Electrical Engineer

MINNKOTA POWER COOPERATIVE

ELECTRICAL ENGINEER

Position Summary  

Minnkota Power Cooperative is seeking applicants for an Electrical Engineer at our headquarters in Grand Forks, North Dakota. The Electrical Engineer is responsible for the upkeep of NERC compliance records, maintenance of short circuit and arc flash databases, and design of protection and control systems.

The pay range for this position begins at $72,676 per year. Appropriate compensation will be determined based on a candidate's skills, education, and any previous relevant experience.

Essential Responsibilities

• Project engineering
  • Prepare engineering designs
  • Evaluation of alternative designs
  • Selection of final design based on total cost of ownership
  • Develop budgets, schedules and justifications for projects
  • Manage engineering design consultants
  • Prepare project specifications for bidding purposes

• Project management
  • Project budgeting
  • Acquisition of labor and material resources through the procurement process
  • Contractor management
  • Construction planning, coordination, inspection, and quality control
  • Startup and testing
  • Prepare and conduct project training for operations and maintenance
  • Complete the project records
  • Complete project closeout
  • Ensure coordination of efforts between different departments, organizations and vendors
• Engineering analysis
  • Perform comprehensive studies within assigned areas of responsibility
  • Identify areas for improvement that reduce total cost of ownership
  • Evaluate and test equipment
  • Review systems to improve efficiency, reliability, availability and load factor
  • Review and evaluate designs/proposals of consulting firms
    
    
• Operations and Maintenance Support
  • Provide day-to-day guidance to operations and maintenance personnel
  • Provide technical expertise in areas causing problems to operations
  • Provide assistance under emergency conditions for repair of vital equipment

Organizational Competencies

• Safety
• Integrity
• Teamwork
• Innovation
• Reliability

Job Competencies

• Flexibility and Adaptability
• Learning on the Fly
• Perseverance
• Problem Solving
• Self-Knowledge

Goals and Objectives

      An employee filling this role is expected to meet changing and unique goals and objectives, as established by their supervisor, related to the broader area in which the employee is assigned.

Job Qualification Standards

Education and Training

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering (or related field) required
• EIT (Engineer-In-Training) certification required, PE (Professional Engineer) license preferred
• Must maintain a valid driver’s license.

Experience

• Previous experience in an engineering role preferred

Physical and Mental Demands

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the position.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical demands:  While performing the duties of this position, the incumbent is primarily required to sit, stand, walk, stoop, bend and frequently utilize a keyboard/computer. Specific vision abilities include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Mental demands: While performing the duties of this position, the incumbent will be required to problem solve, read, write and analyze data, work under schedules and deadline pressure, present information to others, work independently and use discretion and judgment for confidential or sensitive projects/issues.

Work Environment: While performing the duties of this position, the employee is exposed to an office environment indoors, and will travel outdoors to multiple locations dependent on work.

Benefits 

Minnkota Power Cooperative supports employees through a strong total compensation package that includes a competitive pay and benefits package, along with career growth opportunities. The cooperative offers: 

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401(k)
• Pension plan
• Life insurance and AD&D
• Disability insurance
• Paid leave: Holidays and floating holidays, Vacation, Sick leave
• Employee Assistance Program
• Flexible Spending Accounts for dependent care
• Educational assistance
• Membership in select professional organizations