T&D Standards Engineer (I, II, SR, SR II, Principal) , Portland, OR or Salt Lake City, UT #112403
Company: PacifiCorp
Location: Portland
Posted on: October 29, 2024
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Job Description:
T&D Standards Engineer (I, II, SR, SR II, Principal) ,
Portland, OR or Salt Lake City, UT #112403 Date: Oct 21, 2024
Location: PORTLAND, OR, US, 97232 Company: PacifiCorp JOIN OUR
TEAMPacifiCorp is seeking customer-centric candidates to grow and
sustain our commitment to a culture of customer service excellence,
environmental sustainability and diversity, equity and
inclusion.General PurposeCreate, revise, and update engineering
standard that affect all levels of distribution & transmission
systems design for the company. Work with other internal groups to
technically evaluate external suppliers and manufacturers, and
their material to ensure material integrity and reliability. Offer
specialized expertise in interpreting relevant federal, state and
governing body (e.g. NESC) regulations, as well as expertise in
material failure modes and the inspection and troubleshooting
techniques used to detect them.*This role may involve up to 10%
travel.Responsibilities--- Support procurement in efforts to
increase material redundancy and resolve material shortages.---
Collaborate directly with suppliers to foster strong business
relationships.--- Evaluate suppliers' ability to manufacture
material effectively and reliably.--- Review manufacturer drawings
to ensure that they conform to internal specifications and
standards.--- Develop and maintain publications describing
material, material specifications and installation of material.---
Ensure that all publications and materials comply with all
applicable federal, state, and governing body (e.g. NESC)
regulations and requirements.--- Lead or assist in investigations
into equipment failures, ensuring root causes are identified and
necessary corrective actions are implemented to prevent future
failures.--- Pursue, analyze, pilot, and review new technologies
for the purpose of cost reduction, reliability improvement and
wildfire mitigation.--- Provide field support to address issues
related to equipment, standards, and compliance. Collaborate with
field teams to resolve technical challenges and ensure safe and
efficient operation. --- Review joint use applications, pole sizing
requests.--- Provide recommendations for the use of material based
on specific applications.Requirements--- Bachelor's degree in
engineering from an accredited college/university.--- Understanding
of the role of governing body rules, regulations, and requirements
in engineering standards.--- Understanding of the benefit of
recognizing material failure modes and their detection. --- A
fundamental understanding of transmission, and distribution system
layouts, including their key constituent components.---
Understanding the role of troubleshooting distribution and
transmission outages, with respect to material failures.---
Demonstrated communication and interpersonal skills involving the
ability to work cross-functionally to understand requirements,
present alternatives, and recommendations. --- Demonstrated ability
to communicate technical information effectively to a group of
peers.--- Demonstrated ability to remain calm in potentially
charged conversations.--- Demonstrated ability to successfully
research information not currently existing in organization.---
Fundamental understanding of wildfire mitigation technologies,
strategies, and solutions.Additional Requirements for the position,
at Engineer II level, include the following:--- Demonstrated
ability to find effective solutions to problems.--- Fundamental
understanding of pertinent governing body rules, regulations, and
requirements like NESC, GO 95, IEEE, ASTM, ASCE, as they relate to
material, material installation, and procedures.--- Ability to
identify material failure modes in 25% of the material in area of
responsibility and how to detect them, both before and after
failure.--- A minimum of two years of experience in designing
distribution or transmission systems, or related professional
experience.--- A minimum of two years of experience applying
troubleshooting techniques to address material-related distribution
or transmission outages.--- Ability to communicate technical
information effectively and persuasively to larger internal
groups.--- A minimum of two years of experience in designing with,
or the use of, wildfire mitigation technologies, strategies, and
solutions. Additional Requirements for Senior Engineer level,
include the following::--- Ability to research and efficiently
identify applicable governing body rules, regulations, and
requirements such as NESC, GO 95, IEEE, ASTM, ASCE, as they relate
to material, material installation, and procedures.--- Ability to
identify material failure modes in 50% of the material in area of
responsibility and how to detect them, both before and after
failure.--- A minimum of five years of experience in designing
distribution or transmission systems, or related professional
experience.--- A minimum of five years of experience applying
troubleshooting techniques to address material-related distribution
or transmission outages.--- Ability to communicate technical
information effectively and persuasively in presentation format to
larger external groups, including people with a less technical
background.--- A minimum of five years of experience in designing
with, or the use of, wildfire mitigation technologies, strategies,
and solutions.Additional Requirements for Senior Engineer II level,
include the following:--- Ability to competently identify and
interpret applicable governing body rules, regulations, and
requirements such as NESC, GO 95, IEEE, ASTM, ASCE, as they relate
to material, material installation, and procedures.--- Ability to
identify material failure modes in 75% of the material in area of
responsibility and how to detect them, both before and after
failure.--- A minimum of six years of experience in designing
distribution or transmission systems, or related professional
experience.--- A minimum of six years of experience applying
troubleshooting techniques to address material-related distribution
or transmission outages.--- Ability to communicate technical
information effectively and persuasively to company executives.---
A minimum of six years of experience in designing with, or the use
of wildfire mitigation technologies, strategies, and
solutions.Additional Requirements for Principal level, include the
following:--- Expert ability to identify and interpret applicable
governing body rules, regulations, and requirements such as NESC,
GO 95, IEEE, ASTM, ASCE, as they relate to material, material
installation, and procedures.--- Ability to identify material
failure modes in all the material in area of responsibility and how
to detect them, both before and after failure.--- A minimum of ten
years of experience in designing distribution or transmission
systems, or related professional experience.--- A minimum of ten
years of experience troubleshooting distribution or transmission
outages, with respect to material failures.--- A minimum of ten
years of experience in the use of wildfire mitigation technologies,
strategies, and solutions.Preferences--- Project Management
Professional (PMP) designation. --- Advanced degree in EE or ME
with emphasis on power.--- Professional Engineering
LicenseAdditional InformationReq Id: 112403Company Code:
PacificorpPrimary Location: PORTLAND Department: Power
DeliverySchedule: DaysPersonnel Subarea: ExemptHiring Range:
$76,200-$136,300 This position is eligible for an annual
discretionary performance incentive bonus of up to 12.00% of
salary. Benefits: Health care, retirement, paid time off, tuition
assistance, paid short-term and long-term disability, paid
bereavement leave. For more information, please visit:
https://careers.pacificorp.com/content/New-Benefits-Page/?locale=en_US
Employees must be able to perform the essential functions of the
position with or without an accommodation. At PacifiCorp, we
celebrate diversity, equity and inclusion. PacifiCorp is proud to
be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will
receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color,
religion or religious creed, age, national origin, ancestry,
citizenship status (except as required by law), gender (including
gender identity and expression), sex (including pregnancy), sexual
orientation, genetic information, physical or mental disability,
medical condition, veteran or military status, familial or parental
status, marital status or any other category protected by
applicable local, state or U.S. federal law. Unless otherwise
required by law, all offers of employment are contingent upon the
successful completion of a background check and drug screening
including for marijuana. While marijuana is legal in several
states, including Oregon, a positive test for positions in Oregon
may disqualify a candidate. The company complies with the laws of
Washington and California and only obtains and considers positive
tests for marijuana in safety-sensitive positions or those covered
by U.S. Department of Transportation regulations. Career Segment:
Power Systems, Equity, Procurement, Compliance, Project Manager,
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