Electric Distribution Design Engineer

Electric Distribution Design Engineer – 12 Months

North Charleston, SC

Candidate must be local or able to drive into North Charleston, SC.  No Per Diem

Are you interested in being part of an innovative team that supports Westinghouse’s mission to provide clean energy solutions? At Westinghouse, we recognize that our employees are our most valuable asset and we seek to identify, attract and recruit the most qualified talent while recognizing and encouraging the value of diversity in the global workplace.

This role works with a cross-functional team of design technicians, design engineers, union represented craft employees, contract construction resources, schedulers, suppliers, and interfaces frequently with customers.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide engineering support in electric distribution operations, maintenance and construction
• Perform engineering calculations, analysis, research and design.
• Coordinate with developers and customers to evaluate requests for new electric service and develop electric distribution designs to install electric infrastructure to provide customers with power.
• Coordinate the procurement of all material to construct projects.
• Evaluate designs for permit needs and apply for and manage permit process throughout project lifecycle.
• Interface with construction resources to coordinate construction scheduling
• Manage projects throughout construction and serve as a resource for construction crews as questions arise.
• Perform engineering as-builts once construction is complete. Update drawings and associated applications to ensure accurate modeling of the electric distributions system.
  Post material used during the course of construction and manage inventory quantities.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• 5+ years of directly related industry experience in the field of construction or engineering
• Bachelor Degree or an equivalent combination of education and demonstrated related experience may be accepted in lieu of preferred level of education
• Other Education: Engineering, Engineering Technology, Construction Management
• Candidate must have utilities industry experience
• Ability to work and develop rapport with all levels of management and staff
• Ability to lead, collaborate, or work effectively in a variety of teams, including multi-disciplinary teams
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including interpersonal, facilitation, and presentation capabilities
• Ability to develop, manage and monitor project performance to ensure results meet project requirements, budgets, and schedules.
• Ability to manage project risk through collaboration with the project team, station stakeholders, suppliers, and executive leadership.
• Ability to coordinate the resolution of technical problems and implement changes.
• Experience managing construction projects involving technical engineering

Why Westinghouse?

Westinghouse Electric Company is the global nuclear energy industry’s first choice for safe, clean, and efficient energy solutions. We enable our delivery of this vision by living our value system:

• Safety and Quality
• Integrity and Trust
• Customer Focus and Innovation
• Speed and Passion to Win
• Teamwork and Accountability

Westinghouse offers competitive benefits to all our employees around the globe to keep them healthy and enhance their well-being.  In the U.S. the following are representative of what we offer:

• Competitive Salary
• Comprehensive Health, Wellness and Income Protection Benefits
• 401(k) Savings Plan with Company Match
• Paid Vacations and Holidays
• Opportunities for Flexible Work Arrangements
• Educational Reimbursement Program
• Employee Referral Program

While our Global Headquarters are located in Cranberry Township, PA, we have over 9,000 employees working at locations in 19 different countries. You can learn more by visiting http://www.westinghousenuclear.com.

EOE of Minorities / Females / Vets / Disability.