JOB DESCRIPTION:
Seattle City Light, a department of the City of Seattle, is one of the nation's largest municipally owned utilities in terms of the number of customers served. Over the years we have worked very hard to keep Seattle's electricity affordable, reliable, and environmentally sound. Today, City Light is a recognized national leader in energy efficiency and environmental stewardship.
This position is a Dam Safety Engineer (Civil Engineer, Associate) in the Engineering and Technology Operations Division (ETO) within Seattle City Light. The position will support the Owner's Dam Safety Program to ensure safety of the City of Seattle's hydroelectric projects (Boundary, Cedar Falls, Newhalem, Skagit, and South Fork Tolt) and other related structures and facilities. This position will report to the Chief Dam Safety Engineer and will be responsible for assisting City Light implement its Owner's Dam Safety Program (ODSP).
Engineers in the Dam Safety team perform and lead a diverse range of engineering tasks and thus a broad range of skills/abilities are regularly required. Projects assigned to the Dam Safety team vary in size and type, and often are highly visible within the utility. The position will assist or lead work with internal stakeholders (other engineering disciplines (civil, mechanical, structural), project delivery, environmental affairs, relicensing, and operations) and external stakeholders (consultants/contractors, emergency management agencies, and regulators.
Dam Safety engineers have a unique opportunity to enjoy travelling to Seattle City Light's hydro facilities located in beautiful and picturesque areas in Washington such as North Cascades National Park, Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie, and Colville National Forests. This position will report to the Civil Engineer Supervisor
Job Responsibilities
Job Responsibilities - Here is more about what you'll be doing:
The responsibilities of this position will include conducting and/or facilitating inspections, monitoring, reporting, and evaluations necessary to ensure the safety of the City of Seattle hydroelectric dams (Boundary, Cedar Falls, Newhalem, Skagit, and South Fork Tolt) and related infrastructure. This position will complete routine or less complex projects with minimal supervision as well as assist or serve as lead under supervision for more complex, highly visible projects as part of a team. The position is anticipated to accomplish a broad range of tasks, such as:
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Act as project engineer and/or manager on small to medium size dam safety engineering project and work with other stakeholders to accomplish the assigned tasks.
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Lead instrumentation program including instrumentation installation, calibration, troubleshooting, O&M, data and file organization.
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Collect, interpret, analyze, and evaluate surveillance and monitoring data from various instruments installed at the dam, surveys, and inspections.
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Prepare and update dam safety surveillance and monitoring reports and plans (DSSMR/P).
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Conduct periodic dam safety inspections as may be required, including developing inspection plan, coordination, taking notes; completing inspection checklists; and recording field data, photographs, measurements, etc. suitable for inclusion in engineering reports and prepare condition assessment reports.
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Support other activities related to the ODSP as directed by the supervisor such as Emergency Action Plan (EAP), Public Safety Plans (PSP), planning and delivering training, etc.
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Establish and maintain positive collaborative working relationships with hydroelectric facility staff, engineering staff, contractors/consultant, Federal, State, and emergency management authorities through phone calls, meetings, and written communications.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering or Civil Engineering Technology and three years of professional civil engineering experience; or other combinations of education and/or experience which provides preparation to do professional civil engineering work.
Work Environment/Physical Demands
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Most work is performed in a normal City work/office environment.
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Field assignments may entail exposure to all types of weather, traffic, hazardous/toxic substances and work in or near construction sites.
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May be required to lift over 50 pounds.
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May be required to stand, walk, or bend for extended periods of time.
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May be required to work nights, evenings, weekends, and/or holidays.
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Overnight travel may be required.
License, Certification and Other Requirements
Current Washington State driver's license or evidence of equivalent mobility. This position will require the driving of city vehicles.
Seattle City Light
700 Fifth Ave - Ste 3200
Seattle
Washington United States
www.seattle.gov/light
