Responsibilities OPPD is looking to add a Senior Engineer to its Asset Management team. The Senior Engineer develops and sustains asset management strategies associated with the operation and maintenance of OPPD's substation, transmission, and distribution assets and related systems while optimizing reliability and cost.This includes best practice recommendations, business justifications, business need to technical requirements translation, asset performance assessments, predictive analytics concepts, and preventive intervention recommendations.
Asset Program development and management
Budgeting and Planning
Performance Improvement, Analytics, and Technology
Act as the SME supporting managers across the organization with development, approval, and revision of asset management plans, equipment lifecycle evaluations, condition inspections, technical and economic calculations, remediation contract specifications, as assigned.
Lead, participate, or independently deliver technical analysis and audience-appropriate documents for complex engineering assignments.
Qualifications Required:
ABET accredited Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering with relevant maintenance program experience.
Five years of applicable utility technical maintenance programs and field oversight experience.
Demonstrated replace-in-kind assessment capability for utility energy delivery equipment and system condition evaluations.
Registration as a Professional Engineer within the State of Nebraska or means for reciprocity within six months.
Knowledge and understanding of power delivery infrastructure (underground and overhead transmission, overhead and underground distribution, substation, network) design, operational criticality, and condition remediation methods.
Advanced User MS Office Professional Skills (e.g., pivot tables, live data links, data parsing, OLE, SQL)
A valid driver's license is required.
Desired:
NACE CIP Level 1 Certification (five years of directly applicable experience in corrosion protection technology, outdoor and underground structure corrosion evaluation, coating preparation and application, and coating contract specification may be considered equivalent)
FAA Part 107 Certification for Remote Pilot of unmanned aircraft or within six months from hire date.
Familiarity and experience with Asset Suite, Cognos, PeopleSoft, and SharePoint.
Master's degree in Engineering, or MBA with relevant asset management/lifecycle experience.
Demonstrated capabilities of researching engineering and design issues, evaluating alternatives, making sound recommendations, and presenting recommendations.
Thorough knowledge of OPPDs transmission, distribution, and substation systems.
Demonstrated knowledge and application of analytics software such as Power BI, Python, Tableau, R, Machine Learning
Closing Statement Salary Grade: S6
Minimum: $104,645
Midpoint: $130,806
At Omaha Public Power District , we're passionate about three things: power, the people who make it, and the people who rely on it.
WE ARE: Where the Light Starts. OPPD is the 12 th -largest public power utility in the U.S., serving over 850,000 people across 5,000 square miles and 13 counties.
WE'RE COMMITTED TO: Each other and the people we serve. This commitment drives us. We're dedicated to providing our communities with affordable, reliable, and environmentally sensitive energy services today, tomorrow, and well into the future.
OUR JOB: To provide power with a purpose. We have real impact - on people's lives, on the environment, and on the future of energy. We're always looking for bright, capable people who want an opportunity to lead from where you are-wherever you are- and know that your ideas will be heard. If you want to be a source of real, positive change for the community and the people who live in this region, then working for a company acknowledged for caring about these same things is likely a priority for you as well.