Summary
Distribution Network Design is responsible for the overall project management and construction of all Network Electrical facilities inside of the downtown Dallas and Fort Worth networks, including responsibility for the maintenance of Tyler and Midland networks. This group is also responsible for electrical designs of vault work and major civil installation (requiring manhole/duct bank systems/vaults) throughout the entire Oncor service territory. These projects typically include the design of civil infrastructure, vault design, secondary grid services, and plan and profile drawings. Under very minimum supervision, plans and designs the orderly and economic expansion of the network and/or major distribution electric system to meet present and future demand while providing high quality, reliable electric service at a competitive cost.
Key Roles and Responsibilities
- Under very minimum supervision, prepares plans, standards, and operating procedures consistent with good engineering practice.
- Under very minimum supervision, accurately develops plans, specifications and project management documents for expansion and maintenance of the downtown networks and other major distribution projects for the electric delivery system.
- Incorporates personnel and public safety as a priority in the design and operation of system projects.
- Effectively communicates and resolves almost all issues with other work groups while presenting detailed documentation and plans ranging from moderately complex to extremely complex design.
- Effectively manages a very large number of projects while maintaining work product quality, reliability, and volume.
- Promotes environmental responsibility, corporate citizenship, and ethical conduct while setting a standard of excellence.
- Ability to create design documents, technical manuals, and/or procedures is preferred
- Ability to diagnose issues and provide solutions with little to no guidance
- Understand how the Networks operates with both the primary and secondary grids
- Ability to communicate effectively and work with other internal and external partners or successful project completion
- Ability to work as a team to accomplish tasks and goals
- Flexibility to handle issues and problems as they arise
- Organizational skills to effectively manage a significant number of assignments and projects
- Performs all essential aspects and functions of the job as well as any other specific job requirements maintaining work quality, reliability, and volume
Job Attributes:
Engineer Associate
- Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering
- Capable of being licensed as a Professional Engineer in the State of Texas
- 0-3 years of applicable work related experienced preferred
- Ability to work independently and on a team
- Must be flexible, have organizational skills, and multi-task skills to handle diverse types of work
- Must effectively work across disciplines and functions to achieve common goals and company business purposes
- Capable of working with people of divergent backgrounds
- Excellent communication and team-building skills for effective relationships with internal and external customers
- Ability to effectively communicate complex subject matter and company issues to vendor and Oncor Electric Delivery employees
- Basic knowledge of MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook)
Engineer
The minimum education:
- Bachelor of Science in engineering or computer science meeting the educational requirements for licensure as a Professional Engineer in the State of Texas as outlined in the Texas Engineering Practices Act.
The minimum skills:
- Generally 2 years of applicable electric utility experience or equivalent required.
- Must be flexible, have organizational skills, and multi-task skills to handle diverse types of work.
- Very good communication and team-building skills.
- Knowledge of the Distribution and Network electrical systems and design.
- Ability to create design documents, technical manuals, and/or procedures is preferred.
- Knowledge in data analytics and statistical forecasting is preferred.
- Proficient with MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook).
Staff Engineer
The minimum education:
- Bachelor of Science in engineering or computer science meeting the educational requirements for licensure as a Professional Engineer in the State of Texas as outlined in the Texas Engineering Practices Act.
The minimum skills:
- Generally 4 years of applicable electric utility experience or equivalent required.
- Must be flexible, have organizational skills, and multi-task skills to handle diverse types of work.
- Excellent communication and team-building skills.
- Very proficient knowledge of the Distribution and/or Transmission electrical systems and design.
- Ability to create design documents, technical manuals, and/or procedures.
- Knowledge in data analytics and statistical forecasting is preferred.
- Proficient with MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook).
Oncor Electric Delivery
1616 Woodall Rogers Freeway
Dallas
Texas United States
www.oncor.com
