The Senior Meter Engineer will have extensive knowledge of metering systems and standards, including familiarity of regulatory bodies and their requirements such as the California ISO and their Energy Imbalance Market.
Type: Direct Hire
Base Salary Range: 120k/Annual - 140k/Annual + Annual Bonus of 8-16% of salary
Location: Hybrid - Phoenix, AZ
Benefits: Pension, Medical, Dental and Vision Benefits, 401k Matching, and more
This position offers an exciting opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects, collaborate with a dedicated team of professionals, and contribute to the continuous improvement of local metering systems.
Responsibilities:
- Develops and applies unique solutions and applications to a broad range of technical metering issues and problems (solutions that typically require original and creative approaches).
- Makes decisions and recommendations that have a moderate to significant effect on the overall organization performance. Also develops philosophies and maintains requirements related to metering.
- Prepares complex engineering plans, designs, analysis, specifications, cost estimates, evaluations, studies, technical reviews, investigations, and verifications. Ensures engineering analyses, design, project control, schedule commitments or oversight work is technically sound, cost effective, and in compliance with established standards, codes, and regulations.
- Checks and reviews analysis, evaluations, and investigations of others. Performs duties such as line/XFMR loss compensation calculations and developing loss schemes for complex metering systems.
- Integrates the many interrelated elements of complex projects that are broad in scope, such as metering of entities interconnecting to the grid, including traditional and renewable generation resources, distributed energy resources, other utilities, and large retail customers.
- Incorporates considerations not previously encountered and requires interpretation and/or modification to guidelines.
- Complies with design, regulatory, operating and maintenance requirements, such as NERC compliance associated with intertie metering (BAL-005 R12.1).
- Interfaces with customers and other departments to ensure project objectives are understood and that work scope meets customer requirements, budget, and schedule.
- Contacts customers and various levels of management to obtain or present technical data. Presents the results of designs, studies projects (in terms of new techniques) or approaches to subordinates, colleagues, management, and customers.
- Provides technical guidance, leadership, and support to less experienced engineers both internal and external to own team. Provides direction for programs executed by field teams, such as testing and calibration of metering equipment to ensure accuracy and reliability.
- Assists the organization in problem solving, as needed, by critically challenging assumptions and decisions to ensure the most optimal solutions and strategies are implemented.
- Assists in developing long-range strategies for significant site problems. Leads technical investigations into metering/billing inaccuracies.
- Leverages industry and organization resources to resolve key technical issues. Develops a path forward to address these issues including bridging strategies. May interface with outside agencies and regulatory authorities.
- Plans and coordinates programs and large-scale engineering projects or multiple medium-scale projects while acting as a technical specialist for a specific engineering field.
- Responsible for: aspects of work scope; directing consultants; conducting feasibility studies; determining staff, cost estimates and resource requirements; and recommending engineering criteria.
- Monitors projects and recommends modifications to increase operating efficiency and /or reviews design and documentation of complex projects to ensure compliance with design specifications, schedules and any regulatory requirements.
- May research new developments and technology and make recommendations to management on their feasibility for Company operations.
- Maintains a thorough knowledge of metering industry trends and technology through involvement with research institutes (EPRI, etc.), industry peer groups, and regulatory bodies.
Preferred Special Skills, Knowledge, or Qualifications:
- Problem analysis/resolution techniques.
- Knowledge of applicable codes, standards, practices, methods, and safety standards in the area of applicable engineering discipline.
- Experience in the utility industry.
- Experience in nuclear industry for jobs at Palo Verde.
- Professional Engineer licensure.
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Benefit offerings include medical, dental, vision, term life insurance, short-term disability insurance, additional voluntary benefits, commuter benefits and 401K plan. Our program provides employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. Available paid leave may include Paid Sick Leave, where required by law; any other paid leave required by Federal, State or local law; and Holiday pay upon meeting eligibility criteria. Disclaimer: These benefit offerings do not apply to client-recruited jobs and jobs which are direct hire to a client
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