Physical Substation Engineer - PE

Primary Purpose

The PE Certified Engineer - Team Leader 3 performs all aspects of conventional design engineering and analysis, and is familiar with a variety of engineering concepts, practices, and procedures. This role may act as a technical specialist or expand knowledge in other disciplines and/or functional areas. This role provides technical guidance on projects of low to medium complexity, and is also responsible for developing, validating, and presenting technical output. People management responsibilities include supervising a group of engineers, CAD, or administrative staff working on small-scope or single-discipline projects, including accountability for talent development, quality work production, and overall compliance.

Job Responsibilities

• Continues to learn and develop knowledge and skills in departmental design guides, standards, systems, applicable engineering codes, and Commonwealth Associates policies and procedures. Applies this knowledge to assigned tasks.
• Demonstrates a solid understanding of industry knowledge and remains current with changes.
• Provides guidance and direction on departmental standards, policies and procedures.
• Applies developed understanding of and compliance with Commonwealth Associates quality program to associated tasks.
• Fully understands and complies with Commonwealth Associates quality program.

• Supports continuous improvement and change management efforts by proactively presenting leadership with new suggestions around process and practices innovation, and by assisting with the implementation of improvements with guidance from more senior management.

• Actively seeks to understand client interests and drivers through project related client contact and through interaction and communication with project leadership.
• As manager, directly responsible for client interface, communication protocol with clients and agencies, delegating client communications and interface, and reviewing communications when appropriate.
• Attends and at times leads internal and external client meetings, conference calls and client site visits.
• Communicates client interests and drivers to project team and develops approaches to meet these interests and drivers throughout the work on less complex projects.
• Support Business Development by providing technical information for sales proposals, or by pursuing other related activates as assigned by department managers.
• Supports internal project teams and clients, regularly interacts with client's technical lead for data requests, site visits, clarification of project execution and review of comments.
• Communicates directly with other disciplines to identify and coordinate details of work for assigned tasks, or at project level for smaller-scale projects.
• Coordinates tasks and proper sequencing of tasks with internal staff, project managers and clients.
• Collects, assimilates, and manages data for engineering work.
• Performs complex research and develops recommendations for equipment and/or materials selection.

• Prepares a variety of engineering deliverables such as contract documents, project documents, and studies with little to no supervision.

• Prepares complex engineering calculations following standard methods and principles.
• Recognizes, defines, and seeks to resolve problems within assigned area or project.
• Understands and adheres to budget, schedule, and quality requirements. Demonstrates understanding of project phases, schedules and schedule recovery as it pertains to engineering production and deliverables.

• Assists managers by providing input into the performance management process, mentoring, recognition and corrective actions required.

• May perform Task Manager and Project Manager responsibilities on selected projects.

• May review the work of other engineers and technical staff for quality and adherence to project standards including budget and schedule.

• May supervise engineers, technical and administrative staff within a project for quality and adherence to project standards including budget and schedule.
• Participates in career planning, learning and development activities of others.
• Participates in the onboarding, training and mentorship of newly acquired engineers.
• Provides direction to CAD staff and administrative staff in executing project tasks.
• Assists resource planning on large, multifaceted or multiple projects by providing input to managers on future needs and identifying and resolving resourcing conflicts.
• Manages resources for small groups of a single discipline, identifies training or development needs.
• Completes expense reports and timesheets in a timely and accurate manner and at times may review and approve line items and/or timesheets for members of a project.
• Effectively implements and communicates policies, procedures, and process for workgroup.
• Reviews for accuracy and approves line items and/or timesheets for members of a project or multiple projects.
• Develops project scope of work packages (scope, schedule & budget) for multi-disciplines.
• Manage single-discipline scope, changes, schedule, and budget for all duties and tasks for assigned projects.
• Monitors project scope and identifies scope increases or changes, and assists project manager in developing change proposals.

Experience

• 3-9 Years - Related work experience demonstrating continuous growth and knowledge expansion.
• 4-9 years - Experience delivering 3-5 multifaceted construction projects simultaneously. Overseeing technical aspects of projects and providing guidance and mentorship to project resources.