Senior/ Lead Engineer

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AES is seeking a full-time Senior/Lead Engineer T&D Standards to be a technical leader for T&D electrical engineering equipment and construction standards.

Key Responsibilities:

• Continuously improve electric ratepayer experience and minimize cost by specifying safe and reliable electric materials designs and installations.

• Develop and implement strategic goals and tactical initiatives to create revise and synchronize (where practicable) material engineering and construction standards for both Indiana and Ohio organizations.

• Develop and maintain databases of standards material parts manufacturer/vendor contacts manufacturer drawings etc. in support of standards and other departments.

• Be knowledgeable in electric substations electric transmission electric distribution and civil structural and mechanical engineering design. Topics include Distribution (regulators capacitor banks reclosers hardware UG cable overhead and underground construction and design etc.) substations (circuit breakers power transformers instrument transformers connectors cabling grounding shielding physical design protection and control design etc.) Transmission line design OPGW fiber etc.

• Manage research and accurate interpretation and proper application of AES corporate policies federal government laws/codes/regulations Indiana and Ohio state government laws/codes/regulations local government laws/codes/regulations and national industry standards.

• Manage research on manufacturers and sales channels to properly apply electric transmission substation and distribution equipment and materials.

• Interface and solicit information and ideas from AES internal stakeholders including standards engineering purchasing construction distribution system planning compliance regulatory commissioning operations real estate environmental document control asset management graphical information systems records major accounts and legal.

• Obtain/maintain professional engineering (PE) licenses in both Indiana and Ohio.

• Manage technical and style verification and editing for other standards engineers in disciplines of substation transmission line distribution line civil structural mechanical etc.

• Join and maintain active membership in national and local professional societies such as IEEE NSPE etc.

• Periodic travel required for inter-office business between Dayton Ohio and Indianapolis Indiana; active construction site field visits; manufacturing site audits/verifications; professional society meetings and conferences; etc.

Skills and Qualifications:

• Minimum Bachelor of Science in engineering electrical engineering (power) major preferred from an ABET-accredited engineering program. A Master of Science in Engineering is a plus.

• Minimum six (6) years of practical employment experience in electric utility designs engineering and construction in multiple disciplines (substation transmission distribution).

• Minimum three (3) years of leadership experience in departments and/or large projects.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Professional engineering (PE) license required. Upon employment obtain PE by comity in both Indiana and Ohio.

• Proficiency in National Electric Code (NEC) National Electric Safety Code (NESC) Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) NERC and Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA).

• Ability to research and accurately interpret and apply national standards including those maintained by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) American National Standards Institute (ANSI) etc.

• Proficiency in electrical design and/or analysis software.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel Outlook PowerPoint Publisher and Word.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Access database software is a plus.

AES is an Equal Opportunity Employer who is committed to building strength and delivering long-term sustainability through diversity and inclusion. Respecting all backgrounds differences and perspectives enables us to improve the lives of our people customers suppliers contractors and the communities in which we live and work. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex sexual orientation gender gender identity and/or expression race national origin ethnicity age religion marital status physical or mental disability pregnancy childbirth or related medical condition military or veteran status or any other characteristic protected under applicable law. E-Verify Notice: AES will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and if necessary the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with information from each new employees I-9 to confirm work authorization.