Electrical Engineering Associate I / Electrical Engineer I / Senior Electrical Engineer I

City-of-Lubbock,-T; Lubbock (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Lubbock is seeking a professional Electrical Engineer to lead design and project management for transmission, distribution, and substations. Responsibilities include customer contact, field investigations, analyses, and coordinating with construction and operations teams.

Requirements include a Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering, a Texas PE license, and four years of electric distribution experience. Proficiency with CAD, GIS/SCADA, and strong communication skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in electrical engineering or closely related field plus four years of electric distribution engineering experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Licensed Professional Engineer in the State of Texas.
• Valid current Driver's License; physical exam required.

Responsibilities

• Design, review, approve and manage projects for street lighting, overhead/underground distribution and transmission systems.
• Perform electrical analyses including NESC, short-circuit, load flow, voltage drop, transformer sizing and coordination.
• Prepare cost estimates, write specifications and promote LP&L in customer meetings and presentations.
• Supervise engineering staff as needed and coordinate with construction/operations teams.
• Research new materials and technologies to improve efficiency, reliability and safety of the distribution system.
• Provide support and training for GIS, SCADA, and related software; ensure regulatory compliance.

Skills

Supervise others

Effective communication

Record keeping

Customer service

Data interpretation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Professional Engineer license (Texas)

4 years of electric distribution engineering experience

Tools

CAD

Database

Spreadsheet

Word processing

Programming (simple)

Job description

Performs professional level design and project management of electrical transmission, susbstation, and distribution projects including customer contact, field investigation, analysis, design, preparation of plans and specifications, supervision of engineering staff, and coordination with construction and operations staff.

• Perform electrical engineering design, review, approval and project management of street lighting, overhead and underground electric distribution and transmission systems, and new and existing substations;
• Perform analysis of electrical systems including NESC calculations, short circuit calculations, load flow modeling calculations, (PSS/E) voltage drop calculations, transformer sizing, lighting calculations, capacitor application, overcurrent protection and coordination;
• Prepare cost estimates and written reports; develop specifications for materials and services; promote and represent LP&L in personal contacts and presentations to customers, architects, engineers, committees and boards;
• Supervise engineering staff as required to accomplish the tasks above;
• Research and apply new materials, methods, techniques, and technologies to expand and improve the efficiency, reliability, safety, and quality of the LP&L distribution system;
• Provide support, applications, and training for computer, software, GIS systems and SCADA systems (ACS);
• Monitor, document, and recommend policies for departmental environmental compliance;
• Monitor electric systems operations and respond to emergency call-out to assist in system restoration and customer contact;
• Develop, monitor, and administer contracts for materials and services;
• Perform related duties as required.

Completion of a bachelor degree in electrical engineering or a closely related field with an additional four years of experience in electric distribution engineering; or any combination of relevant education and experience which provides the following:

Valid current Driver's License

Physical exam required

Registered Professional Engineer

Additional Responsibilites

Design:

• Support Distribution buildout in OH and UG designs
• Help with project coordination for construction projects
• Meet with customers on new and existing requests
• Create projects for system reliability and capacity upgrades

Substation:

• Support in all substation efforts from Greenfield and Brownfield applications
• Settings for Protection and Apparatus in the field
• Responsible for creating and maintaining standards for Transformers, LTCs, Relays, Capacitors, PTs, DC systems
• Reading DGAs and implementing a plan to address issues

Planning:

• Create and maintain studies of the system on Distribution and Transmission levels, looking for contingencies and redundancies where needed to increase reliability on the system
• Study all new loads for Distribution and Transmission and the impacts of the system, create projects to address impacts
• Lead and inquire efforts with ERCOT for studies

Network/Communications:

• Responsible for installation and maintenance support of the OT network, SCADA, EMS, Substation Communications, Fiber infrastructure, microwave and radio communications, support for cybersecurity within LPL framework
• Support and maintain all compliance applicable for NERC and CIP regarding the network and communication

Knowledge of:

• The principles and practices of electrical engineering. Registration as a Professional Engineer in the State of Texas;
• The principles and practices of electric utility design, construction,and operation;
• Perform professional level electrical engineering duties.

Ability to:

• Supervise the work of others;
• Communicate effectively with others;
• Maintain records and prepare reports;
• Use a variety of computer software including word processing, spreadsheet, database, CAD, and simple programming;
• Use and interpret data from a variety of electrical and electronic instruments
  and devices;
• Provide excellent customer service.

Physical Requirements:

• Frequently stand and walk during the shift.
• Occasionally climb stairs, ladders, and inclined surfaces.
• Frequently bend during the shift.
• Frequently kneel during the shift.
• Frequently lift and carry up to 25 pounds.
• Occasionally lift and carry up to 50 pounds.
• Frequently push and pull objects.
• Frequently flex upper trunk forward at the waist and partially flex at the knees.
• Frequently rotate upper trunk to the left or right while sitting or standing.
• Place arms above, at, and below shoulder height.
• Coordinate eye, hand, and foot movement in order to operate a vehicle.