Overview

Position Title: Electrical Engineer

Company: City Of Pasadena

Location: Pasadena, California, US

Job Description:

An ideal candidate in the position of Electrical Engineer will perform advanced professional-level/supervisory work. Incumbents require registration as a Professional Electrical Engineer and are responsible for managing assigned capital improvement design, construction and maintenance projects for the department’s power grid,  as well as coordinating the work of Public Works, Water Department and third party utilities for an underground utility district. Incumbents perform the most complex professional engineering work requiring a substantial level of professional training and experience.

Responsibilities:

  • Plans, assigns, schedules, supervises and evaluates the work of assigned staff; with staff, develops, implements and monitors work plans to achieve unit objectives; plans and recommends engineering project budgets; approves expenditures in accordance with City procedures and monitors performance against project budgets; participates in developing, implementing and evaluating plans, processes and procedures to achieve established goals and objectives in accordance with department standards; prepares and maintains a variety of records and reports.
  •  Interviews and participates in selecting new engineering staff; supervises and evaluates assigned staff performance; establishes performance requirements and personal development targets; regularly monitors performance and provides training, coaching and mentoring for performance improvement; recommends performance recognition when warranted; with management concur­rence, implements the progres­sive discipline process to address performance deficiencies, in accordance with City human resources policies and labor contract agreements.
  • Provides day-to-day leadership and works with staff to ensure a high-performance, customer service-oriented work environment that supports achieving City and departmental mission, objectives and service standards; applies best practices and quality assurance processes to assigned areas of responsibility; enforces the maintenance of safe working conditions and ensures safe work practices are followed by staff; provides leadership to ensure a fair and open work environment in accordance with the City’s commitment to equal employment opportunity.
  • Oversees, evaluates and monitors assigned capital improvement projects for planning, design and construction, utilizing in-house staff or consulting engineering firms; prepares detailed project cost estimates, schedules and procedures; reviews and evaluates design drawings and specifications for technical accuracy and compliance with City standards; responds to requests for information and clarifies and interprets engineering issues, specifications, regulations, codes and requirements; drafts material and equipment specifications; prepares Requests for Proposal for design and/or construction projects, including participating in bid evaluations, selection of successful bidders and preparation of agenda reports and other materials for approval; reviews and approves contract documents; administers contracts including reviewing change orders and amendments to consulting and construction agree­ments; prepares and provides regular project status reports to department management; may seal final plans; addresses questions/issues regarding the project from construction inspectors and field staff during construction phase.
  • Designs and prepares engineering drawings and construction packages for power distribution, substation and automation capital projects; conducts research, design and analysis and creates Project Job Orders (PJOs) for distribution system projects; prepares schematic and wiring diagrams of protection, metering and switching devices; ; prepares calculations for transmission and distribution system relay settings and voltage regulation problems; coordinates design and construction of projects with field personnel; prepares technical specifications for equipment, systems and services.
  • Performs power system and protection modeling studies; implements control and protection measures and systems; programs relays and other intelligent electronic devices using various software applications; programs, tests and troubleshoots SCADA devices including communication processors, network terminals and other devices.
  • Works with Utility Service Planning staff to identify customer needs for new and upgraded electrical services and provide timely, efficient and cost effective solutions; reviews and approves or develops electrical engineering design drawings, detailed engineering construction plans and service plans to ensure conformance with department standards; develops project schedules and cost estimates for labor and materials; prepares PJOs for approval and serves as project manager through their completion; develops plans and cost estimates for private property vault repairs and replacements.
  • Participates in system load analysis to identify peak loads and load profiles; prepares load projections; performs system load flow, stability and short circuit studies; prepares mitigation plans to address potential circuit overloading condition.
  • Trains subordinates in a wide variety of tasks.
  • Prepares a variety of correspondence and reports on technical engineering issues; may prepare City Council agenda items.
  • Regular attendance is an essential function of this classification.

Requirements:

  • Attention to Detail-Focusing on the details of work content, work steps, and final work products
  • Oral Communication- Engaging effectively in dialogue
  • Writing-Communicating effectively in writing
  • Relationship Building- Establishing rapport and maintaining mutually productive relationships
  • Project Management- Ensuring that projects are on-time, on-budget, and achieve their objectives
  • Teamwork-Collaborating with others to achieve shared goals
  • Analyzing & Interpreting Data-Drawing meaning and conclusions from quantitative or qualitative data
  • Professional & Technical Expertise- Applying technical subject matter to the job
  • Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a major in electrical engineering or a related engineering discipline,
  • at least four years of progressively responsible substation electrical engineering experience at the level of Associate Electrical Engineer;
  • or an equivalent combination of training and experience.