Electrical Engineer

One of the above locations will be the Engineer's home base. There may be day travel to other locations. Travel expenses will be reimbursed, most of the travel for this role will be day travel.

Hybrid - Minimum 3 days onsite per week and expectation is to meet project support needs. Flexibility on days visiting Stations is required but typically onsite days will fall between Monday-Thursday.

• Provide technical support for Project Implementation teams.
• Participate in field inspections and testing activities at appropriate frequencies to enhance construction, commissioning, and operational support of Station projects.
• Establish technical requirements for conducting reviews and gaining acceptance of design modifications of electrical systems and equipment.
• Offer ideas and suggestions to reduce costs while maintaining overall quality of the engineered solutions, including constructability and ease of operability and maintenance.
• Serve as technical liaison between power generating fleet and Subject Matter Experts for highly complex issues.
• Maintain relationships with plants, outside consulting engineering firms, maintenance shops, and equipment manufacturers.
• Develops positive working relationships to effectively coordinate work activities.
• Demonstrates effective oral and written communication skills. Maintains accurate records and files.
• Engineer will be expected to solve problems in their engineering areas of specialization with support from other Regional Engineering Teammates.

• Increase knowledge and apply the fundamental concepts, practices and procedures to work activities.
• Function as a technical resource for Carolinas Dispatchable Generation Stations.
• Serve as Engineer of Record for Electrical Systems and Equipment.
• Provide technical support for Equipment Inspection, Testing, and Troubleshooting.
• Drive consistency and share best practices across the operating fleet by utilizing Technical Standards (i.e. procedures, design criteria, specifications, equipment standards, vendor lists, technical lessons learned, etc.). Provide input to these documents to reflect lessons learned, standardization, and changes to industry practice.
• Drive the equipment reliability process by assessing equipment condition, health and developing long‑term equipment strategies to optimize generating unit reliability.
• Provide secondary technical support for generating station staff for equipment failures, malfunctions, and abnormal conditions.
• Perform engineering activities including preparation of thorough and accurate technical reports, correspondence, documentation, calculations and sketches related to defined problems and analysis for assigned responsibilities with oversight from experienced engineers.

• Engineer I - Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering, 0 Years of Experience
• Engineer II - Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering, 2 Years of Experience
• Engineer III - Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering, 4 Years of Experience

• Experience supporting generating facilities (coal, combined cycle, natural gas, and simple cycle)
• Experience with Generation Electrical Distribution Systems - Transformers, Switchgear, MCC, IPB, GCBs, etc.
• Skilled in reviewing electrical one-line diagrams, three-line diagrams, schematic diagrams, wiring diagrams, and elementary.
• Experience with Equipment Reliability Programs
• Experience with Lighting
• Experience with Grounding and Lightning Protection
• Familiar with Load Flow, Short Circuit, Motor Starting, and Arc Flash Studies
• Experience with Relay Protection

• Understanding of basic engineering theories and principles
• Understanding of basic practices of researching engineering and design issues, evaluating alternatives, making sound recommendations, and preparing and presenting recommendations.
• Good written and oral communication skills
• Understanding of basic principles of project management
• Passing grade on Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Exam
• Experience in the utility industry
• Ability to work in a power plant/industrial environment that includes exposure to heat, cold, dust and humidity
• Ability to climb ladders, enter vessels and work in hard to reach, tight and high places when necessary
• Willingness to travel by both air and automobile whenever necessary
• Willingness to work extended hours with changes in work schedule whenever necessary which at times could include call outs to support stations in an emergent condition