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Job Description
The Engineering Assistant position requires 5 years of related experience and an accredited bachelor's degree (engineering preferred). Engineering Assistant support the engineering management team in various administrative tasks and project coordination activities and the role will involve assisting with project documentation, scheduling meetings, and providing logistical support to ensure the smooth execution of projects. Job responsibilities include assisting in creating, organizing, and maintaining project documentation, including engineering plans, schedules, budgets, and reports, ensure all engineering-related documents are accurate, up-to-date, and readily accessible to team members, facilitating communication among project team members, stakeholders, and contractors, preparing and distributing engineering-related communications, such as meeting agendas, minutes, and status updates, assisting in scheduling meetings, site visits, and project-related event, coordinating with internal and external stakeholders to ensure timely completion of engineering project milestones, assist in monitoring budgets and expenses, assisting in preparing financial reports and forecasts, collecting and analyzing project data to identify trends and areas for improvement, and preparing summary reports and recommendations based on data analysis. Skillsets and expertise required for this position include proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, project management software, and data analysis tools, strong organizational skills and attention to detail, excellent written and verbal communication skills, ability to work effectively in a team and collaborate with diverse stakeholders, problem-solving and multitasking abilities, knowledge of engineering activities, and the ability to build effective relationships with plant staff, design engineering staff and / or vendors
The successful candidate for this assignment will participate in scope development and Project management activities for committed Retail Customer Service Requests (CSRs) and Line Relocation requests. This will include project set-up in TEAMS, coordination with Project Controls Lead(s) beginning with Project LOI / NTP. This role will manage projects (46 kV and higher) throughout the entire project life cycle.
Additionally, the successful candidate will support Power Delivery’s Retail Team in delivery of Transmission responses to customer care request(s) System wide : including, but not limited to, short circuit studies, excess facilities & customer substation retirements.
The Interconnections - Retail Customer Service Supervisor will direct the successful candidate's activities.
- Engineering degree from an . accredited institution required (Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Civil Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering) preferred.
- Minimum 4 years verifiable Project Management experience with Transmission, Distribution (Power Delivery), “or” utility projects (overhead or underground) required .
- Candidate must be proficient in Microsoft Applications (Excel, Word, & Teams).
- Experience leading project team(s), conducting onsite meetings, and leading project scope development required.
- Experience working SCS TEAMS estimating platform preferred.
- Experience working with Primavera (P6) scheduling software preferred.
- Experience working or coordinating projects with Transmission Line Design, Substation Design, and / or Protection and Controls project stakeholders preferred.
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