April 29, 2024
Electric Energy Jobs

Principal Electrical Engineer

Organization:
SRP
Region:
Canada, Arizona, Phoenix
End of contest:
July 3, 2024
Type:
Full time
Category:
Electrical engineer
Description

Requisition ID: 16836

Join us in building a better future for Arizona!

SRP is one of the largest public power and water utilities in the U.S. providing electricity to approximately one million customers in the greater metropolitan Phoenix area. Since its founding in 1903, SRP has fostered a culture of stewardship and customer service consistently ranking as an industry leader in customer service according to J.D. Power and named one of Arizona's best employers by Forbes. SRP continues to adapt to its changing business environment by seeking innovative ways to reimagine utility service and the provision of critical resources essential to the life and economy of Arizona.

Why Work at SRP

SRP's success is rooted in our employees' happiness, health, and safety. That's why we offer a comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of our employees and enhance their well-being. In addition to competitive pay and performance incentives, eligible employees can take advantage of the following benefits:

  • Pension Plan (at no cost to the employee)
  • 401(k) plan with employer matching
  • Available your first day: Medical, vision, dental, and life insurance
  • Over 200+ hours of PTO (includes vacation days, holidays, floating holidays, and sick leave)
  • Parental leave (up to 4 weeks) and adoption assistance
  • Wellness programs (including access to a recreation and fitness facility)
  • Short and long-term disability plans
  • Tuition assistance for both undergraduate and graduate programs
  • 10 Employee Resource Groups for career development, community service, and networking

Summary

Be at the forefront of the Power Delivery sector as part of our Outage Coordination & Operational Engineering team. Your role as a Principal Electrical Engineer will provide engineering and project management services to SRP's 24/7 transmission and generation dispatching control center. Collaborating seamlessly with diverse groups both within and outside the company, you'll play a pivotal role in leading large-scale engineering projects, providing technical guidance and expertise, and driving innovation in our operations. The group you would be leading supports the real-time operation of the transmission system by performing a variety of engineering studies, including OPAs, SOL evaluations, TTC calculations and short-circuit studies.  We use tools such as Powerworld, PSLF, Aspen Oneliner and our energy management system.

This isn't just about engineering expertise; it's about leveraging your insights to perform and interpret operational outage studies and coordinate outages with internal and external customers. Your background in electrical engineering coupled with your prior leadership experience will shape/train other engineers on technical, project management, and/or best practices in related activities.

As a dynamic innovator and executor, you'll thrive in this pioneering environment, embracing both the strategic planning and hands-on execution. This position will directly impact the planning, operation, design, engineering, construction, and maintenance of SRP's transmission and substation assets. Together, you will make certain that SRP's Power Delivery Transmission System runs safely, reliably, efficiently and in compliance with federal requirements.

What You'll Do

  • Performs as an engineering project/program leader/engineer on projects/programs which are large or have many complex features.
  • Prepares specifications, evaluates bids, and prepares recommendation materials for management consideration when evaluating large or complex procurements.
  • Performs as a staff consultant and/or advisor in a technical specialty.
  • May performs engineering design, analysis, and studies in an area of technical specialty requiring a significant knowledge of related fields.
  • Provides engineering discipline leadership when administering and reviewing work performed by consultants and others.
  • May prepare and/or conduct written and oral reports and presentations.
  • When required/requested, serves on industry committees and task forces as a representative of SRP.
  • Active leadership role in promoting safety within department.
  • Actively develops and trains engineers on technical, project management, and/or best practices related activities. Identifies or creates development opportunities.
  • Establishes standards and facilitates Standards Change Processes in the discipline when required.
  • Leads collaboration across SRP.
  • Represents SRP in legal and regulatory matters or proceedings of technical nature when required.
  • Demonstrates substantive thought leadership to further new ideas, products, services, and/or business processes to increase efficiency, effectiveness, and/or customer satisfaction.
  • Demonstrates substantive leadership in organizational change management to foster the success of new business products, services, and/or business processes.

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Contact

SRP





Arizona United States

www.srpnet.com