Engineer (Level III or Senior)
Duke Energy
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Position Summary
Note: this position may be filled as an Engineer III or one level higher as a Senior Engineer based on the selected candidates experience.
The Engineer III position is the advanced level of the Engineering classification hierarchy. Employees in the Engineer III position solve complex problems in engineering areas of specialization with limited supervision. An Engineer III is expected to develop advanced skills, and the ability to work with greater independence. An Engineer III effectively applies fundamental concepts and procedures to work that is progressively complex and varied.
The Senior Engineer manages work in engineering areas of specialization, with minimal supervision. The Senior Engineer is expected to develop advanced skills and to have the ability to work independently, with guidance limited to unusual or complex projects or issues. Employees in the Senior Engineer position are fully competent in the use of concepts and procedures. The Senior Engineer identifies problems, develops solutions and takes action to resolve.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities and duties include, but are not limited to:
• Provides engineering/technical expertise and guidance in the identification, analysis and resolution of problems of increasing scope and complexity,
• Contributes to team decision-making in the accomplishment of business goals and objectives through effective planning, organizing, estimating, scheduling and monitoring of work activities,
• Deals with changing priorities and differing situations and makes decision that may affect the work of the team,
• Prepares thorough and accurate technical reports, correspondence, documentation, calculations and sketches related to well-defined problems and analysis of increasing scope and complexity,
• Conducts engineering and related studies
• Completes routine engineering projects with minimal oversight with increasing ability to independently manage project schedules and interfaces; increasingly competent to design, operate and maintain systems with moderate impact on existing systems,
• Possesses and applies the fundamental concepts, practices and procedures, proficient in technical and analytical competencies,
• Develops positive working relationships to effectively coordinate work activities,
• Demonstrates effective verbal and written communication skills,
• Maintains accurate records and files, and
• Supports the company’s goals and represents the company positively and professionally.
Distribution Capacity Planning Engineer Responsibilities:
• Support substation optimization, Grid Plan, and MYRP processes by:
• Completing scoping assignments for planning responsible packages by communicated deadlines
• Collaborating with development team through participation in project kickoff meetings, scope overlap discussions, and other means
• Respond to execution stakeholder requests (PM, asset design) when scopes may need to be modified
• Participation in Grid Plan 3 development workshops
Support IVVC project by:
• Completion of scoping assignments by communicated deadlines, either on own or by collaborating with contract partners
• Engage in enablement efforts, including review of station regulator settings and capacitors with alarms or abnormal operations
• Support ADP tools by:
• Attending all scheduled training and onboarding sessions.
• Leveraging existing tools (Adapt, Morecast, FLPR, GHC, PEA) to aid in planning process and decisions.
• Aid in development of new tools (IGP) and be open to innovative solutions (customer programs, load shifting) to capacity constraints
• Participate in actions related to audit findings. Provide feedback to durable SMEs to facilitate continuous improvement efforts.
• Support completion of NWA analysis on all infrastructure projects meeting eligible criteria
• Identify capacity project needs that do not align with SO and communicate and provide documentation per jurisdictional or zone level process
• Provide timely responses to load addition and available capacity request inquiries. Where possible, leverage existing workstreams (SO, SYSCAP) or bundle solutions to maximize efficiency.
• Support annual planning and budget cycle by maintaining project documentation (business cases, scopes, estimates, etc.) and respond to inquiries related to project timing and need to aid in quarterly reporting and/or data requests
Basic Requirements Engineer III
Graduation from a four-year college or university with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from an ABET accredited program or state registration as a Professional Engineer. A Master's degree in engineering can be considered in lieu of the Bachelor of Science in Engineering degree.
Minimum 4 years of engineering experience
Basic Requirements Senior Engineer
Graduation from a four-year college or university with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from an ABET accredited program or state registration as a Professional Engineer (PE).
A Master's degree in engineering can be considered in lieu of the Bachelor of Science in Engineering degree.
Minimum 5 years of engineering experience with a PE
Minimum 6 years of engineering experience without a PE
Desired Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering
Additional Preferred Qualifications
• Passing grade on the Engineering Fundamentals Exam.
• Increasingly proficient in principles of project management.
• Experience in the utility industry.
• Department specific experience applicable to the hiring department.
• Demonstrated advancing application of engineering theories and principles.
• Increasingly proficient in practices of researching engineering and design issues, evaluating alternatives, preparing and presenting recommendations.
• Good written and oral communication skills.
Hybrid Mobility Classification – Work will be performed from both remote and onsite locations after the onboarding period.
However, hybrid employees should live within a reasonable daily commute to a Duke Energy facility.
Travel Requirements
5-15%