times a month or less)
• Driving/travel/commute: Overnight inside/outside the service territory - Occasionally (one to two times a month or less)
• Computer use (use computer regularly for entire work shift)
• Lifting/pushing/pulling: Up to 10lbs.
• Carrying: Up to 10lbs.
• Unstable surfaces requiring balance (i.e., moving equipment, boats) (check all that apply):
  • Walking distances and surfaces (long distances and over rough, uneven or rocky surfaces)

Environment- Indoor/Outdoor (check all that apply):

• Office
• Plant
• Field

Actual total compensation, including a performance based incentive bonus, is commensurate with experience, skills, qualifications, education, training, and internal equity.

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