Engineer II - Civil/Structural

United Grid Solutions; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Pike Engineering seeks a civil-structural engineer to support Transmission Substation teams with design and direction on complex civil-structural challenges. The role involves billable project work, project management support, and collaboration with clients and engineers.

Applicants should have 2–4 years of electrical-substation experience, a Civil Engineering degree, and EIT; PE within two years is preferred. Strong communication and leadership are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from an ABET-accredited program.
• 2–4 years of Civil/Structural Engineer experience in power delivery.
• Engineer in Training (EIT) preferred; PE license within 2 years desired.
• Strong communication, reporting, and project coordination skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide civil-structural design and direction for substation projects.
• Support project management, cost estimating, and scheduling.
• Prepare technical reports, calculations, and sketches.
• Collaborate with engineers, designers, and clients on complex issues.
• Mentor junior staff and coordinate with multiple disciplines.

Skills

Civil-structural design

Project management

Client interaction

Team leadership

Documentation & reporting

Education

Bachelor's in Civil Engineering

ABET-accredited program

Tools

Modeling software

Engineering drawing packages

Job description

Provide civil-structural engineering and technical expertise and support to Transmission Substation engineering and design teams for the purpose of delivering safe, cost-effective, and quality engineering and design services. Provide civil-structural specific design and direction on complex engineering and technical challenges for the projects. This role includes both direct billable client work (project work) and project management support for projects. The incumbent is expected to support discipline specific work for projects, perform responsible charge engineering duties, and manage project schedules and budgets. The incumbent will also support proposal development, project cost estimating as well as supporting business development efforts.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Under minimum supervision in the area of power delivery and structural engineering, the incumbent will provide:

• Experience and expertise in the identification, analysis, and resolution of engineering, technical and design problems.
• Effective planning, organizing, estimating, scheduling, and monitoring of work activities.
• Thorough, timely, and accurate technical reports, correspondence, documentation, calculations, and sketches.
• Continuous improvement of job-related engineering, technical and professional knowledge, skills, process development, and performance.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Should be able to understand and create substation civil-structural drawing packages (foundations, structural steel, bus and cable) utilizing national code, industry standards and best practices.
• Champion the company's goals and represent the company positively and professionally.
• Interact with customer’s internal engineers and technical personnel on a day-to-day basis.
• Develop and maintain professional relationships with customers.
• Monitor deliverables, schedules, and present solutions to the client.
• Perform other duties as assigned by management.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

REGULAR ATTENDANCE is required.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

Required A Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or University in Civil Engineering .

Required Engineering Degree awarded from a College of University that is accredited by ABET.

Experience

2-4 years experience as a Civil/Structural Engineer within the electrical industry in the field of power delivery.

CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

Engineer in Training (EIT) certification strongly preferred. Actively working towards obtaining Professional Engineering (PE) license with the ability to be licensed within two years.

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Understanding of practical research for engineering and design issues, evaluating alternatives, making sound recommendations, and preparing and presenting recommendations.
• Self-motivated with the ability to work alone or with limited supervision as well as be a productive member of a team.
• Ability to deal with a variety of individuals from various socio-economic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds.
• Good written and oral communication skills.
• Understanding of advanced electrical engineering concepts as they impact civil-structural designs.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.

DESIRED SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Ability to interpret written specifications and implement them on engineering drawings.
• Ability to read, understand and create a civil engineering drawing package associated with the physical layout of a substation, specific to the creation of foundation and structure designs.
• Create civil-structural project scopes, estimates, budgets, and schedules for substation projects
• Perform calculations for various foundation types including drilled piers, spread footers, and transformer pads
• Design and procure transformer oil containment systems
• Analyze new and existing steel (or wood) structures using modeling software
• Oversee the work of junior staff and mentor designers/drafters
• Collaborate with senior civil engineers to create best practices, quality assurance, and processes and procedures.
• Collaborate, communicate, and liaise effectively with other design disciplines, colleagues, construction contractors, consultants, materials suppliers, and clients
• Visit sites, advise on civil and structural engineering issues, and modify design to solve issues during construction
• Provide general project management capabilities to coordinate staff, assign tasks, and accomplish projects in an efficient manner
• Assist the Project Manager in the preparation and review of proposals and contracts for the civil-structural scope
• Support design needs for permitting activities
• Manage budgets and project schedules
• Think both creatively and logically to resolve design and construction issues
• Experience working in a field or construction environment implementing or verifying engineering drawings.
• Experience in the electric utility industry.

NOTE: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employee may perform other related duties as required to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.

Pike Engineering is an equal opportunity employer