Electrical Engineer (Hybrid)
Our client, a leading Pacific Northwest utility provider committed to public service and environmental preservation, is looking for an Electrical Engineer for their Vancouver, Washington location. In this role you will provide professional engineering expertise in assisting project managers and other engineering personnel in developing projects and other related engineering activities.
This hybrid position is a one-year renewable contract that includes employee benefits! If you think you’d be a good fit, we want to hear from you!
Key Responsibilities for Electrical Engineer:
- Provides planning support and coordinates plans of service with stakeholders.
- Assists in developing engineering requirements for the development, installation and modifications of existing and planned facilities.
- Confers with engineers, internal customers, and others to discuss existing or potential engineering projects and products.
- Creates electrical drawings, reports, and calculations to support the engineering solutions chosen for electrical systems.
- Assumes responsibility for significant work components within large projects.
- Attends project scoping meetings or design reviews, recommends changes to specification diagrams based on technical and operational issues.
- Applies diversified knowledge of engineering principles and practices in broad areas of assignments and related fields.
- Develops Plan of Service alternatives and recommendations for meeting transmission system needs for Large Generation Interconnection Requests, Line and Load Interconnection Requests and Transmission Services Requests.
- Composes technical reports that are concise and clear. Present complicated technical information to technical and non-technical groups including reviewing technical reports from other utilities.
- Coordinates electrical requirements and develops Project Requirement Diagram (PRD) by getting inputs from stakeholders.
- Develops project requirements diagrams (PRDs), obtains estimates, prepares business case documents, as necessary, for Main Grid, Intertie, Area Service, resource integration, system reactive and miscellaneous capital additions. Conducts economic studies to evaluate project alternatives including risk assessment.
- Determines appropriate sizes and ratings for high voltage equipment including transformers, transmission lines, shunt and series capacitors, shunt reactors, breakers, and switches on a variety of projects, including Main Grid, Intertie, Area Service, resource addition, reactive addition and replacement projects.
- Coordinates expansion projects with regional and sub-regional organizations and follows the Planning Process explained in Attachment K under FERC Order 890.
- Supports Asset Management strategy and goals and develop the Asset Plan for transmission expansion.
- Performs the role of technical advisor and consultant to others. May mentor new engineers.
Requirements/Qualification for Electrical Engineer:
- U.S. Citizenship and valid U.S. Driver’s License is required.
- Bachelor’s Degree from an ABET accredited college/university in electrical engineering or closely related engineering field is required.
- 5+ years electrical engineering experience is required.
- Must have knowledge of engineering concepts, principles, and practices applicable to components and facilities found on a regional transmission system. Practical application experience required.
- Ability to analyze and develop complex installations, facilities or structures using the latest techniques and applicable standards.
- Ability to participate and perform effectively in a project team environment and effectively manage multiple work assignments and changing priorities.
- Skill in oral and written communication to effectively fulfill stakeholder/customer/team requirements.
**We are unable to accommodate corp. to corp. candidates**
About Motus Recruiting and Staffing, Inc:
Founded in 2006, Motus is an award-winning recruiting and staffing firm in the Pacific Northwest, specializing in professional services and technology solutions. We are a group of people who not only recognize the importance of representation, but actively fight for diversity, equity, and inclusion in the recruitment process. Our goal is to educate organizations on the importance of DEI when hiring, promoting, and supporting diverse employees. We are calling organizations to demonstrate their commitment to DEI by being intentional about who they hire.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, disability or protected veteran status.
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