New York Power Authority - White Plains, NY

posted 2 months ago

Full-time - Senior
White Plains, NY
Utilities

About the position

The New York Power Authority (NYPA) is at the forefront of transforming the public utility landscape, aiming to enhance customer experiences and lead the way as the first fully digital utility in the United States. As a Senior Civil/Structural Engineer I, you will play a crucial role in providing civil and structural engineering expertise to support the operations, maintenance, and capital improvements of NYPA's plants and facilities. This position encompasses a wide range of practice areas, including structural analysis and design, building engineering, bridge engineering, dam engineering, geotechnical engineering, transmission engineering, and general civil engineering, which includes storm water management systems, water supply, and sanitary sewers. The specific skills required will depend on the practice area in which you will be working. In this role, you will be responsible for developing and reviewing calculations and designs to ensure compliance with applicable codes and accepted design practices. You will create high-quality drawings, details, calculations, specifications, and technical reports to facilitate successful project construction and implementation. Field inspections and condition assessments of facilities will also be part of your duties, along with managing multi-aspect or multi-phase projects. You will lead multidisciplinary engineering teams to complete projects of moderate complexity, review technical documents prepared by your team, and ensure compliance with design standards. Additionally, you will prepare scopes of work and requests for proposals for outside consultants, directing and reviewing their work. Evaluating and recommending the selection of vendors, consultants, and contractors will be part of your responsibilities, as well as mentoring and providing technical guidance to junior engineers. This position requires advanced communication skills for developing technical reports and coordinating project deliverables with internal and external stakeholders, as well as regulatory agencies.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and review calculations and designs to ensure compliance with applicable codes and accepted design practice.
  • Develop drawings, details, calculations, specifications, and technical reports of highest technical quality to facilitate the successful construction and implementation of projects.
  • Perform field inspections and conditions assessment of facilities.
  • Complete a multi-aspect or multi-phase project.
  • Responsible for completion of tasks on schedule, and that work is planned, executed and checked in a cost-effective manner.
  • Lead multidisciplinary engineering teams to complete projects of moderate complexity.
  • Review technical documents prepared by the team and complete check of design assumptions, calculations, criteria, load cases, code review and compliance with design standards.
  • Prepare scopes of work and requests for proposals for outside consultants. Direct and review work of consultants.
  • Evaluate and recommend selection of vendors, consultants and contractors through the appropriate contract administration procedures as needed.
  • Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior engineers.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering.
  • New York State P.E. License required, or P.E. License from another state with the expectation of receiving New York State endorsement within 12 months of start date.
  • Minimum 10 years of experience in civil/structural engineering and design, preferably in utility industry.

Nice-to-haves

  • Advanced verbal and written communication skills necessary for developing technical reports, writing critiques on technical documents and preparing technical procedures.
  • Ability to coordinate project deliverables with needs of internal and external stakeholders, and regulatory agencies.
  • Ability to manage and coordinate the work of consultants and other technical experts.
  • Understanding of how governmental agency interacts with outside organizations, agencies and contractors.
  • Knowledge of various current laws and regulations and how they affect or can be applied to NYPA, and industry-wide policies and practices.
  • Ability to conceptualize problems, develop and layout construction plans, sections and details for original designs, repairs, retrofits and modifications to structures.

Benefits

  • Competitive salary range of $122,900 - $193,580 based on experience and qualifications.
  • Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace.
  • Reasonable accommodations during the hiring process for disabilities and other conditions.
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