Supervising Substation Engineer

Dashiell is a leading national provider of technical services to the electric utility, power generation, industrial, renewable and energy industries. These services include planning and systems studies, design and engineering, maintenance and testing, program management, construction, and turnkey EPC projects. Built on 50 years of experience handling large scale complex projects; Dashiell is unique in that we are a turnkey Engineering, Construction, and Testing company that specializes in medium and high voltage electrical infrastructure. More information about Dashiell can be found at www.dashiell.com.

Job Title: Supervising Substation Engineer

Job Location: Covington, LA

Primary Function:

The Supervising Engineer has complete responsibility for profitability, quality and schedule performance for their engineering team(s). The Supervising Engineer is also responsible for resource assignment and management within the design teams they oversee. Perform engineering duties as necessary to ensure completion of projects goals. Must possess extensive knowledge of both substation design and engineering. The ability to coordinate the efforts of project teams towards the completion of several simultaneous projects is required.

Duties & Responsibilities

Employee may be called upon to perform any or all of the following functions:

• Ensure that projects are managed to meet project quality, schedule and profitability objectives
• Supervise the efforts of several project teams to ensure on time completion of multiple projects
• Assign projects to engineering teams based on project requirements, schedule, and availability of personnel
• Work with project engineers to coordinate engineering team efforts with construction and purchasing departments to ensure construction efforts are met
• Ensure project teams are using project specific standards and that design efforts are progressing efficiently
• Communicate and coordinate project activities with customer representatives, project teams, and management, and others as needed
• Prepare and track project schedules and budgets and work with project team leaders to ensure projects remain on schedule and within budget.
• Apply engineering application software to complete tasks such as ground grid design, relay coordination, transformer sizing, and short circuit and load flow studies
• Perform project engineering and design functions when necessary to meet project schedules
• Work with project engineers to ensure project teams apply engineering standards including the NEC, NESC, NEMA, IEEE and ANSI
• Properly use the document management system
• Ensure project team members are working in a responsible manner and taking “ownership” for their work
• Travel out of town for short periods of time as required by projects and assignments
• Other duties as required
• Maintain jobs safety analysis sheets.
• Other duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications / Experience

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited university. Must be a licensed professional engineer with over 15 years experience in the industry. If registered in a state other than where the engineer will practice, the employee must be able to obtain a license within one year of date of hire. Extensive knowledge and demonstrated experience in both substation engineering and design, along with the ability to oversee multiple projects, are required.

Skills:

• Experience in managing the efforts of a design team that includes multiple discipline engineers, designers and drafters
• Extensive knowledge and understanding of high voltage electrical substation components and their functions, 138kV and above
• Extensive knowledge and understanding of AC/DC fundamentals and three phase power systems
• Strong knowledge of common engineering application software
• Extensive knowledge and understanding of engineering standards including NEC, NESC, NEMA, IEEE and ANSI
• Extensive knowledge of design documents and drawings necessary to complete a project
• Supervising multiple project teams
• Working with other departments and management to set project team goals
• Knowledge of common word processing, spreadsheet, and e-mail software
• Leading in a team environment
• Communicating team goals effectively with co-workers
• Effective oral and written communication skills

Physical Requirements:

• This position requires minimal physical effort.
• Must be able to endure prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer for a minimum of 8 hours a day
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee will primarily work indoors, with occasional outdoor exposure to year around weather conditions and noise.
• Must be able and willing to travel overnight for trainings and/or meetings as required (10%)
• Working extended hours, including weekends, may be required periodically.
• May occasionally lift up to 25 pounds at a time.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions as defined per Company policy.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Dashiell is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law.

Dashiell Corporation provides a competitive compensation and benefits package. The Company provides life insurance, accidental death & dismemberment insurance, long term disability insurance, and an employee assistance plan at no cost to the employee. Benefit offerings also include a choice of traditional PPO or one of two HDHPs, with corresponding FSA or HSA, dental, vision, supplemental life insurance, short-term disability insurance, critical illness insurance, group accident insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, a 401(k) with immediate vesting, and more!

Must be at least 18 years of age and legally authorized to work in the United States on a permanent basis without visa sponsorship. No third-party recruiters, please.