Distribution Engineer, Electrical Utility
Leidos
- Honolulu, HI
- $55,250-99,875 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Engineer in Training Certificate (EIT)
- Professional Engineer License (PE)
- Project Management Professional (PMP)
- Technical & Non-Technical Training Opportunities
- Independently develop design and construction work packages for moderately complex electrical overhead and underground distribution systems operating from 4kV through 138kV mostly associated with programmatic work such as overloaded transformers, inspection and maintenance, joint use, and inspection reports.
- Work to achieve day-to-day objectives with the project team.
- Review work provided by Client and assess requirements of scopes.
- Assist other technical staff with tasks and assignments.
- Develop permitting documents for different AHJ’s
- Coordinate with permit agencies, right-of-way specialists, system owners, field and forestry personnel, and 3rd party owners for joint-owned poles
- Coordinate across multiple internal areas including Project Managers and Technical Resources.
- Able to explain technical solutions, practices, and procedures within the organization.
- Travel to sites/Customer meetings as needed
- Perform engineering calculations such as: structural analysis for wood pole loading, guying calculations, specifying conductor sags and tensions for recommended spans, and calculation of voltage drop and flicker.
- Perform reviews of work by other engineers for submittal to Clients.
- Provide engineering support during construction, including post-construction reviews to ensure all applicable engineering and construction standards have been met.
- Conduct root cause analysis of outages and mitigation using engineering principles and design.
- Comply with Leidos and Client Safety requirements as well as design and quality expectations.
- Requires BS Degree and a minimum of 2+ years of prior relevant experience or Masters degree with 1+ years of prior relevant experience performing design engineering for electric utilities; Candidates with a Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline will be preferred
- Experience with NESC Standards, AutoCAD and/or MicroStation, and Bluebeam and/or Adobe.
- Experience with distribution design tools such as BOUD, Pole Foreman, Spida-Calc, O-Calc
- Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.)
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills.
- Willingness to perform both office work and field work; Overnight travel may be necessary (15-25% travel).
- Ability to work in outdoor environments.
- Ability to utilize a personal vehicle, as some customer-related travel may be anticipated (Job-related travel will be reimbursed at IRS-approved rates
- Experience with ESRI and GIS are preferred, but not required
PowerDeliveryOriginal Posting Date: 2024-04-11While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.Pay Range: Pay Range $55,250.00 - $99,875.00The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.