City of Gainesville · 4 months ago
Principal Engineer and Utility Designer
Gainesville, Fl
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$104K/yr - $159K/yr
8+ years expThe City of Gainesville is seeking a highly skilled Principal Engineer with expertise in power distribution systems to contribute to community success. This role involves leading technical projects, mentoring junior engineers, and ensuring compliance with industry standards while planning and designing distribution system projects.
Government Administration
Responsibilities
Plan and design distribution system projects of varying scope and complexity
Conduct distribution system studies, including power flow, reliability, protection, and coordination analyses
Investigate outages, Distribution Automation device operations, and system events to improve overall reliability
Track and report system performance metrics (SAIDI, SAIFI, etc.) and recommend improvements
Investigate customer power quality issues and implement effective solutions
Perform load calculations and system planning for new residential and commercial developments
Train and mentor distribution engineering technicians and entry-level engineers
Coordinate with contractors, developers, and external stakeholders during project execution
Ensure compliance with NEC, NESC, GRU, City of Gainesville, and other applicable regulations
Perform additional duties as required
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field (Master's preferred)
Extensive experience in power distribution engineering
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Excellent communication and leadership abilities
Valid State of Florida Professional Engineer license may be required
Valid Florida Driver License required
Demonstrated proficiency with MS Office Suite and a proficient knowledge of specialized software utilized in the engineering discipline as required by the individual department
Ability to make decisions and recommendations that are recognized as authoritative and have an important impact on engineering and other activities
Ability to receive supervision and guidance that relate largely to overall objectives, critical issues, new concepts, and policy matters
Ability to devise new approaches to problems as encountered
Ability to exercise sufficient professional experience and subject matter expertise to assure competence in the specific engineering discipline
Ability to assume full technical responsibility for interpreting, organizing, executing, and coordinating assignments
Ability to plan and develop engineering projects concerned with unique or controversial problems which have an important effect on major programs
Ability to apply complex and most current industry engineering theories, practices, and techniques to atypical challenges encountered in the organization
Ability to exercise judgment, sensitivity, decisiveness and creativity required in situations involving the evaluation of information against sensory, judgmental and/or subjective criteria, as opposed to criteria that are clearly measurable or verifiable
Ability to resolve a variety of complex problems such as conflicting design requirements, unsuitability of standard materials, and coordination of personnel
Ability to perform in a high-level individual-contributor position that may provide limited supervision or coordination of work among one or more engineer/designer I, II, III or IVs, engineering technicians, consultants and other support personnel who assist in specific assignments
Ability to work effectively with elected officials, charter officers, department heads, and representatives of other agencies, other city employees, and the general public
Demonstrated effective written and oral communication skills including persuasion, consensus building and negotiation of critical issues
Ability to perform involved mathematical and engineering computations
Preferred
Power Distribution System Planning
Power Distribution System Design
Power Distribution System Reliability
Power Distribution System Protection
Power Distribution System Power Quality
Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, OneDrive)
Synergi Electric or equivalent distribution simulation software
Power quality data analysis tools (e.g., ProVision)
SEL relays (651R, 751, 351) and S&C TripSaver devices
SEL AcSELerator and SynchroWave software
GIS systems and distribution design tools
SQL and Python programming
Benefits
Health insurance
Life insurance
Paid leave
11 paid a holidays a year
A pension plan
A deferred compensation plan
On-site fitness centers
Tuition reimbursement
On-site medical staff
A wellness program to keep you healthy and happy
Company
City of Gainesville
Gainesville is defining a new kind of city - a new American city - that aspires to become a model for other communities
1001-5000 employees
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