Associate Engineer, Performance & Operational Engineering

Overview

Responsibilities

• Promotes a positive work ethic in support of our Corporate Values and Mission and is committed to environmental excellence and safety in the workplace.
• Provides support to Engineers and Senior Engineers in performing analyses and other studies in electric reliability.
• With general guidance, reviews all incoming outage data on a daily basis and ensure that the data is accurate and complete.
• Updates the outage historical database and ensure its integrity.
• Collaborates with Engineers and Senior Engineers to find solutions for customers with frequent outages.
• Assist Engineers in circuit patrols to identify reliability issues.
• Collaborates with Engineers and Senior Engineers to review required regulatory reporting.
• Represents the Department at internal reliability meetings.
• Represents the Company at industry and regulatory meetings.
• Participates under general guidance in the preparation and/or development of procedures and provides clear and well-organized documentation.
• Monitors and reports on the Company's electric service reliability performance metrics.
• Participates in the Company's emergency management processes and storm plans as required.
• Provides electric system delivery analysis and engineering studies for Distribution Engineering, Electric Operations and the Control Center as required.
• Keeps informed of the industry and keeps up to date with the latest developments in electric reliability.
• Performs other related duties or assignments as required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering and minimum of 2 years of total work experience to include 1 year of applicable engineering work.

• Well organized, detail oriented and flexible to handle multiple assignments and deadlines, required.
• Possess excellent oral and written communication skills, and have the ability to effectively interact with customers, support staff, and various levels of management, required.
• Demonstrated willingness and ability to work effectively with people, both inside and outside the Company, required.
• Computer literacy with proficiency in Windows environments - Microsoft Office - Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint and Project is required.
• Must have strong analytical, technical and interpersonal skills, required.
• Must be innovative, creative and able to coordinate with other departments, required.
• Familiar with applicable State and Federal regulations, preferred.
• Ability to apply good individual judgment, initiative, creativity and decision making in the handling of assignments, preferred.

• Driver's License Required

• The selected candidate will be assigned a System Emergency Assignment (i.e., an emergency response role) and will be expected to work non-business hours during emergencies, which may include nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Must be able and willing to travel within Company service territory, as needed.