Exelon

Sr Engineer (Field/Operational)

Posted on: 19 Feb 2021

Oakbrook Terrace, IL

Job Description

Job Description

Description

At Exelon, we've got a place for you!

Join the nation's leading competitive energy provider, with one of the largest electricity generation portfolios and retail customer bases in the country. You will be part of a family of companies that strives for the highest standards of power generation, competitive energy sales, and energy delivery. Our team of outstanding professionals is focused on performance, thought leadership, innovation, and the power of ideas that come from a diverse and inclusive workforce.

Exelon will provide you the tools and resources you need to design, build and enhance a successful career. We are also dedicated to motivating the success of our employees through competitive base salary, incentives, and health and retirement benefits.

Join Exelon and share your passion at a forward-thinking Fortune 100 company. Establish yourself in a place where you can truly shine and create a brighter, more sustainable tomorrow. Energize your career at Exelon!

Role Overview
Develops and/or leads teams in studies, plans, criteria, specifications, calculations, evaluations, design documents, performance assessments, integrated systems analysis, cost estimates, budgets, associated with the planning, design, licensing, construction, commissioning, operation, and maintenance of Exelons electric generation, transmission, distribution, gas and telecommunication facilities/systems. Provides consultation and recommendations to the Company within and to other business units and/or customers as a result of studying company or customer-owned systems, processes, equipment, vehicles or facilities. Reviews financial data from budget and actual costs of projects. Provides technical expertise to strategic, legislative and operational decisions. Participates in creating, updating, and applying internal/industry standards and technology in a specialized area of expertise. Trains and mentors others.

Position may be required to work extended hours, including 24 x 7 coverage during storms or other energy delivery emergencies.

Key Areas of Responsibility

* Leads and performs assignments in specialized areas requiring extensive engineering expertise. Requiring maintaining state of the art engineering credential in the specialized technical area.
* Leads and performs engineering tasks and projects associated with a critical or analytical engineering project or a small number of complex projects that require specialized knowledge in many areas, may include field testing troubleshooting, and peer review.
* Evaluates, develops, implements and leads projects that have significant financial and operational impact, may also develop initial commissioning plans. Plans, writes and performs tasks for documentation deliverables and projects
* Participates in department planning, through field/site walkdowns, attend meetings/conference calls, provide budget recommendations and monitor performance for the accomplishment of committed results.
* Performs assignments while acting independently, and may lead multi-discipline teams, may include providing direct oversight of contractors.
* Serves as an expert in specialized area.
* Acts as an expert witness or provide expert opinions as required.
* Provides recommendations to management and implements action plans to improve performance and cost effectiveness.
* Provides detailed technical training, mentorship, peer review, and/or guidance to others.
* Participates in technical and industry societies and committees to enhance knowledge of new technologies or issues in areas of company interest, make recommendations for business decisions regarding strategy for new technologies and/or engineering techniques and tools.

Qualifications

Education and/or Experience Qualifications

* Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering or Licensed Professional Engineer
* Ability to analyze and interpret complex electrical and mechanical systems
* Knowledge and ability to apply problem solving approaches and engineering theory
* Knowledge of engineering designs, principles and practices
* Eight or more years of professional engineering experience
* Thorough knowledge and experience in unique areas of engineering expertise
* Detailed knowledge of applicable standards, codes methods, and practices unique to areas of expertise
* Ability to apply advanced engineering principles to identify and resolve complex issues
* Minimum of three related career experiences (i.e., changes in technical job responsibilities, which may or may not include a change in department) OR
* Lead Member of a recognized industry committee OR
* Professional Engineers License, advanced technical degree, MBA or Project Management Certification

Preferred Qualifications

* Graduate degree or Graduate level work in Engineering, Business Administration or Project Management Certification
* Licensed Professional Engineer
* Strong teamwork, interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate with all management levels
* Strong written and oral communication skills
* A working knowledge of analysis software packages such as CYMDIST, PSSE, Python, PSCAD, MATLAB, etc.
* Ability to analyze industry wide trends and implement enhancements

Exelon is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and employees or applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to: age, color, disability, gender, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law.

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Exelon

Chicago, IL

Exelon Corporation, a utility services holding company, engages in energy generation and delivery businesses in the United States and Canada. It owns nuclear, fossil, wind, hydroelectric, and solar generating facilities. The company also sells electricity to wholesale and retail customers; and sells natural gas, renewable energy, and other energy-related products and services. In addition, it is involved in the purchase and regulated retail sale of electricity and natural gas; and transmission and distribution of electricity, and distribution of natural gas to retail customers.

Further, the company offers corporate governance support services, including corporate strategy and development, legal, human resources, information technology, finance, real estate, security, corporate communications, supply at cost, engineering, distribution and transmission planning, asset management, system operations, and power procurement services.

It serves distribution utilities, municipalities, cooperatives, and financial institutions, as well as commercial, industrial, governmental, and residential customers. The company was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.