Electrical Engineer I – Transmission Services

Position Title: Electrical Engineer I - Transmission Services

OPEN UNTIL FILLED

Department/Location: Office of Chief Ops Officer/Bismarck, ND

Company: Basin Electric Power Cooperative

Position Purpose

This is an entry level position responsible for assisting in the development of short and long range bulk transmission system expansion plans, conducting operating studies, evaluating transmission service and generation interconnection requests, representing Basin Electric Power Cooperative (BEPC) on joint studies, providing technical review of other utilities’ studies, and submitting system modeling data to Southwest Power Pool (SPP), Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC), Midwest Independent System Operator (MISO) and other organizations. The position will also assist in the development and maintenance of software associated with power system analysis tools. This position is identified as a Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) related position, which may allow physical and/or logical access to Bulk Electric System (BES) cyber related assets or systems.

Essential Functions

Qualifications

Typical Physical/Mental/Environmental Demands

This position requires frequent sitting; and occasional standing/walking, bending/reaching, climbing, kneeling, crawling, use of keyboard/computer, pushing/pulling up to 20 pounds, and lifting/carrying up to 50 pounds. This position also requires finger dexterity, hand coordination, good hearing, and color vision. This position occasionally works in conditions of dirt/dust, fumes, chemicals, extreme heat/cold, vibration, noise, poor ventilation, electrical risks, and confined areas. The incumbent must be respirator qualified. The incumbent is required to be clean-shaven for respirator fit testing while assigned to work on a plant site. The incumbent may have to work at heights up to 600 feet, which requires the use of safety equipment, including a harness, in accordance with ANSI Z359 standards, and may access all areas of the plant site. Equipment operated includes computers, telecommunication devices, electrical test equipment, and other test equipment, as needed.

Applicants interested in this opening should go to https://www.basinelectric.com to apply.

Employees must apply through Inside Basin, by clicking on a position and signing into the Infor Application.

Basin Electric is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer regarding race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, and veterans status.