Engineer (Electrical)

What do you

value in your next job?

At the

Orange County Sanitation District

our

Core Values

form the framework of our organization and reinforce our professional work ethic. If the following values ring true with you, we'd love to invite you to explore our career opportunities further.

Integrity, Inclusion, Honesty, and Respect

We aspire to the highest degree of integrity, inclusion, honesty, and respect in our interaction with each other, our suppliers, our customers, and our community. We strive to demonstrate these values in our actions, commitments, and service.

Leadership, Teamwork, and Problem Solving

We lead by example, acknowledging the value of our resources and using them wisely to achieve our mission. We strive to reach OC San goals through cooperative efforts and collaboration with each other and our constituencies. We work to solve problems in a creative, cost-effective, and safe manner, and we acknowledge team and individual efforts.

Customer Service, Transparency, and Accountability

We are committed to acting in a timely, accurate, accessible, and transparent manner through excellent customer service. We are committed to act in the best interest of our internal and external stakeholders.

Resiliency, Innovation, and Learning

We continuously develop ourselves, enhancing our talents, skills, and abilities. We recognize that only through personal growth and development will we progress as an agency and as individuals.

Safety

We are committed to providing a safe work environment. We will demonstrate leadership, promote individual accountability, and participate actively in the advancement of our health and safety practices.

OC San is currently looking to fill the role of an

Engineer (Electrical) .

Under direction, performs a variety of complex and responsible engineering duties in the planning, design, construction, operations, and compliance of wastewater facilities, infrastructure, systems, and programs; oversees development of engineering designs and provides project management of assigned programs and projects; inspects and analyzes plant operations and implements process improvements; enforces industrial wastewater discharge regulations and reviews, processes, and approves assigned permits; serves as a technical resource and advisor on assigned projects, programs, and systems; researches complex engineering issues and conducts engineering-related studies; and performs duties as assigned.

Duties May Include The Following

- Provides technical leadership and expertise in design, commissioning and construction projects;

- Reviews plans and technical specifications and provides input on functional aspects of proposed plant and collection facilities as well as rehabilitation projects;

- Reviews the consultant’s designs for compliance with the scope of work, engineering standards, codes, industry standards, design quality expectations, and stakeholder needs;

- Evaluates the design of complex engineering drawings, systems, and processes and overseeing the design of engineering plans;

- Prepares electrical single line diagrams, plan drawings, details, control schematics, lighting calculations, cable and conduit schedules, load calculations and technical specifications for design projects; coordinates designs with operations and maintenance;

- Attends and participates in design workshops;

- Develops recommendations to project problems and issues;

- Provides design and construction engineering services in completing projects within approved budgets and schedules;

- Researches engineering and design issues, evaluates alternatives, and makes sound recommendations;

- Reviews construction submittals for compliance with the technical specifications;

- Ensures projects are constructed in compliance with contract documents;

- Prepares complex engineering plan clarifications and changes in response to contractors’ requests for information;

- Coordinates and participates in commissioning activities, acceptance testing, and reliability acceptance testing;

- Actively troubleshoots issues as they arise;

- Reviews electrical testing reports and verifies that the equipment is acceptable;

- Participates in staff training;

- Inspects and diagnoses problems and develops corrective action plans;

- Participates in the development of request for proposal, scopes of work, reviewing proposals, and selecting consulting engineers;

- Performing complex power system studies (short circuit, coordination, and arc flash) for engineering and maintenance projects to determine how the modifications affect the electrical systems and plan for future growth;

- Performs engineering calculations and analysis for projects and equipment replacement;

- Ensures established OC San standards, policies, and procedures, and engineering best practices are consistently applied throughout assigned projects;

- Analyzes, interprets, and explains various regulations and policies related to area of assignment; tracks new legislative and regulatory developments; develops and implements a variety of documents, policies, and procedures;

- Stays abreast of new trends and innovations; and researching emerging products and enhancements and their applicability to OC San’s needs.