Senior Engineer I

SPECTRAFORCE; Pomona (CA); On-site; USD 47,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

SPECTRAFORCE in California is seeking a Substation Project Engineer to develop project scope, schedule pre-engineering walks with stakeholders, and coordinate with construction, IT, operations, and field teams.

You will manage engineering contractors, review cost proposals, support field personnel, and ensure NERC compliance and safety through Edison protocols. Proficiency in AutoCAD, Bluebeam, Design Manager, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related technical field.
• 2+ years of experience in substation engineering and design.
• Professional Engineer license (PE) in California preferred.
• Strong organizational and note-taking skills for field meetings.

Responsibilities

• Develops preliminary scope of work and schedules pre-engineering job walks with stakeholders.
• Manages engineering contractors to ensure design quality, milestones, and cost control.
• Reviews and approves design cost proposals and change orders.
• Provides technical support to field personnel and ensures NERC compliance and safety standards.

Skills

Substation engineering

Project coordination

Field meetings

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering

Professional Engineer (PE) license, CA

Tools

AutoCAD

Bluebeam

Design Manager

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Shift/hours: 40 hours/week (8.00AM – 5.00PM) (Onsite Wed & Thu)

• Description:
• Develops preliminary scope of work, Schedules/Conducts pre-engineering job walk meetings with stakeholders (Construction, Maintenance, Operations, IT, Telecomm, Field Engineering, Test, etc.)
• Orders major equipment in a timely manner to meet material want dates
• Manage various in-house design projects by providing technical engineering and design support to the design team as well as providing training and directions
• Manages Prime engineering contractor and working with contractor to ensure consistency and high quality of design, delivery milestone dates, and cost
• Reviews/Evaluates/Approves engineering contractor design cost proposals on direct award and/or competitive bidding projects
• Participate in the mentoring and training of new engineers as required to help develop the technical expertise of the Substation Projects group
• Reviews/Approve Purchase Order Requests, change orders and service sheets through the Ariba system
• Provides technical support to field personnel and other internal/external stakeholders and project related team members as required
• Provides engineering support for on-ongoing operational needs to support service reliability and meet other related compliance requirements, such as emergent projects and/or stakeholders‘ request and emergencies as well as North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) compliance and reporting
• Create and maintain a safety conscious work environment by leading and influencing others to follow Edison safety protocols and safe work practices
• Working knowledge of AutoCAD, Bluebeam, Design Manager, Word, Excel, PowerPoint.

Required Skills/Attributes:

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Electrical Engineering or Bachelor Degree in a Scientific/Technical/Math field
• Two (2) or more years of experience in substation engineering and design
• General knowledge and experience with guides, standards, codes, and methods to perform complex assignments.
• Highly organized, experience conducting field meeting discussing scope of work and excellent note taking.
• AutoCAD design experience in developing and updating AutoCAD drawings.
• Highly organized, excellent communication skills verbal/written, experience conducting field meeting discussing scope of work and excellent note taking skills.
• Desired Skills/Attributes Five (5) years or more years of engineering experience
• General knowledge and experience with regulations, guides, standards, codes, methods, and practices necessary to perform complex assignments for a specific discipline, various installations, or services
• Professional Engineer License (P.E.) in State of California
• Power Utility Substation 4KV thru 500KV

At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws.This position's pay range is $34.38/hr - $37.71/hr.