Electrical Project Engineer -- KEYS

Keys Energy Services, in Key West, Florida, is accepting applications for the following position in its Engineering Department:

• Electrical Project Engineer

Starting pay rate for this position, depending on qualifications and experience: $136,979/annually - $140,815/annually

The Project Engineer is tasked with providing overall project management, contract management, budgeting, control, coordination and execution of assigned projects. 

• Manage project engineering from beginning to end.  Budget/estimate project costs; develop bid specifications, contractor technical evaluation and award, onsite project management, deliverable review, documentation review- including all drawing reviews, change order coordination, invoice review authorization and project closeout. 
• Investigate, document and determine the structural integrity of transmission structures and hardware.  Design replacement and document procedure for hardware replacements. Draft bid specifications for structural and/or hardware replacements. Coordinate with Transmission and Distribution (T&D) Department and consultants.
• Troubleshoot daily outage problems through various software systems (supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system, engineering access to relay information, geographical information system (GIS). Provide technical assistance to engineering planners.
• Manage and ensure compliance with North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) Compliance standards.
• Develop and coordinate with engineering department and accounting department for annual budget and five-year plan for capital and O&M budget for related projects. Prioritize and provide updates to spending and outlooks monthly.
• Review and provide recommendations of contractor’s requests for payment and change orders.
• Perform engineering analysis on load flow software and provide recommendation as needed.
• Develop drawing designs and assist AutoCAD Operator in drawing finalization.
• Review switching procedures developed by the Control Center and provide comments or approval, as applicable.

KEYS is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  KEYS promotes a Drug-Free Workplace. Certain service members, veterans, the spouses and family members of service members and veterans, receive preference and priority in employment, and are encouraged to apply for positions being filled.