Senior Electrical Engineer

Partners with E&F Leadership to develop, refine, and maintain the campus utility systems. Coordinate with the plans and needs of the University’s Schools and Units.

Oversee the installation and relocation of underground utility infrastructure with minimum impact to the University’s community and its activities.

Assume complete engineering responsibility for utility distribution systems to ensure system capability, flexibility, reliability, safety, economic operation, and consideration for expansion.

Formulate and balance long and short-range plans and budgets with respect to utility distribution upgrades. Develop distribution system statistics, records, and drawings, and assist in the documentation of utility infrastructure for record purposes.

Maintain communications and relationships with governmental agencies / departments to ensure that the University’s interests are served in a safe, reliable, economical, and least disruptive manner.

Stay current with pertinent government standards relative to employee environmental, health, and safety. Maintain knowledge of federal, state, municipal, industry, and University codes, regulations, practices, trends, and / or guidelines as well as stay current with the latest information on electrical design and equipment.

• Engages and collaborates with E&F staff and partner groups to understand systems, data, and reporting that can be leveraged for use in E&F’s KPI monitoring and operational analysis / reporting.
• As stewards of university energy and utility systems, provide technical assistance to Campus Services operating and maintenance personnel and technical support for the operation and maintenance of central energy / utility production / distribution systems and building systems as necessary.

Evaluate and provide recommendations for preventive maintenance, inspection, and testing programs for the University’s electrical distribution systems, the central chilled water and steam plants, and other electrical systems and equipment.

Identify and develop cost control opportunities and system cost planning.

Act as the University's central engineering representative by providing unbiased information to University Schools and Units based upon recognized engineering principles and sound professional judgment.

Demonstrates, promotes, and is guided by the mission, vision, and values of the organization; advancing the University’s mission of teaching and research by partnering to provide stewardship, strategies, and services that create exceptional community experiences.

Always acts in the University’s best interest.

Interface with local utility suppliers. Assist in the University’s utility metering, accounting, and billing activities.

Perform utility rate analyses and evaluate impacts upon the University. Evaluate and recommend appropriate action to provide alternative utility sources to or within the University whenever economically feasible or otherwise justified.

Evaluate energy management system operations for improvement and enhancement possibilities for control and monitoring of the campus utility distribution system and building distribution systems.

Demonstrated ability to work both collaboratively and independently. Must be flexible, self-motivated, possess excellent organizational and presentation skills;

be able to multitask in a fast-paced environment with ability to adapt; and be able to think and work well independently with minimal supervision and as a member of a team.

Duties and Responsibilities continued in Additional Information...