Associate Electrical Engineer; Wastewater

The Position

Advance your career as an Associate Electrical Engineer with an industry-leading water and wastewater utility. Reporting to the Senior Electrical Engineer, the Associate Electrical Engineer is the registered professional electrical engineer level on East Bay Municipal Utility District's (EBMUD's) career ladder.

As appropriate to assignments, the Associate Electrical Engineer would be prepared to demonstrate proficiency in the following areas with power system in design and/or operation experience is desirable:

Plan and develop project scope, schedule and budget for complex water and wastewater electrical engineering projects; prepare contract bid documents; coordinate the work of multi-disciplinary teams; direct, monitor, and control project activities and ensure compliance with scope, goals, schedules, and budgets.

Power System Engineering - Research and develop electrical design criteria, project scope and cost, prepare drawings, including site and floor plans, equipment elevation and layout diagrams, single line and three line detailed control diagrams, grounding systems, lighting, interconnection diagrams, typical detailed diagrams, conduit and panel board schedules, wire sizing, and specifications for systems and equipment including substations, power distribution systems, wastewater treatment plants, cogeneration plants, recycled water plants, pumping stations, and office facilities.

Prepare and review electrical power system analysis including load calculations, transient motor starting, harmonics, short circuit, coordination study, protective relays, and arc flash. Academically and strong design experience with NEC, classification (hazardous locations) and non-classification locations, including overhead and underground power systems, switchgears, MCCs, transformers, reclosers, VFDs, ATS, UPS, and standby generators is highly desirable.

Provide construction support, start‑up and commissioning for electrical substations, power distribution systems, motors, generators, various process control strategies with PLC and DCS‑based systems, wired and wireless telemetry systems. Hands on program/configure/setup/ testing of equipment including breakers, protection relays, power monitors, VFDs, etc. Review and approval of submittals and RFIs. Make corrections to drawings and as‑build drawings for final acceptance and record.

Working knowledge of the following power and control equipment including ABB, Allen Bradley, Basler, Cutler Hammer, Electro Industries, Emerson, GE, Rosemount, Schneider Electrical, SEL, Square, etc. is desirable.

Provide technical and project management assistance to facility maintenance on the preventative maintenance program. Field gathering arc flash study data, running arc flash study analysis, and preparing reports. Update/maintain SKM files to ensure the technical information is up‑to‑date and comply with the NFPA 70E requirements. Provide troubleshooting support to facility maintenance or leading the troubleshooting effort as issue arise related to grounding, general power system, power outage, power quality, control, and communications in the wastewater plants and pump stations.

Plan and perform preliminary design of wastewater‑related projects; conduct engineering analyses of electrical issues impacting proposed projects; prepare, review and evaluate technical reports, proposals and reports, consultant designs, and prepare regulatory permits and associated documentation.

Demonstrate excellent public relations and customer service skills in meeting with, and making technical presentations to, groups and individuals including EBMUD personnel and officials, representatives of government agencies, customers, contractors, and members of the general public.

Prepare concise and accurate engineering reports, correspondences and memos for a wide variety of audiences including EBMUD staff, government and regulatory agencies, contractors, and the general public.

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