Transmission Engineering Substation Design - Staff Engineer thru Senior Engineer

Overview

Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC, headquartered in Dallas, is a regulated electricity transmission and distribution business that uses asset management to provide reliable electricity delivery. Oncor operates the largest transmission and distribution system in Texas, delivering power to nearly 4 million homes and businesses and operating more than 143,000 miles of transmission and distribution lines in Texas.

Summary

This posting is for a Staff Engineer through Senior Engineer position within the Transmission Engineering Substation Design group. The position is responsible for planning and designing transmission facilities to expand and maintain a safe and reliable electric grid. Primary responsibilities include engineering design and project support responsibilities for transmission station design projects.

Key Roles & Responsibilities

• Design, plan, schedule, and provide construction management of planned projects for the electric high voltage system capital projects, to ensure that sound engineering and Oncor standards are incorporated.
• Produce engineering physical and electrical designs, drawings, specifications, and bills of material for substation and switching station construction projects in accordance with company practices while meeting appropriate performance standards.
• Prepare budgetary cost estimates and Work Authorizations to obtain financial approval for assigned projects.
• Initiate requests for project material and contract labor and perform technical evaluations of vendor / contractor bids and designs.
• Coordinate the construction of assigned projects through scheduling, material requisition, and construction meetings to meet overall project objectives.
• Communicate, coordinate, and interface with other areas of the company and with external parties to ensure designs and construction practices are appropriate.
• Effectively communicates and resolves minor issues with other workgroups, presenting detailed documentation and plans ranging from basic to slightly complex design.
• Utilize PC-based engineering design, communication, scheduling, estimating, and word processing software; use mainframe material processing and accounting systems.
• Provide design solutions and engineering designs to resolve substation and switching station performance problems.
• Provide technical assistance to Transmission operations and maintenance organizations of Oncor.
• Provide resource engineer support to contractor engineering firms for station projects.
• Serve as a subject matter expert on station design topics.
• Perform all essential job functions and any other specific job requirements.

Senior Engineer - In Addition To The Above

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Oncor offers a comprehensive set of benefits, compensation and performance management programs designed to attract, retain, motivate and reward our high-performing workforce. The program supports a supportive and inclusive culture and includes benefits such as :

Participation in benefit programs for employees in collective bargaining units is subject to the applicable collective bargaining agreement.

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