Exelon

Principal Engineer (Underground Standards)

Posted on: 27 Feb 2021

Washington, DC

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!

**Will need to be able to travel to Washington DC area frequently for emergent work/outage assistance but can also have an office based out of Delaware.**

PRIMARY PURPOSE OF POSITION
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, operation, and maintenance of PHIs electric underground distribution 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. Acts as recognized technical authority in electric underground distribution systems.

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

PRIMARY DUTIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES

Performs consultation and training on highly complex and unique technical areas requiring the application of advanced engineering principles.

Evaluates complex technical issues that require highly specialized knowledge in underground distribution systems and recommends actions or programs for their resolution.

Leads the implementation of large specialized technical projects and/or teams in order to develop studies, proposals and designs while considering cost effectiveness.

Participates in technical and industry societies and committees to enhance knowledge of new technologies or issues in area of company interest.

Participates in department planning, provide budget recommendations and monitor performance for the accomplishment of committed results.

Acts as an expert witness and provide expert opinions for regulatory and/or legal proceedings.

Leads engineering support during PHI underground system outage.

POSITION SCOPE

Highly influential on strategic management decisions that can have a major impact on the company.

Set direction for the organization regarding technical issues.

Applies technical knowledge to help promote a safe work environment and to enhance customer satisfaction

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
* Master 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.
* Ten years or more of experience in specific areas of engineering and recognized industry expert (Requirement reduced by one year for Licensed Professional Engineer).
* Advanced knowledge and experience with regulations, guides, standards, codes, methods, practices, and advanced engineering principles.
* Advanced knowledge of latest technologies necessary to perform a variety of specialized unique or complex assignments for various installation types of services.
* Industry expert who participates or leads industry committee or working groups or has published technical documents.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

* Strong teamwork, interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate with all management levels.
* Strong written and oral communication skills.
* 10 years or more of field experience with electric underground distribution systems.

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.