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Transmission and Substation Engineer Manager - City of Lake Worth Beach Electric Utility
JOB SUMMARY:
Responsible for reliability improvements to Transmission and Substation equipment/systems for all the Lake Worth Beach Electric Utility. Engineering to include availability improvement program (AIP), root cause analysis, capital project definition, capital project technical lead and engineering design, efficiency monitoring and improvement, environmental testing; Predictive Maintenance to include equipment monitoring; post request quality check.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Lead, develop, and manage a team of substation, protection and control, and SCADA resources with a long history of completing complex engineering projects
- Collaborate closely with the organization's cross-functional teams
- Responsible for the day-to-day operations of CLWB Electric Utility’s protection and control, substation physical, and SCADA/settings team: in charge of employee engagement, performance reviews, interviewing/hiring, work quality, budgets and schedules, mentorship and growth, proposal development, and project execution
- Prepare and review proposals including preparation and review of comprehensive project scopes of work and accurate man-hour estimates
- Provide technical training and mentorship to junior staff
- Understand and apply industry standards, applicable state and federal safety codes, regulatory compliance requirements and construction codes to projects
- Collaborate with our internal team of human resources (HR), project management office (PMO), and financial team members to align the objectives of the CLWBEU team with the objectives of the city
- Manage material specifications, contracts, and available stock for the reliability of the system
- Manage CCNA and other pertinent multi-year contracts for engineering and construction in coordination with the city’s purchasing department
- After hours on-call for transmission, substation, protection, or SCADA issues.
- The examples of essential functions as listed in this classification specification are not necessarily descriptive of any one position in the class. The omission of an essential function of work does not preclude management from assigning duties not listed herein if such functions are a logical assignment in relation to the position.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
- Experience as a substation/P&C engineer leading projects and performing QC reviews
- Expertise with staff training/mentorship
- Observable competencies/ behaviors essential to process success
- Strong working relationships with interdependent process, sub-process and segment process owners
- Effective, innovative optimization of leading performance standards
- Workflow and operational efficiency
- Working knowledge of the planning, design, construction, and operation of Electric Systems.
- Working knowledge of preventative and predictive maintenance best practices and demonstrated application.
- Demonstrated knowledge of the basic electric generating equipment cycles.
- Experience in related trade industry organizations on policy setting boards or committees.
- Working knowledge of financing accounting and budgeting.
- Able to work effectively ensuring effective handoff procedures, practices and measurements.
- Familiar with environmental compliance requirements.
- Experience in process & rotating equipment operation/troubleshooting.
- Working knowledge of work management/database management systems utilization and data analysis
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field preferred.
- Five or more (7+) years of successful experience in the operations, maintenance, and engineering processes of medium and high voltage substations and applications.
- Professional Engineering registration in the State of Florida preferred (not required)
All full-time employees are considered critical in response to emergency situations and may be deemed essential as needed depending on the situation.
Employees in this position will be required to complete the FEMA Incident Command System (ICS) Certification Levels 100, 200, 700 and 800 within the first six months of employment. Certain positions may be required to attain additional ICS training as needed.
The job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the City of Lake Worth Beach and the employee and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change.
The City of Lake Worth Beach is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In compliance with United States Equal Employment Opportunity guidelines and the Americans with Disabilities Act, this organization provides reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodations with the employer.
Applicants for positions with the City of Lake Worth Beach should know and be aware of the following:
Applicants for employment who become candidates for available employment positions should note employment is contingent upon satisfactory completion of all reference checks and pre-employment physical satisfaction. Upon request, information on the nature and scope of an inquiry will be provided under FS 119.
Furthermore, some of the job classifications within the City of Lake Worth Beach workforce are covered by Collective Bargaining Agreements with a union. Consistent with Chapter 447 of the Florida Statutes, a bargaining unit employee has the right to join or not join the union. However, the Union is not obligated to represent a non-member.