Standards & Specifications Engineer — Transmission

CorSource; Vancouver (WA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Referral bonus

Job summary

CorSource Technology Group in Portland, OR is seeking an Interdisciplinary Engineer to support the TEVS organization by developing, reviewing, and publishing standard construction specification sections for substation, transmission line, and related facilities using CSI formats.

You will train users on the Standard Construction Specification Libraries, maintain SharePoint and ProjectWise data, and collaborate with SMEs across multiple projects to ensure consistency, compliance, and continuous

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, Structural Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Civil Engineering or Architecture (from an ABET accredited school) is required.
• 5 years of engineering/architecture experience is required.
• Experience must include knowledge of engineering concepts, principles, and practices applicable to components and facilities found on a regional transmission system.
• 3 years of experience using the standards and practices provided in the Construction Specification Institute (CSI). This experience must include developing standard construction specification libraries (guide-specs), developing standard report/inspection forms for construction QA, preparing project specifications, and 3 years of experience using a database-type software platform for writing, managing, and collaborating on construction specifications.

Responsibilities

• Meet with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), research industry standards/regulations, and draft new or update existing specification sections to align with modern construction practices.
• Compare draft specifications with existing policy documents and standards to prevent conflicts. Facilitate informal SME reviews and coordinate formal stakeholder review processes.
• Consolidate, reconcile, and document feedback in background files, and publish finalized specification sections using established systems and processes.
• Maintain standard specification libraries in SharePoint and ProjectWise and applicable database storage. Monitor and facilitate the 5-year review cycle for assigned specification sections, reporting and/or providing visibility to resource constraints and gaps to management.
• Serve on inter-organizational committees and teams tasked with drafting and reviewing standards, including Contractor Safety initiatives and corrective actions.
• Assist project teams, Project Managers, Project Engineers, Construction Managers, and Contracting Officers (CO) and Contracting Officer Representatives (CORs) in assembling and drafting project specifications, drawings, and complete solicitation construction packages.
• Draft project template specifications. Review historical project specifications and 'lessons-learned' data to implement corrections in standard construction specification sections.
• Draft updates and provide recommendations for design standards governing the format, structure, and usage of construction specifications. Support maintenance of the Company Transmission’s Construction Specifications Practice Standard and conduct outreach with internal departments for continuous feedback.
• Review construction specifications solutions within the wider industry and provide strategic improvement recommendations to the management.
• Assist in drafting, delivering, and presenting training materials on CSI standards, the Standard Construction Specification libraries, Preparing Project Specifications, document and/or requirement attributes, and related systems training.
• Promote the use of the Standard Construction Specification libraries, providing guidance on their importance and utilization to internal and external groups.
• Review and update project data in multiple tracking systems, including assisting with Work Intake Tracking SharePoint sites and track the development of standards, construction specs, and governance documentation.
• Develop and maintain Nintex or equivalent forms, database tools, libraries, portals, and views for TEV organizations. Recommend business rules for data storage procedures and assist in developing metadata and attribute processes and frameworks.
• Assist TEV organizations with SharePoint team site creation, content updates, site reviews, and permissions audits.
• Develop use-cases and utilize AI tools to identify inconsistencies or redundancies across multiple standards and specifications concurrently, standardizing glossaries, definitions, acronyms, and identifying archive opportunities.
• Mark and maintain all official records, files, emails, and filing systems in accordance with compliance requirements, including INFOSEC/INFOPRO and IGLM standards. Review official records to support internal and external auditing readiness.
• Download appropriate documentation to ProjectWise for use by internal personnel and contractors; verify that files in ProjectWise remain synchronized with primary files in SharePoint.
• Support the identification, collection, and risk analysis of TEV-recorded information to meet regulatory obligations. Perform compliance verification and audit preparation for FISMA, DOE, WECC, NERC, FERC, and internal audits.
• Assist management with change management plans that minimize resistance and maximize employee engagement.

Skills

Engineering concepts

CSI standards experience

Documentation drafting

Cross-functional collaboration

Training & outreach

Education

ABET accredited degree in engineering or architecture

Tools

SharePoint

ProjectWise

Nintex forms

AI tools (Joulix EnerGPT)

Job description

CorSource Technology Group in Portland, OR is seeking an Interdisciplinary Engineer to support the TEVS organization by developing, reviewing, and publishing standard construction specification sections for substation, transmission line, and related facilities using CSI formats.

You will train users on the Standard Construction Specification Libraries, maintain SharePoint and ProjectWise data, and collaborate with SMEs across multiple projects to ensure consistency, compliance, and continuous