Job Description

Description

Be a part of something powerful at America's leading energy provider!

At Exelon, our people are the heart and soul of our business. Whether it's powering lives, supporting communities or collaborating with colleagues, an Exelon employee is talented, compassionate, forward-thinking and inspired. We are a Fortune 200 company united by our values and shared vision for a cleaner and brighter future. We encourage curiosity, value diverse perspectives and we never stop looking for ways to be, work and do better. We know the future is in our hands. That's why we're looking for people like you, who have the power to make a difference.

As the nation's largest utility company, we serve more than 10 million customers through six fully regulated transmission and distribution utilities -- Atlantic City Electric (ACE), Baltimore Gas and Electric (BGE), Commonwealth Edison (ComEd), Delmarva Power & Light (DPL), PECO Energy Company (PECO), and Potomac Electric Power Company (Pepco). All 18,000 of us are committed to delivering safe, reliable and affordable energy to our customers, strengthening our communities, supporting a clean energy future and reducing our impact on the changing climate.

Our people are empowered to evolve and advance their careers in an open and inclusive environment. We pride ourselves on being the kind of place where people want to come, stay and grow -- whether that's in the role and path they start in or in new and exciting career opportunities across our business. We know that investing in our employees' futures strengthens ours, which is why we offer competitive compensation, incentives, opportunities for career path changes, and health and retirement benefits.

PRIMARY PURPOSE OF POSITION

Substation Area Maintenance Engineer (AME) is the Technical and Engineering owner of Electrical Substation equipment in their assigned service territory (Pepco). Substation AME role includes a take home company vehicle, E-key and NERC Substation access, and provides opportunities to continually develop knowledge and expertise in substation equipment through independent and company provided training opportunities and team and self-trained exposure.  This position is a direct report to the Manager AME Pepco.  This role will provide key input and hold accountability for substation preventive and corrective maintenance, material condition and replacement and substation incident investigations. Provides consultation and recommendations and train and mentor others. Responsible for developing engineering and technical documents. Lead, manage and provide input for the personnel and the activities of internal and external stakeholders like construction and maintenance, suppliers and contractors. Promote compliance and adherence to accepted standard engineering, design and safety practices. Position may be required to work extended hours, including 24 x 7 coverage during storms or other energy delivery emergencies.

PRIMARY DUTIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Accountable for assessment of equipment condition and driving preventive and   corrective maintenance and equipment replacement as necessary. Reviews equipment test and diagnostic results, performs field equipment assessments. Utilizes predictive maintenance tools, provides oversight and quality control for preventive and corrective maintenance.

• Accountable for addressing emergent and emergency issues impairing the functionality of the system. Troubleshoots emergent issues in the field and/or office setting, identifies necessary replacement parts, executes corrective actions for extent of condition issues, single point of contact for emergency substation event response

• Provide detailed engineering and technical support for substation activities for internal and external organizations. Provides field technical support in the area of electric substation work and/or mechanical systems to develop solutions for corrective and preventive maintenance, equipment replacement and new construction activities. Investigates, analyzes and reports on system operation events and develops corrective measures in coordination with all stakeholders. Perform field safety audits.

• Drives and oversees the development and implementation of short and long term strategic and tactical business and labor initiatives designed to assure the highest levels of customer services and to achieve Exelon's safety, reliability and performance goals.

• Supports the overall budget. Contributes to and monitors business plans and business unit objectives. Balances cost control with appropriate capital and maintenance investments. Perform work prioritization, process adherence and resource utilization, assists with the prioritization of CM, PM and PdM tasks.

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Education - Bachelor's degree in Engineering
• Experience - Minimum of 8 - 10 years’ experience in power engineering or a related field.
• Certifications/Licenses - Valid driver's license
• Knowledge - Understanding of transmission and substation components and systems Cursory knowledge of a wide range of technical, engineering, business and process subjects.
• Skills – Demonstrated ability to function hands on, detail and execution oriented. Demonstrated ability to adapt to complex and fast shifting environment with involvement of a large number of stakeholders.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Education- Master’s degree in Engineering
• Experience - Previous experience of 8-10 years as a T&S designer/engineer or substation equipment designer/engineer, familiar with project planning and execution processes, familiar with substation equipment assessment, and preventative and corrective maintenance activities
• Knowledge – Electric Power Systems knowledge including substation equipment knowledge. Understanding of utility collective bargaining agreements, some supervisory experience
• Certifications/Licenses- Professional Engineer's (PE) License
• Skills - Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively, build consensus, establish trust, and foster