Senior Engineer - Regional Electric

Responsibilities

Basic Purpose Provides a wide variety of distribution engineering services and technical support encompassing service reliability, voltage levels, area capacity, and problem solving in the service area.

Ensures adequate customer service by optimum, cost-effective design, and planning for system additions and modifications.

Provides a direct interface with customers for engineering and power quality problems. Reviews and approves Distribution Design drawings, provide technical design estimates, and supports the technical discovery process.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities Ensures the integrity and knowledge to serve through the application of engineering expertise in the design of distribution facilities in accordance with corporate guidelines, industry standards, current construction codes, governmental and environmental regulations and customer service requirements.

Provides engineering support for the Distribution Design process by reviewing and approving design drawings, providing technical design estimates, and providing technical support for discovery process.

Investigates and resolves customers existing power quality problems including recommendations concerning design and placement of customer equipment to reduce or eliminate power quality related problems.

Provides customers with demand side management expertise. Analyzes distribution system interruptions and recommends solutions to reduce or eliminate similar occurrences.

Conducts economic and technical distribution studies and review major distribution load additions to ensure that long and short-range distribution plans are technically feasible, consistent with corporate guidelines, and adhered to.

Prepares, presents and defends through all steps of review the annual distribution construction budget in accordance with corporate guidelines and timetables.

Coordinates the planning, final design and project schedule of major distribution construction projects to ensure the completion, budget adherence and distribution system operability.

Serves as the primary onsite technical liaison for Centralized Regional Distribution Planning and Standards Departments. Provides feedback to Distribution Planning regarding new resource requirements resulting from new or proposed development.

Also provides Distribution Standards feedback on issues and opportunities for improvement.Ensures all compliance aspects of position are known and followed;

understands and complies with all policies, codes and regulations applicable to position and company. Performs related duties as assigned.

Requirements

Essential Education, Skills, and Environment

Education and Work Experience

Bachelor’s degree in engineering from an accredited school and 1-3 years of related experience. Specialized Knowledge and Skills

Demonstrated knowledge of electrical engineering principles. Equipment and Applications

PCs, word processing, spreadsheet and database software. Work Environment and Physical Demands

General office environment. No special physical demands required.

Compensation

Annual Salary : $87,600 (Min) to $103,100 (Mid); Up to 12% Short Term Incentive Plan target opportunity at the discretion of the company.

This is a non-represented position.

Benefits

We offer the following benefits for non-represented employees. For represented employees, we offer many similar benefits plans and programs with specific terms negotiated in the collective bargaining agreement.

• Medical
• Pharmacy
• Dental
• Vision
• Life Insurance & AD&D
• Wellness
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• 401(k) fixed contribution company contributes 4% regardless of employee’s contribution
• 401(k) match company matches 100% of the employee’s first 6% contribution; immediate vesting
• Adoption assistance
• Tuition Assistance
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• 12 paid holidays
• Parental leave
• Military leave
• Bereavement leave
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Identity Theft Protection company paid
• Flexible Work Schedules (depending on position) ask the hiring manager for more information
• Visit our Corporate website for detailed information and other benefits offered

EOE / Veteran / Disability

At NV Energy, we celebrate diversity, equity and inclusion. NV Energy is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or religious creed, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status (except as required by law), gender (including gender identity and expression), sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, genetic information, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, familial or parental status, marital status or any other category protected by applicable local, state or U.S. federal law.

Note

Depending on qualifications of applicants, this position may be filled at a lower level than that which is posted such as Engineer II- Regional Electric or Engineer I- Regional Electric.