Job at a glance
This position is located with Bonneville Power Administration in the Substation Design (TEEC), Substation Engineering (TEE), Transmission Engineering & Technical Services (TE), Transmission Services (T), Bonneville Power Administration (BPA). A successful candidate in the Interdisciplinary Engineer position will lead a project team assigned to the design process for projects, as well as coordinating the system modeling and other special analysis efforts.
Major duties: As an Electrical or Electronic Engineer, you will: Serve as an expert consultant on matters within the Outdoor High Voltage or Indoor Low Voltage electrical substation design disciplines Determine project needs from customer requirements; performance standards; project scope and preliminary engineering documents; and technical studies . Ensure project scope captures all project-enabling components for the design deliverables such that engineered solutions minimize complications or impediments identified for the construction phase.
Assure scope refinement includes consultation with associated stakeholders and end users. Work within the guidelines of established project development and execution processes to move projects through stage gates and obtain timely delivery of design packages against target dates. Provide quality assurance (QA) by developing a design plan and requirements, such as facilitating a statement of work, for the design elements that will fully inform the design process on functionality and quality requirements.
Provide quality control (QC) through technical review and checks of project description documents and design package components prepared by engineers, technicians, and contractors to ensure accuracy, adequacy, and conformance to BPA's requirements and design parameters. Collect, analyze, and summarize information and trends to recommend actions. Exercise judgment and ingenuity in evaluating the value and applicability of new or improved technology, strategies, trends, or applications; investigating, predicting, and anticipating issues and conditions extending beyond a single specialty area, and affecting known standards, approaches, precedents, or concepts; developing or collaborating in the formulation of new standards, applications, concepts, or theories changing existing knowledge and extending an understanding of phenomena.
Requirements: In accordance with Executive Order 14170, applicants are encouraged to respond to four short, free-response, essay questions in the questionnaire. Answer to these questions is not scored or rated. Your answers will be reviewed by the hiring manager and agency leadership if you are referred for selection consideration. When you apply you will be asked a series of questions to determine your eligibility for employment and your qualification for this position specifically.
You must answer all of these questions completely and truthfully. Key Requirements: You must be a United States Citizen. This employer participates in the e-Verify program. Males must abide by Selective Service registration requirements. You will be required to report in person to the official duty location. Conditions of Employment: This position has been designated as requiring a PUBLIC TRUST background.
A preliminary background check must be completed before a new employee can begin work. Current Federal employees or other individuals with an existing completed background investigation may not be required to undergo another background check. Education: This vacancy has a positive education requirement. In order to be rated as qualified, you must provide copies of your college transcripts. Education must be obtained from an accredited institution recognized by the U.S.
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