Electric Utility Standards Engineer

Our purpose is sustaining energy and water for life, and it is demonstrated in everything we do as a business, and as an employee team.

At Liberty, we hire passionate people who care about doing the right thing for our customers. We are entrepreneurial, creative, and outcome-focused. Here, your natural talent and achievements will flourish in an inclusive environment of teamwork, trust and continuous learning. We are always pursuing excellence to exceed our ambitions goals, rewarding both the goal outcome and how we achieve it.

Purpose

At Liberty, you’ll have the opportunity to work in a collaborative and innovative environment where your contributions directly impact our communities. We’re committed to fostering a culture of inclusion, growth, and continuous learning.

We're seeking a Standards Engineering to join our team. Junior and Senior level engineer: Plan, research, design, update, maintain, and communicate engineering design and construction standards for transmission and distribution type and equipment. Ensure compliance of approved material, standards, and procedures through interaction with other departments. Research, analyze, and support uniform and best practices in providing solutions to related line construction and materials issues. Assist in providing technical and application training for Construction Planners and field service, construction, and maintenance personnel.

Accountabilities

- Engineer and design electrical distribution construction standards to ensure facilities that are reliable, cost effective and aligned with applicable US standards and codes. This would include but is not limited to performing a cost/benefit analysis of new materials and new construction standards.

- Evaluate and monitor manufacturers’ designs to ensure compliance with established specifications and guidelines. This would include the investigation and resolution of field-reported problems related to designs and materials, resolving material failure trends with suppliers, and making the appropriate changes in the standards or material specifications.

- Through maintaining knowledge of current industry technologies and other utilities construction practices, develop and perform field studies of material and construction standards to recommend modification or replacement of material items used.

- Update and maintain substation and transmission construction standards with the input and assistance of the Substation Engineering department, Line Design Engineering department, and Construction Committee.

- Assist in providing technical and application training for Construction Planners and field service, construction, and maintenance personnel.

- Actively seek out ways to improve job efficiency and standardization.

- Participate in collaboration by attending team meetings and supplying ideas.

Education and Experience

Junior level engineer:

- Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering from an ABET accredited engineering school

- Engineer-In-Training (EIT) certificate or ability to obtain EIT certificate within 12 months preferred.

- Must have a valid motor vehicle operator’s license.

- Must be capable of performing field inspections of electrical facilities, including negotiating the hazards and obstacles of typical construction sites with limited rough terrain walking.

- Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

- Willing to travel (15% with some overnights).

Senior level engineer

- Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering from an ABET accredited engineering school with 10+ years of utility experience.

- Proficient AutoCAD.

- Professional Engineering (PE) license required for level IV engineers.

- Must have the ability to express both technical and non-technical information to individuals or group in an organized, accurate and clear manner.

- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

What We Offer

As a valued member of our team, you will enjoy competitive pay that reflects your skills and experience. You will also have access to a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

- Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage & a 401K plan with a 5% match, effective day one

- Annual bonus and merit increase eligibility

- Life insurance and short-term & long-term disability

- Employee Stock Purchase Program

- Free Employee Assistance Program & Headspace account

- 3 weeks of vacation, paid sick days, 12 paid company holidays, & 3 paid volunteer days

- Tuition reimbursement, professional development opportunities, & reimbursement for certification costs

- Reward & recognition programs, service awards, a great company culture, and a collaborative & flexible work environment

Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. is a growing renewable energy and utility company with over $15 billion of assets across North America and internationally.

For more than 30 years, Algonquin has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to delivering clean energy and water solutions. Our rapid growth has led both our regulated utility services and renewable energy business groups into different geographies and commodities, but our purpose remains unchanged – Sustaining Energy and Water for Life.

Through our operating business (Liberty), we provide regulated electricity, water, and natural gas utility services to over 1 million customer connections, primarily in North America. And, our growing portfolio of clean, renewable wind, solar, hydro and thermal power generation facilities represent over 3 GW of renewable generation capacity in operation and under construction.

With our robust, diversified, and growing presence in communities across North America and internationally, we are continually demonstrating our “Think Global, Act Local” business model.

We are focused on building a diverse and inclusive workforce. If you are excited about this role and are not certain you meet the all the qualification requirements, we encourage you to apply to further investigate the opportunity.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value each person’s unique background, diversity, experiences, perspectives and talents. Full participation of all employees in a safe, healthy and respectful environment is key to individual and company success. We are committed to fully utilizing the abilities of all of our employees and expect each of our employees to honor this commitment in their daily responsibilities.