ComEd - Manager Testing & Commissioning Engineering

$119,200 - $178,800/Yr

Exelon - Chicago, IL

Full-time - Manager

Chicago, IL

10,001+ employees

Utilities

About the position

The Manager Testing & Commissioning Engineering (MTCE) is a technical content expert who manages employees and plans, coordinates, and directs the daily technical activities of the Testing and Commissioning Engineering (TCE) field engineers. They serve as the engineering authority providing engineering services to the T&S Testing & Commissioning Engineering discipline within the Company. The MTCE is responsible for the development of TCE field engineers.

Responsibilities

• Field testing for maintenance, construction, troubleshooting, and commissioning of new or repaired power equipment, communication, and protection and control systems on the Transmission and Distribution system
• Performing troubleshooting and field engineering analysis on malfunctioning equipment and systems
• Recommending, developing, and implementing processes and procedures for maximizing equipment reliability and availability
• Maintaining a performance-driven maintenance system for the power equipment and protection and control systems on the Transmission and Distribution system
• Serving as the main resource for technical advice and the technical reviewer of the equipment test and commissioning plans
• Leading, managing, and providing supervision for the personnel and the activities of the commissioning engineers of the T&S Engineering organization
• Ensuring compliance and adherence to accepted standard engineering and design practices
• Ensuring that assigned regional field engineers are qualified to perform the work they are assigned, in accordance with the TCE On-Boarding and Qualification Matrix process
• Maintaining and updating the TCE Operating Incident Mitigation (OIM) processes and practices based on best practice and lessons learned
• Maintaining an environment that promotes safety, environmental compliance, diversity, innovation, and high productivity
• Providing technical oversight to testing and commissioning engineering contractors to ensure adherence to engineering standards

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or other technical discipline
• 7-10 years of industry experience in transmission and substation systems with a minimum of 5 years of experience performing field testing and commissioning (if Associate's degree, requires a minimum of 7 years experience performing field testing and commissioning)
• Valid driver's license
• Successful completion of Supervisory Assessment
• Demonstrated knowledge/expertise in substation and transmission systems; leadership ability in a high-performance culture, including coaching and facilitating business competency and performance management skills
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively, build consensus, establish trust, and foster culture change
• Demonstrated ability to support and enforce safe work behaviors; this requires working knowledge of safety rules and work practices
• Demonstrated leadership skills including the abilities to manage personnel and carry out multiple tasks and processes; influence and direct others necessary to achieve results in support of company/department objective, work effectively with a variety of situations, individuals, and groups; vision and implement new and innovative efficiency improvements

Nice-to-haves

• Master's degree in Engineering or advanced system protection courses
• Electric industry background in the construction, maintenance, and troubleshooting of transmission & substation equipment and systems
• Substation power equipment & protective relaying & controls testing experience
• Previous supervisory experience
• Ability to pass necessary Nuclear badging criteria
• Professional Engineering License
• Technical understanding of transmission and substation components and system protection devices and schemes
• Familiarity with human performance error prevention processes
• Demonstrated ability to develop and implement process enhancements and efficiencies including technology and performance
• Demonstrated business and utility financial acumen, customer awareness, and ability to create value
• Demonstrated leadership ability in a high-performance culture, including coaching and facilitating business competency and performance management skills
• 3-5 years of supervisory experience

Benefits

• Annual salary will vary based on a candidate's skills, qualifications, experience, and other factors: $119,200.00/Yr. - $178,800.00/Yr.
• Annual Bonus for eligible positions: 20%
• 401(k) match and annual company contribution
• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Life and disability insurance
• Generous paid time off options, including vacation, sick time, floating and fixed holidays, maternity leave and bonding/primary caregiver leave or parental leave (based on position)
• Long Term Incentive Plan for eligible positions
• Wellbeing programs such as tuition reimbursement, adoption assistance and fitness reimbursement
• Referral bonus program