Description

JOB TITLE: Substation Maintenance Engineer

REQUISITION: TRA00VA

DEPARTMENT: Substation Construction & Maintenance – F&M Service Center, Southland Service Center, St. Joseph Service Center or Warrensburg Service Center

LOCATION: Kansas City, MO

Stillwell, KS

St. Joseph, MO

Warrensburg, MO

PAY RANGE:

Engineer I: $64,100 - $80,100 - $96,100

Engineer II: $78,200 - $97,800 - $117,400

Staff Engineer: $87,400 - $109,300 - $131,200

Sr Engineer: $88,500 - $118,000 - $147,500

Lead Engineer: $93,100 - $124,100 - $155,100

Scheduled Work Hours: Monday - Friday, 7:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. (Other hours as required)

Summary of Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

Under the direction of Director of Substation and Relay Construction & Maintenance, the successful candidate will assist substation maintenance staff in identifying operational or maintenance improvement opportunities/modifications for improving substation reliability, efficiency, and safety. Primary responsibilities include:

⦁ Develop and maintain project prioritization and ranking plan for planned work in assigned area, utilize SIMP for project lists

⦁ Work closely with Asset Management and field personnel to identify and justify highest value projects

⦁ Perform field evaluations of project scopes and recommend final project scopes with justification

⦁ Tracking and forecasting for current year budget

⦁ Development of future year budgets

⦁ Serve as Project Manager on larger Capital Maintenance Projects including Contractor coordination and supervision

⦁ Work with Supply Chain on long lead time material needs and procurement plans

⦁ Provide support as needed to field personnel

⦁ Fill-in coverage for front-line Maintenance Supervisors

⦁ On-call coverage rotation for Substation Construction & Maintenance

⦁ Support significant storm events and outages

⦁ Employ effective time and priority management skills to assure accurate and timely results.

⦁ Support department regulatory compliance including NERC CIP and PRC requirements.

Qualifications

Education and Experience Requirements: Requires a Bachelor's Degree in Engineering from an ABET accredited program. Preferred degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering. Must have satisfactory work record including good attendance. Substation or electrical maintenance experience and proven leadership abilities preferred. Knowledge and ability to apply problem solving approaches and design theory required. Knowledge of engineering designs, principles and practices.

Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities Required: Requires knowledge of basic substation design principles and advanced mathematics. Requires proficient knowledge of systems in area of responsibility. Must be proficient in the ability to use database, spreadsheet, word processing, and applicable software applications. Must be able to utilize PI and other appropriate software products to monitor transmission and distribution system conditions.

Licenses, Certifications, Bonding, and/or Testing Required: Driver’s License

Working Conditions: Must be able to travel. Must be able to change priorities as needed by system operational requirements and respond if emergencies arise. Much of the time will be spent in the substation and office environment with some hands-on work. This work may include climbing, crawling, heights and confined spaces

Evergy has a clear mission – To empower a better future. Evergy chooses to live this mission by valuing People First. We know that to lead the responsible energy transition and provide affordable, reliable, and sustainable service to our customers and communities, we need a team with a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. So, our goal is to have a diverse workforce that is representative of the communities we serve. We are committed to celebrating diversity and building a team where everyone – regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status – has a voice and can bring their best every day. We know that the more diverse and inclusive we are, the better we will be. Evergy is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer.

Disclaimer: The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

Shift Standard

Job Field: Engineering

Req ID: TRA00VA