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BHE Compression Services · 6 months ago

Principal Engineer - Delivery

6100 Neil Rd, Reno, NV, 89511, US

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$119K/yr - $140K/yr

15+ years exp

NV Energy is one of the premier energy companies in the West, providing electricity to 1.3 million customers throughout Nevada. The Principal Engineer - Delivery role involves providing comprehensive civil/structural engineering design services for substation and transmission facilities, ensuring projects are constructed on schedule and within resource allocations.

Oil & Energy

Responsibilities

Provides civil engineering to develop substation/civil plans for sitework including grading, off- site improvements, drainage facilities, fencing and block walls, and landscaping. In addition, completes calculations and prepares designs for substation steel structures, foundations, and control enclosures

Provides civil engineering to transmission line engineering analysis, route analysis and selection, calculations for line design (includes structure loading, foundation design and conductor sag), specifies materials and evaluates bid documents and technical submittals, and completes the construction package

Acquires all necessary construction approvals and permits from the authority having jurisdiction

Develops economical, technically feasible, reliable transmission and substation civil/structural designs with minimal supervision and guidance. Selects and widely applies engineering principles, theories and concepts in the design of transmission, and substation civil projects

Provides, mentoring, leadership, training and direction to fellow staff members, and provides technical design and project peer review

Independently scopes, routes, and sites substation and transmission line projects and evaluates alternatives in order to find best value

Coordinates and interacts professionally with internal and external customers and stakeholders to ensure a successful project

Performs studies, prepares and provides written and oral reports to executive management, internal and external customers, provides input as the subject matter expert for the department, and acts as an expert witness in legal proceedings, if required

Provides accurate cost estimates and schedule input for use in company budgeting procedures such that cash flow requirements are identified

Evaluates, benchmarks, and makes recommendations for the creation and improvements of substation and transmission standards and specifications

Ensures all compliance aspects of position are known and followed; understands and complies with all policies, codes and regulations applicable to position and company

Performs related duties as assigned

Qualification

Civil EngineeringStructural EngineeringTransmission Line DesignPE LicenseProject ManagementAnalytical SkillsSoftware ProficiencyInterpersonal SkillsCommunication Skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in Engineering from accredited school

15 years industry experience, including experience performing highly technical work of specialized nature

Must be a licensed PE

Demonstrated knowledge of Utility setting with specific experience in the areas of civil, structural and/or transmission engineering design

Civil experience with large 345kV or 500kV substation/switchyard site development or related design

Structural experience involving substation steel design or transmission pole design for projects up to 345kV or 500kV

Transmission line design experience including overhead line design up to 345kV or 500kV and/or underground line design up to 230kV

Topics including, but not limited to, 345kV and 500kV extra high voltage design and construction, underground transmission design and construction, 345kV and 500kV substation standard structural shape and tapered tubular design and construction

Skills such as Analytical, interpersonal and communication

PCs, word processing, spreadsheet, database, and software for structural steel design, foundation design, transmission line design, hydrology and hydraulics

General office environment

Travel may be required up to 25% of work hours and may consist of travel to remote parts of Nevada in order to scope substation sites or transmission alignments and support design and construction

Walking over rugged terrain at high elevation may be required