Omaha Public Power District · 23 hours ago
Electrical Substation Engineer III
Omaha, NE
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
4+ years expOmaha Public Power District is the 12th-largest public power utility in the U.S., serving over 850,000 people. They are seeking an Electrical Substation Engineer III to provide project management, design engineering, and procurement management for substation projects, ensuring safety and reliability in electric power delivery.
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Responsibilities
Provides the requisite project management, project estimating, design engineering, permitting, procurement management, and closeout for the construction of additions and modifications to the District¿s substations to ensure the safe, reliable and economic transformation and delivery of electric power to meet system and customer load requirements
Provides project management services on small and medium size substation projects and participates on larger project teams as required and/or technically complex District projects
Accountable for design compliance with all applicable governmental, Code, industry standards, internal procedures, reliability (NERC/MRO/SPP) standards, and internal policies
Accountable for safety, reliability, operability, and economy of assigned projects
Keep abreast of the latest technological advances
Qualification
Required
Four (4) year Bachelor of Science Engineering degree
Four (4) years of equivalent engineering work experience. Special projects and committees including technical skills may be considered for experience durations. Master's degree may be considered for up to two years of experience
Knowledgeable in the various regulations and codes, which apply to their specific discipline
A valid driver¿s license
Preferred
Familiarity and experience with Ventyx (Asset Suite), Cognos, AutoDesk (CAD, Inventor, Vault), Bentley MicroStation, PeopleSoft, SharePoint
Master¿s degree in Engineering or Business
Demonstrated capabilities of researching engineering and design issues, evaluating alternatives, making sound recommendations, and presenting recommendations
Advanced MS Office Professional Skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook)
Electric utility substation design and construction exposure
Understanding of NESC, OSHA, ASCE, etc. as it applies to Substation design and construction methods
Thorough knowledge of OPPD¿s T&D, Substation and Generation system
Company
Omaha Public Power District
Omaha Public Power District is a public electric utility in the state of Nebraska.
1001-5000 employees
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