Senior Engineer, Database (remote)

Company: NV Energy
Location: Las Vegas
Posted on: November 15, 2024

Job Description:

NV Energy
Senior Engineer - Design Transmission/Civil
Facility:
Pearson Building
Engineering
Full/Part Time:
Full-Time
Regular/Temporary:
Travel Percentage:
Provides comprehensive civil/structural engineering design services for substation and/or transmission facilities, and to ensure that these facilities are constructed on schedule and within committed resource allocations.
For substation and transmission projects:
Provides civil engineering expertise 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 expertise 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.
Selects and widely applies engineering principles, theories and concepts in the design of transmission, and substation civil projects.
Independently scopes, routes, and sites substation and transmission line projects and evaluates alternatives in order to find best value.
Provides, mentoring, leadership, training and direction to fellow staff members, and provides technical design and project peer review.
Provides accurate cost estimates and schedule input for use in company budgeting procedures such that cash flow requirements are identified.
Coordinates and interacts professionally with internal and external customers and stakeholders to ensure a successful project.
understands and complies with all policies, codes and regulations applicable to position and company. Performs all work independently with oversight at key junctions of the project.
Education and Work Experience
Bachelor's degree in Engineering from an accredited school and 5 years industry experience as a practicing engineer, and must be a licensed PE.
Utility setting with specific experience in the areas of civil, structural and/or transmission engineering design.
Civil experience of substation/switchyard site development or related design.
Structural experience involving substation steel design or transmission pole design for projects up to 230kV.
Transmission line design experience including overhead line design up to 230kV or underground line design up to 230kV.
Equipment and Applications
PCs, word processing, spreadsheet, database, and software for structural steel design, foundation design, transmission line design, hydrology and hydraulics.
General office environment.
Travel may be required up to 25% of work hours and may consist of travel to remote parts of Nevada in order to scope substation sites or transmission alignments and support design and construction. Up to 15% Short Term Incentive Plan target opportunity at the discretion of the company. Medical
Dental
Flexible Spending Accounts
immediate vesting
12 paid holidays
Short-term and long-term disability
Visit our Corporate website for detailed information and other benefits offered
EOE/Veteran/Disability
At NV Energy, we celebrate diversity, equity and inclusion. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or religious creed, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status (except as required by law), gender (including gender identity and expression), sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, genetic information, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, familial or parental status, marital status or any other category protected by applicable local, state or U.If you have a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act or similar law, and you wish to discuss potential accommodations related to applying for employment at our company, please contact Human Resources via email at HumanResources@nvenergy.com or call our HR Help Desk at (702) 402-5500 and select '0' or Fax your request at (702) 402-0031.
Depending on qualifications of applicants, this position may be filled at a lower level than that which is posted such as Engineer II- Design Trans/Civil or Engineer I- Design Trans/Civil.
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