Pantex Plant · 15 hours ago
Electrical Distribution System Specialist
Amarillo, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
7+ years expPantex Plant is dedicated to safeguarding national security through unique work opportunities. They are seeking an Electrical Distribution System Specialist responsible for ensuring the safety and reliability of high-voltage electrical distribution systems and overseeing operational compliance.
IndustrialManufacturingMachinery Manufacturing
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Authorize and direct work during High Voltage Switching Operations
Responsible for the Safety of High Voltage Craft workers
Responsible for the Safety of the Electrical Distribution of the Plant, Wind Farm,and the John C. Drummond Center (JCDC)
Responsible for meeting the safety, environmental, and reliability requirementsfor high-voltage or electrical distribution systems
Responsible for requesting corrective actions via request for corrective,preventive, operational, and modification/betterment work/maintenance workrequests
Submits requests for engineering services in support of system/facilitycompliance, operability, and reliability of high-voltage or electrical distributionsystems. Coordinates functional resources as necessary to ensure the timely andeffective completion of request work
Provides support for facility issues related to utility services
Develops and maintains control over operational diagrams, and data sheets orhigh-voltage or electrical distribution systems
Authorize all work/maintenance/operations package affecting high-voltage orelectrical distribution systems
Develops and/or validates system/facility alignment procedures and shutdownrequest in support of high-voltage or electrical distribution systems/facilitycompliance, operability, and reliability
Responsible for the National Electric Code (NEC), National Fire ProtectionAssociation (NFPA70 E), and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)requirements are met for utility operations
Responsible for developing and maintaining both long- and short-range plans forhigh-voltage or electrical distribution systems utility systems. Perform specialassignments and activities as directed by the Department/Section Manager
Responsible for obtaining and maintaining Subcontract Technical Representative (STR) qualifications for contracts for Utilities of the Electrical Distribution System
The employee's primary duty is the performance of office or non-manual work directly related to the management or general business operations of the Company, and such primary duty includes the exercise of discretion and independent judgment denoted as follows: examples include:
Having the authority to formulate, affect, interpret, or implement management policies or operating practices
Carrying out major assignments related to the operation to the Company's business
Work that affects business operations of the Company to a major degree, and having the authority to commit the Company in matters having significant financial impact
Independent judgement and discretion involves the comparison and evaluation of possible courses of conduct and having the authority to make an independent choice, free from immediate direction with respect to matters of significance
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree: Minimum 4 years of relevant experience. Typical experience ranging from 7-10 years
OR Master's degree: Minimum 3 years of relevant experience
OR PhD
Applicants without a bachelor's degree may be considered based on a combination of 12 or more years of completed education and/or relevant experience
Requires a Q clearance; however all qualified candidates will be considered regardless of their current clearance status
The ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Energy Q clearance is required
Position may require entry into Materials Access Areas (MAA) and participation in the Human Reliability Program (HRP)
If HRP is required, candidate must complete a counterintelligence-scope polygraph, pursuant to 10 CFR 709
Medical requirements may apply
Pantex is a drug-free workplace. Candidates accepting a job offer will be required to pass a pre-placement physical, drug screening and background investigation
As an employee, you may be required to receive and maintain a security clearance from the United States Department of Energy in order to meet eligibility requirements for access to sensitive information or matter
U.S. citizenship is a requirement for security clearance applicants
Preferred
Bachelor's degree in the Electrical Field
10-15 years relevant experience preferred
OR Journeyman Electrician License with 12 years' experience
Knowledge of High Voltage Electrical Distribution System
Specific knowledge of the safe and effective operations of Electrical Distribution Systems, medium voltage; knowledge of safety, environmental, and reliability requirements for the assigned system(s) or activities; knowledge of NEC, NFPA70 E, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)
Ability to request corrective actions for corrective, preventive, operational, and modification/betterment work/maintenance work requests; ability to coordinate functional resources as necessary to ensure the timely and effective completion of requested work; ability to develop and maintain control over operational diagrams, and data sheets ability to develop and/or validate system/facility alignment procedures and shutdown requests in support of system/facility compliance, operability, and reliability; ability to plan, maintain, verify, and change system/equipment alignments; ability develop and maintain both long and short range plans for utility systems; and ability to prepare and execute complex lockout/tag-out plans
Benefits
Comprehensive health coverage
Robust retirement planning
Opportunities for continuous learning through education reimbursement
Company
Pantex Plant
Pantex Plant is the nation's primary facility for the final assembly, dismantlement, & maintenance of nuclear weapons.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Caleb Heltenberg
Program Manager, Technology Transfer | University and Industrial Partnerships
William Lindley, SHRM-SCP
Human Resources Business Partner
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