Omaha Public Power District · 7 hours ago
Senior Electrical Engineer - Substation
Omaha, NE
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expOmaha Public Power District is the 12th-largest public power utility in the U.S., serving over 850,000 people across 5,000 square miles and 13 counties. They are seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to manage and oversee substation projects, ensuring compliance with safety and reliability standards.
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Responsibilities
Provides the requisite project management, 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
Provides Professional Engineering review and stamping where legally required
Provides technical direction and training to entry-level engineers and designers
Keep abreast of the latest technological advances
Qualification
Required
Four (4) year Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering degree
Professional Engineer (PE) license, certification or means for reciprocity within six months
Five (5) years of equivalent engineering work experience. Master's degree may be considered for up to two years of experience
Have the ability to perform complex engineering tasks and perform intricate studies
Demonstrated design capability of all aspects of installations within 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 experience
Understanding and application 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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