Manager of Engineering

DUTIES AND TASKS OF THE JOB:

•  Complies with budgetary requirements.
• Gathers and prepares data for plans and designs of all system improvement and maintenance projects.
• Keeps informed of developments in the irrigation, industrial and small commercial industry.
• Closely adheres to Cooperative specifications for the electrical system.
• Monitors kWh usage and kW demands on substations and metering points.
• Recommends improvements in operating procedures and power system.
• Monitors system components and numerous data sources to ensure overall system protection and functioning.
• Operates and prepares system modeling analysis for new construction, routine and special studies as directed.
• Performs applicable employment and personnel duties for staff and department.
• Achieves team approach by delegations, training, coaching and counseling, consultative planning.
• Assists with Annual Meeting.
• Resolves Members-Consumers complaints.
• Interprets staking sheets.
• On an ongoing basis, monitors, evaluates, recommends and subsequently implements and documents changes to the system on a circuit by circuit basis to insure compliance with the Under-Frequency Load Shedding program.
• Assist in investigation of accidents and assists in completion of Accident Investigation Report as needed.
• Is trained in CPR.
• Uses only approved products, material and equipment.
• Supervises original and maintenance of system maps to ensure they are correct and up-to-date.
• Resolves adjustment terms or issues regarding right-of-way’s.
• Prepares estimates and coordinates relocation of lines.
• Directs dispatching during major catastrophes or major outages as required.
• Operates all department equipment in accordance with safety rules.
• Adapts new technologies as directed to Cooperative operations and systems, and trains other employees in their operation.
• Performs duties of an Engineering Technician when needed.
• Assists with preparation of annual operations and maintenance survey.
• Participates in design/construction of substations, transmission and distribution lines and related facilities.
• Assists/reviews digitizing of maps and extracts engineering data for improvement.
• Develops input into Cooperative work plan.
• Consults with commercial customers about rates and charges.
• Prepares contracts for "requests for proposals."
• Works with attorneys concerning legal issues for right-of-way’s and easements for system improvements.
• Assists in training staff in areas such as sectionalizing, surveying, design and routing of lines.
• Ensures compliance with NEC, NESC, ANSI standards, IEEE recommendations, Cooperative safety procedures and local codes.
• Prepares numerous reports/forms for state and federal agencies.
• Normal System Maps are no longer generated and now the Cooperative prints specialty maps. The Engineering Systems Administrator shares the responsibility of this task.
• Responsible for maintaining an engineering model of the Cooperative’s electric system.
• Performs system protection analysis, including fault current studies and sectionalizing studies.
• Performs Arc Flash analysis and provides documentation for this analysis.
• Performs circuit capacity, power factor correction and system loss analysis.
• Addresses power quality issues.
• Provides operational procedures for complex switching operations.
• Performs SCADA system administrator duties by maintaining the SCADA database, reviewing and applying software updates and keeping the World View maps updated.
• Develops the settings and implantation plans for electric controls, RTU’s and IED’s.
• Provides necessary in-house metering maintenance and administrative support for the NISC MDMS.
• Provides a portion of the in-house administrative support for the Sensus RNI.
• Follows safety rules and guidelines
• Performs all other reasonable and proper duties/task assigned.
• Must be regular in attendance.
• Note: Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: Able to move 50 pounds; depth/distance visual ability necessary; movement and physical nature of job includes activities such as standing, walking, sitting, stooping, bending, reaching, kneeling, crouching; must drive a vehicle; minimum exposure to hazardous environment

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: Must have a minimum of five years technical experience in electrical industry or equivalent college degree in engineering, surveying or related industrial fields; excellent personal computer, mathematic, verbal and written communication skills required.

To apply go to: https://www.cvec.coop/about/employment-opportunities