Sr Engineer - BGE New Business Green Power Connect/DER Engineering

Exelon; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 103,000 - 142,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Life and disability insurance

Generous paid time off

Job summary

Exelon is seeking a seasoned engineering professional to support the New Business Green Power Connect team for DER projects with BGE. You will engage in electric distribution upgrades, design work, and coordinating with internal and external stakeholders.

The role demands strong analytical skills, leadership in complex projects, and the ability to work extended hours during storms or emergencies. Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Engineering or PE license required; extensive engineering experience.
• Proven ability to analyze and interpret complex electrical systems.
• Knowledge of standards, codes, and engineering practices.
• Minimum 7+ years in professional engineering; leadership preferred.
• PE license or advanced degree reduces experience requirement.

Responsibilities

• Lead advanced electric/gas/communications system performance analysis and outages.
• Develop and implement engineering strategies for grid modernization.
• Manage budgets, schedules, and resources for major projects.
• Facilitate cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder engagement.
• Conduct field inspections and resolve high-impact technical challenges.

Skills

Engineering analysis

Outage investigations

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering or PE

Master's degree in Engineering

EIT Certification

Tools

CYMDIST

PSS/E

Python

PLS-CAD

Pole Foreman

Power BI

Job description

Who We Are

Exelon is helping build a more affordable, reliable energy future for the communities we serve. We're looking for people who are ready to make a difference and work together to deliver the energy our customers count on every day.

As a Fortune 200 company and one of the nation's largest utility companies, we have more than 20,000 colleagues who serve nearly 11 million customers through six fully regulated utilities - Atlantic City Electric (ACE), Baltimore Gas and Electric (BGE), Commonwealth Edison (ComEd), Delmarva Power & Light (DPL), PECO Energy Company (PECO), and Potomac Electric Power Company (Pepco).

Exelon is built by people who put safety first, work together to solve problems and show up every day for our customers and communities. We believe strong teams are built on trust, respect and a shared commitment to high-performance culture. And our commitment to employees includes creating an environment where people can grow, develop new skills and build thriving careers.

We know this work isn't easy. That's why we offer competitive compensation, incentives, excellent benefits and the opportunity to build a rewarding career. No matter your role, you will be part of a team that is committed to making a difference, improving how we work and delivering for the people who depend on us.

Are you on for the challenge?

Primary Purpose

This role will be supporting the New Business Green Power Connect team for Distributed Energy Resources engineering projects. The work will include electric distribution system installations, upgrades/changes within the Distributed Energy Resources (DER) space, and working on design and/or engineering Electric Distribution system upgrades changes related to DER/New Business for BGE.

Role

• Leading advanced electric, gas, and/or communications system performance analysis and outage investigations


• Developing and implementing engineering strategies for grid modernization


• Managing budgets, schedules, and resource allocation for major projects


• Facilitating cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder engagement


• Conducting field inspections and resolving high-impact technical challenges

May be required to work extended hours for coverage during storms or other energy delivery emergencies

Primary Duties

• Leads and performs assignments in specialized areas requiring extensive engineering expertise, requiring maintaining state-of-the-art engineering credential in the specialized technical area (25%)


• Leads and performs engineering tasks and projects associated with a critical or analytical engineering project or a small number of complex projects that require specialized knowledge in many areas, may include field testing, troubleshooting, and peer review (25%)


• Evaluates complex technical issues that require highly specialized knowledge in very specific areas and recommends actions or programs for their resolution, which may necessitate the review/evaluation of engineering design documents: (20%)


• Evaluates, develops, implements, and leads projects that have significant financial and operational impact, may also develop initial commissioning plans. Plans, writes, and performs tasks for documentation deliverables and projects: (10%)


• Provides detailed technical training, mentorship, peer review, and/or guidance to others (10%)


• Participates in department planning, through field/site walkdowns, attend meetings/ conference calls, provide budget recommendations, and monitor performance for the accomplishment of committed results (5%)


• May participate in technical and industry societies and committees to enhance knowledge of new technologies or issues in area of company interest (5%)

Job Scope

• Influences project decisions having a significant impact on the company.


• Applies technical knowledge to help promote a safe work environment and to enhance customer satisfaction

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering or Licensed Professional Engineer (2) (3) Knowledge of engineering designs, principles and practices


• Ability to analyze and interpret complex electrical systems.


• Knowledge and ability to apply problem solving approaches and engineering theory.


• Detailed knowledge of applicable standards, codes methods, and practices unique to areas of expertise.


• 7+ years of professional engineering experience (1) (3) (See Note 3. Thorough knowledge and experience in unique areas of engineering expertise.


• Ability to apply advanced engineering principles to identify and resolve complex issues.


• Minimum of three related career experiences (4) (i.e., changes in technical job responsibilities, which may or may not include a change in department) OR


• Lead Member of a recognized industry committee OR


• Professional Engineer's License (2), advanced technical degree, MBA or Project Management Certification (1) Master's degree in Engineering reduces the OJT experience requirement by 1 year. (2) License must be issued by the state in which you are practicing. (3) PE License reduces the OJT experience requirement by 1 year. (4) Career related experiences is defined as changes in technical job responsibilities and does not have to include a change in department.


• Note: Items (1) and (3) are mutually inclusive, whereby the maximum experience requirement reduction is one (1) year (e.g., in the case of an employee with both a master's degree in Engineering AND a PE license, the minimum experience requirement would be reduced by one (1) year).

Preferred Qualifications

• Graduate degree (1) or Graduate level work in Engineering, Business Administration or Project Management Certification


• Possess Engineer-in-Training (EIT) Certification and/or Professional Engineer license (2) (3)


• Strong teamwork, interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate with all management levels.


• Strong written and oral communication/presentation skills, report generation & technical writing skills


• Participation in industry committee or working groups or has published technical documents.


• Advanced experience in utility infrastructure, such as system analysis, planning, design coordination, standards development, or project execution.


• A working knowledge of analysis software packages such as CYMDIST, PSS\E, Python, PLS-CAD, Pole Foreman, Power BI, or similar.


• Previous experience working in design and/or engineering Electric distribution system upgrades.


• Previous experience with Distributed Energy Resources (DER).


• Previous experience with electric distribution system installations, upgrades, and changes.

Benefits

• Annual salary will vary based on a candidate’s skills, qualifications, experience, and other factors: $103,200.00/Yr. - $141,900.00/Yr.


• Annual Bonus for eligible positions: 15%


• 401(k) match and annual company contribution


• Medical, dental and vision insurance


• Life and disability insurance


• Generous paid time off options, including vacation, sick time, floating and fixed holidays, maternity leave and bonding/primary caregiver leave or parental leave


• Employee Assistance Program and resources for mental and emotional support


• Wellbeing programs such as tuition reimbursement, adoption and surrogacy assistance and fitness reimbursement


• Referral bonus program


• And much more

Note: Exelon-sponsored compensation and benefit programs may vary or not apply based on length of service, job grade, job classification or represented status. Eligibility will be determined by the written plan or program documents.