Manager, Engineering Standards, Portland, OR or Salt Lake City, UT #112479

$133,000 - $156,500/Yr

PacificCorp - Portland, OR

Full-time - Manager

Portland, OR

Utilities

About the position

The Substation Standards Engineering Manager at PacifiCorp is responsible for leading the substation standards team, which includes various engineering disciplines. This role is crucial for developing and implementing technical solutions, engineering guidelines, and policies that enhance the reliability and efficiency of the electric grid. The manager will oversee engineering standards activities, coordinate with design engineering, and ensure compliance with regulations while fostering a culture of continuous improvement and strategic focus on substation standards.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and approve engineering standards activities supporting capital projects, ensuring compliance with regulations and best practices.
• Coordinate with design engineering to incorporate changes and provide alternatives for capital projects.
• Apply engineering and environmental principles to support substation operations, including technical studies, planning, and capital project implementation.
• Ensure field operations are supported with equipment failure resolution and construction support, maintaining effective communication and collaboration across departments.
• Manage supplier and material development activities related to substation equipment.
• Facilitate change, foster continuous improvement, and drive compliance with developed standards.
• Develop, approve, and implement standards for the design and construction of substations.
• Provide engineering and technical support for electric substation operations, ensuring alignment with industry practices and regulatory requirements.
• Develop processes to improve substation grid resiliency and oversee special projects aimed at enhancing grid reliability.
• Select, coach, develop, and evaluate standards engineers, ensuring their activities align with the department's goals and the company's strategic direction.
• Ensure the timely achievement of goals and deadlines for high-risk, high-value capital projects, including those involving power transformers.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering from an accredited university.
• A minimum of 10 years' experience in operations, maintenance, engineering, or a related field.
• A minimum of three years' experience in people management.
• Management skills including the ability to establish objectives, execute policy, monitor resources, and manage the development or implementation of a system, program, or process.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to completion and implementation.
• Excellent leadership skills including directing and motivating individuals who may not be direct reports.
• Knowledge of Company's strategic plan, objectives for specific area, as well as Company policies, procedures, and practices.
• Strong knowledge of state and federal safety and environmental regulations (OSHA, Title V, etc) and applicable codes such as NESC, IEEE.
• Knowledge and experience in the design, installation, operation of utility infrastructure including substation and transmission facilities from 46kV to 500kV.
• Proficient with the use of personal computers including spreadsheet, database, word processing, presentation applications and SAP.
• Knowledge with distribution protection and control systems.

Nice-to-haves

• Advanced Degree.
• Professional Engineering Registration.
• Supervisory experience or demonstrated leadership skills is highly desirable.
• Experience in budget preparation, analysis and cost tracking.
• Experience with facility constructability, process centered organizations, project management, contract administration and work planning, scheduling and tracking.

Benefits

• Health care
• Retirement
• Paid time off
• Tuition assistance
• Paid short-term and long-term disability
• Paid bereavement leave