Description

Job Summary
There is one position which will be filled at the level commensurate with the successful candidate’s education, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities.

This position is in the Siting, Surveying & Permitting Department inside of the Power Delivery Engineering organization for Dominion Energy South Carolina. The department is responsible for all activities and processes needed for the surveying, routing, siting, and permitting of electric transmission lines and substation sites.

Responsibilities include preparing or reviewing site plans, cut & fill calculations, storm water calculations and permits, environmental studies, Public Service Commission permits, land use zoning permits and applications, and a host of other environmental permits. In addition, the department is responsible for the Siting of new substation sites and electric transmission line right-of-way corridors. Responsibilities also include budgeting, scheduling, hiring engineering and environmental consultants, inspections, and closing out projects. The candidate will be expected to establish and improve internal processes that will enhance departmental productivity and will need a general working knowledge of transmission line design, corridor routing studies, and complex permitting processes.  This position will also be responsible for initiating formal, in-depth siting studies and managing the process to a successful outcome.  This position will share responsibility for the daily engagement and interaction with property owners, developers, agency staff, elected officials, consultants, and others external to the company as needed to fulfill the regulatory and legal requirements associated with installing new transmission infrastructure.  Internally, this position must daily engage and interact with Transmission and Substation Engineering, Construction, Field Operations, Environmental Services, Legal, Governmental Affairs, Public Relations, Senior Management, and others to successfully acquire and permit corridors and sites.

Requirements

Required Knowledge, Skills, Abilities & Experience
Minimum Requirements (Note: A partial year of related work experience of 6 months or greater will be considered one year towards the qualifications):

Associate Engineer 

0-2 years of engineering experience;

Basic knowledge of engineering concepts, fundamentals and theory;

Oral and written communication skills (includes technical writing);

Effective decision making skills;

Computer skills and application of software programs;

Analytical and abstract thinking skills;

Problem solving skills;

Ability to learn to apply engineering theories and concepts to complex problems;

Ability to interpret codes, regulations and practices;

Ability to develop effective planning, project and organization skills;

Ability to develop project management skills and to handle multiple tasks;Ability to work within a team environment. 
Engineer  

2+ years of relevant engineering experience.
Knowledge and application of engineering theories and principles, concepts, and fundamentals.
Requires developmental experience in a professional engineering position.
Competency in applying engineering principles, fundamental concepts, practices and procedures requiring some evaluation, originality and/or ingenuity to achieve project objectives.
Understands and can apply knowledge of configuration management.
Ability to perform engineering calculations using applicable software programs (e.g. AutoCAD, Excel, etc.).
Planning, organizational and project management skills.
Ability to develop and exercise leadership skills.
Effective decision making skills.
Effective oral and written communication skills (includes technical writing).
Ability to think analytically and solve complex problems.
Ability to interpret codes, regulations and practices.
Equally effective working independently or in a team environment.
Ability to process information quickly and effectively manage multiple tasks.
Senior Engineer

5+ years of relevant engineering experience and a valid U.S. Professional Engineer license.
Full knowledge of engineering theories and principles.
Skilled in use of advanced techniques and modification and extension of theories, precepts and practices of the field and related sciences and disciplines.
Strong leadership skills with proven ability to serve as team project lead.
Provide guidance to less experienced engineers.
Strong oral and written communication skills (includes technical writing).
Strong personal computer skills.
Ability to think analytically and solve complex problems.
Ability to interpret codes, regulations and practices.
In depth knowledge of various computer applications, with the ability to manipulate personal computer applications and perform engineering calculations using applicable software programs (e.g. AutoCAD, Excel, etc.).
Equally effective working independently or in team environment.
Proven decision making skills.
Ability to process information quickly and effectively manage multiple tasks.
Strong planning, organizational and project management skills.
 
Education Requirements
Required Engineering degree: 

Bachelor of Engineering

REQUIRED ENGINEERING CRITERIA: 
For placement of a candidate in the Engineer job series, the following criteria must be met: 

Preferred- Civil or Environmental Engineering Degree 

Possess a 4-year Engineering degree from an ABET accredited Engineering program based on the year that the Engineering program was accredited by ABET, or 

Possess a 4-year Engineering degree from an institution outside of the U.S. which is accredited through the country's own Engineering accrediting body under the Washington Accord as a full signatory, and is a degree that was recognized by the country's accrediting body on or after the date that full signatory status was achieved, or 

Possess a 4-year degree in Engineering (non-ABET accredited), Physics, Chemistry, Math or Engineering Technology and a post-graduate Engineering degree from an institution where the undergraduate degree in the same Engineering discipline is ABET-accredited based on the year the Engineering program was accredited by ABET, or