Senior Engineer - Substation

Senior Engineer - Substation

Location: Pomona, CA

Onsite Flexibility: Hybrid Onsite Wednesdays and Thursdays

Contract Details

• Position Type: Contract
• Contract Duration: 18 months
• Pay Rate: $34.38 $37.71 / Hour (USD)
• Shift / Schedule: Days (First Shift)
• Work Authorization: Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

Job Summary

The Senior Engineer Substation will develop preliminary scope of work, schedule and conduct pre-engineering job walk meetings with stakeholders, and manage various in-house design projects by providing technical engineering and design support to the design team as well as providing training and directions. This role manages prime engineering contractors to ensure consistency and high quality of design, delivery milestone dates, and cost. The Senior Engineer will also provide engineering support for ongoing operational needs to support service reliability and meet compliance requirements, including North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) compliance and reporting.

Key Responsibilities

• Develops preliminary scope of work; schedules and conducts pre-engineering job walk meetings with stakeholders (Construction, Maintenance, Operations, IT, Telecomm, Field Engineering, Test, etc.)
• Creates, approves, and publishes pre-engineering job walk meeting minutes and design specification documents
• Orders major equipment promptly to meet material want dates
• Manages various in-house design projects by providing technical engineering and design support to the design team as well as providing training and directions
• Manages prime engineering contractor and works with the contractor to ensure consistency and high quality of design, delivery milestone dates, and cost
• Reviews, evaluates, and approves engineering contractor design cost proposals on direct award and/or competitive bidding projects
• Participates in the mentoring and training of new engineers as required to help develop the technical expertise of the Substation Projects group
• Reviews and approves Purchase Order Requests, change orders, and service sheets through the Ariba system
• Provides technical support to field personnel and other internal/external stakeholders and project-related team members as required
• Provides engineering support for ongoing operational needs to support service reliability and meet other related compliance requirements, such as emergent projects and/or stakeholders' requests and emergencies, as well as North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) compliance and reporting
• Creates and maintains a safety-conscious work environment by leading and influencing others to follow Edison safety protocols and safe work practices
• Applies working knowledge of AutoCAD, Bluebeam, Design Manager, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Required Skills

• Bachelor's Degree or higher in Electrical Engineering or Bachelor's Degree in a Scientific/Technical/Math field
• Two (2) or more years of experience in substation engineering and design
• General knowledge and experience with guides, standards, codes, and methods to perform complex assignments
• Highly organized, with experience conducting field meetings discussing scope of work, and excellent note-taking skills
• AutoCAD design experience in developing and updating AutoCAD drawings
• Highly organized, excellent communication skills verbal/written, experience conducting field meetings discussing scope of work, and excellent note-taking skills

Preferred Skills

• Five (5) or more years of engineering experience
• General knowledge and experience with regulations, guides, standards, codes, methods, and practices necessary to perform complex assignments for a specific discipline, various installations, or services
• Professional Engineer License (P.E.) in the State of California
• Power Utility Substation 4KV through 500KV

Education Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, or Bachelor's Degree in a Scientific/Technical/Math field (required)

Benefits

• Medical, Vision, and Dental Insurance Plans
• 401k Retirement Fund

About the Client

This client is a major investor-owned electric utility serving approximately 15 million people across a 50,000 square-mile service territory in Central, Coastal, and Southern California making it one of the largest electric utilities in the United States. With nearly 140 years of operational history, the organization is actively leading California's transformation to a net-zero economy, investing in grid modernization, energy storage, transportation electrification, and distributed energy resources. Professionals here including engineers, project managers, data scientists, and operations specialists are building the infrastructure that will define how energy is generated, distributed, and consumed for the next half-century, supported by a culture of safety, mentorship, and professional development where the average employee tenure is approximately 20 years.

About GTT

GTT is a minority-owned staffing firm and a subsidiary of Chenega Corporation, a Native American-owned company in Alaska. We highly value diverse and inclusive workplaces and support Fortune 500 organizations across banking, financial services, technology, life sciences, biotech, utilities, and retail sectors throughout the U.S. and Canada.

Job Number: 26-12257 Industry: Engineering

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