Transmission (Substation Design) Engineer I - Senior

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RESPONSIBILITY OUTLINE

Job Title Senior Transmission Engineer

Department Transmission Engineering Pay Status Salaried

Reports To Manager Transmission Substation

Design FLSA Category Exempt

Location Various

Summary

Provide team leadership, plan, perform design, and function as project

engineer or

project lead providing leadership to support design, procurement,

installation, and

commissioning of all components and equipment associated with electrical

transmission

substation facilities.

Essential Responsibilities

Depending upon work assigned, incumbent will be required to perform some

or all of the

Following Essential Responsibilities.

Substation Design

Provide team leadership in development of overall design and design

modification of

substations and switching stations to projects assigned to external

design and

construction entities. Provide technical support for equipment and

materials

procurement and installation.

Design and successfully complete high voltage (HV) and extra high

voltage (EHV)

substation projects for new and modified substation facilities.

Manage projects assigned to external engineering consultants or function

as a project

lead or project engineer for an external consultant for substation

projects.

Ensure collection, organization, and analysis of project information and

ensure

coordination with other departments to determine the budget and scope of

work for

approved projects, programs, modifications, and upgrades.

Perform associated calculations necessary to meet industry standards

related to

substation physical design including conduit fill and structure

loadings.

Efficiently and effectively communicate design requirements and

collaborate with other

disciplines of the company including civil, land development, substation

electrical, and

operations.

Utilize applicable codes and industry standards to provide bid documents

on substation

equipment including transformers, breakers, wave traps, switches, bus

work, conduit,

and other physical substation apparatus.

Advise on and prepare job cost estimates incorporating overall estimates

from other

groups such as substation electrical, operations, and outside

consulting.

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Direct design technicians in physical substation design drawing package

creation.

System Protection

Provide senior team leadership to obtain and maintain system data and

computer

programs necessary to provide required information for relay, fuses,

recloser, and

breaker coordination for the Sunflower transmission and Members

distribution systems

including device setting and procurements.

Provide team leadership in breaker operation analysis and report

preparation.

May provide subject matter expert leadership for PRC-002, PRC-004,

PRC-006, PRC-

023, and PRC-027.

Standards

Ensure compliance with applicable American National Standards

Institute/Institute of

Electrical and Electronic Engineering (ANSI/IEEE), North American

Electric Reliability

Corporation (NERC) Reliability, National Electrical Safety Code (NESC),

American

Society for Testing and Materials (ATSM), American Society of Civil

Engineers (ASCE)

standards.

Lead development and maintenance of Sunflower standards.

Leadership

Provide leadership, coaching, and counseling to employees in assigning

dutiesand

regarding job performance.Provide input onannual performance

appraisals.Ensure and

recommend training and support in order to meet or improve their job

performance.

Keep employees informed of work requirements, business conditions,

Company

policies, and other factors that impact their work performance and

environment. Work

closely with the supervisor to prioritize and schedule work.

Safety

Sunflower employees are expected to approach their personal safety and

their coworker's safety with a positive attitude and commitment.

Sunflower employees

will maintain the highest level of responsibility and accountability in

compliance with all

safety policies, practices and procedures to ensure a safe working

environment. This

includes properly maintaining and caring for applicable safety gear and

equipment;

identifying, correcting or assisting in resolving safety concerns,

including communicating

all hazardous conditions; reporting all injuries and near misses

immediately to

appropriate personnel; and understanding and complying with the

Clearance Procedure

as applicable.

Culture

Demonstrate personal responsibility and a commitment to Sunflowers

culture and core

values of technical competency, respect and dignity, accountability,

integrity,

trustworthiness, and servant leadership to empower or otherwise enable

others to

optimally perform their job responsibilities. Demonstrate and promote

ethics and

behaviors consistent with Sunflower's culture, Board policies, and

business practices.

Understand and fulfill the role and responsibilit