Job Information
Kansas State Job Bank Transmission Engineer I - Senior (Wichita or Great Bend) in Hays, Kansas
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RESPONSIBILITY OUTLINE
Job Title Senior Transmission Engineer
Department Transmission Engineering Pay Status Salaried
Reports To Manager Transmission Substation
Design FLSA Category Exempt
Location Various
SUMMARY
Provide team leadership, plan, perform design, and function as project engineer or
project lead providing leadership to support design, procurement, installation, and
commissioning of all components and equipment associated with electrical transmission
substation facilities.
Essential Responsibilities
Depending upon work assigned, incumbent will be required to perform some or all of the
following essential responsibilities.
Substation Design
Provide team leadership in development of overall design and design modification of
substations and switching stations to projects assigned to external design and
construction entities. Provide technical support for equipment and materials
procurement and installation.
Design and successfully complete high voltage (HV) and extra high voltage (EHV)
substation projects for new and modified substation facilities.
Manage projects assigned to external engineering consultants or function as a project
lead or project engineer for an external consultant for substation projects.
Ensure collection, organization, and analysis of project information and ensure
coordination with other departments to determine the budget and scope of work for
approved projects, programs, modifications, and upgrades.
Perform associated calculations necessary to meet industry standards related to
substation physical design including conduit fill and structure loadings.
Efficiently and effectively communicate design requirements and collaborate with other
disciplines of the company including civil, land development, substation electrical, and
operations.
Utilize applicable codes and industry standards to provide bid documents on substation
equipment including transformers, breakers, wave traps, switches, bus work, conduit,
and other physical substation apparatus.
Advise on and prepare job cost estimates incorporating overall estimates from other
groups such as substation electrical, operations, and outside consulting.
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Direct design technicians in physical substation design drawing package creation.
System Protection
Provide senior team leadership to obtain and maintain system data and computer
programs necessary to provide required information for relay, fuses, recloser, and
breaker coordination for the Sunflower transmission and Members distribution systems
including device setting and procurements.
Provide team leadership in breaker operation analysis and report preparation.
May provide subject matter expert leadership for PRC-002, PRC-004, PRC-006, PRC-
023, and PRC-027.
Standards
Ensure compliance with applicable American National Standards Institute/Institute of
Electrical and Electronic Engineering (ANSI/IEEE), North American Electric Reliability
Corporation (NERC) Reliability, National Electrical Safety Code (NESC), American
Society for Testing and Materials (ATSM), American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
standards.
Lead development and maintenance of Sunflower standards.
Leadership
Provide leadership, coaching, and counseling to employees in assigning dutiesand
regarding job performance.Provide input onannual performance appraisals.Ensure and
recommend training and support in order to meet or improve their job performance.
Keep employees informed of work requirements, business conditions, company
policies, and other factors that impact their work performance and environment. Work
closely with the supervisor to prioritize and schedule work.
Safety
Sunflower employees are expected to approach their personal safety and
their coworker\'s safety with a positive attitude and commitment. Sunflower employees
will maintain the highest level of responsibility and accountability in compliance with all
safety policies, practices and procedures to ensure a safe working environment. This
includes properly maintaining and caring for applicable safety gear and equipment;
identifying, correcting or assisting in resolving safety concerns, including communicating
all hazardous conditions; reporting all injuries and near misses immediately to
appropriate personnel; and understanding and complying with the Clearance Procedure
as applicable.
Culture
Demonstrate personal responsibility and a commitment to Sunflowers culture and core
values of technical competency, respect and dignity, accountability, integrity,
trustworthiness, and servant leadership to empower or otherwise enable others to
optimally perform their job responsibilities. Demonstrate and promote ethics and
behaviors consistent with Sunflower\'s culture, Board policies, and business practices.
Understand and fulfill the role and responsibilit