Engineer 2
Company: First Tek, Inc.
Location: Vancouver
Posted on: January 15, 2023
Job Description:
POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES
Note: All official drafts, documents and recommendations, as listed
below, must be reviewed, finalized and approved / accepted by
appropriate BPA manager or other federal personnel with the
authority to do so.
- Perform line electrical clearance analysis in support of line
design, line rating, vegetation management, and estimating
processes.
- Perform sag and tension calculation for analysis of conductor,
ground wire and fiber optic cables to provide adequate ground and
structure clearances.
- Interpret the results of the electrical clearance analysis,
span analysis, stress/strain, and vegetation management tools and
compile in a report for Line Rating SME review.
- Research and review engineering design drawings, schematics,
specifications, structure/tower lists, one line and phasing
diagrams, and sag instructions /stringing charts, resolve
discrepancies and update documents as necessary.
- Perform engineering calculations and analyses involving
thermodynamics, heat transfer, fluid mechanics, stress analysis,
and AC/DC electrical circuits and use that information to compile
reports for Line Rating SME review.
- Process survey data and import it into the relational
database.
- Develop automated engineering tools in Visual Basic for
Applications (VBA) to assist in engineering analyses and processing
of engineering data.
- Provide line rating support to design teams during scoping of
transmission projects
- Provide guidance and training to junior engineers in the
subject area of electrical clearance analysis
- Review industry standards and provide feedback to the Line
Rating Subject Matter Expert (SME) on industry developments
relative to the electrical clearance and line rating
- Provide feedback to Lina Rating SME in the formulation of line
rating standards, processes and guides.
- Schedule and meet timelines and milestones, providing timely
status updates.
- Become familiar with and follow the safety practices of the BPA
Accident Prevention Manual.
REQUIREMENTS
Education & Corresponding Experience -(required on matrix)
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (from an ABET accredited
school), Engineering Management or a directly related field is
required.
- Minimum 5 years of civil, mechanical and/or electrical
engineering experience is required.
- 2 years civil, mechanical and/or electrical engineering
experience in transmission line design, analysis, or construction
is required.
- Experience using PLS-CADD is required. Must be proficient in
performing electrical clearance analysis of transmission line using
PLS-CADD/LiDAR models.
- Experience using VBA is required.
Required Technical Skills & Experience - - (required on matrix)
- Knowledge of engineering concepts, principals, and practices
applicable to components and facilities found on a regional
transmission systems is required
- Knowledge of thermodynamics, heat transfer, fluid mechanics,
stress analysis, and AC/DC electrical circuits to perform and
interpret results of automated calculations and analyses.
- Ability to read, understand, and analyze surveying information,
plan and profile maps, engineering drawings, schematics,
diagrams.
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Keywords: First Tek, Inc., Vancouver , Engineer 2, Engineering , Vancouver, Washington
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