Principal Engineer - Delivery

Essential Duties and Responsibilities For substation and transmission projects: Provides civil engineering to develop substation/civil plans for sitework including grading, off- site improvements, drainage facilities, fencing and block walls, and landscaping. In addition, completes calculations and prepares designs for substation steel structures, foundations, and control enclosures. Provides civil engineering to transmission line engineering analysis, route analysis and selection, calculations for line design (includes structure loading, foundation design and conductor sag), specifies materials and evaluates bid documents and technical submittals, and completes the construction package. Acquires all necessary construction approvals and permits from the authority having jurisdiction. Develops economical, technically feasible, reliable transmission and substation civil/structural designs with minimal supervision and guidance. Selects and widely applies engineering principles, theories and concepts in the design of transmission, and substation civil projects. Provides, mentoring, leadership, training and direction to fellow staff members, and provides technical design and project peer review. Independently scopes, routes, and sites substation and transmission line projects and evaluates alternatives in order to find best value. Coordinates and interacts professionally with internal and external customers and stakeholders to ensure a successful project. Performs studies, prepares and provides written and oral reports to executive management, internal and external customers, provides input as the subject matter expert for the department, and acts as an expert witness in legal proceedings, if required. Provides accurate cost estimates and schedule input for use in company budgeting procedures such that cash flow requirements are identified. Evaluates, benchmarks, and makes recommendations for the creation and improvements of substation and transmission standards and specifications. Ensures all compliance aspects of position are known and followed; understands and complies with all policies, codes and regulations applicable to position and company.

Performs related duties as assigned.