Description
Glendale’s next Power Engineering Manager (PEM) will bring extensive engineering judgement to decisions and projects, ensuring reliability and safety, while innovating to preserve low cost electrical service in support of growth. This is especially challenging as CA transitions to more renewable energy sources and a robust Electric Vehicle infrastructure. This is a role for a strong engineer with technical skills and an innovative approach to controls, maintenance, contracts & project management. The PEM will ensure safety, security, compliance, resilience and reliability of equipment while integrating renewable energy sources, DER’s, battery storage with system upgrades and controls across the utility and city on a rich agenda of growth. The PEM is a key player in ensuring equipment performance.
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Requirements
THE POWER ENGINEERING MANAGER (PEM) WILL: Prepare and supervise designs, specifications, plans, estimates, studies and reports involved in the compliance, design, construction, maintenance and safe operation of steam and gas turbines, methane fueled electric generating plants, internal combustion engine generators, water pumps and motors.
- Analyze costs and make cost studies in the construction and operation of existing and proposed power plants or water pumping facilities.
- Supervise and/or participate in engineering and feasibility investigations, including administration of consulting and construction contracts.
- Analyze bids and prepares contract documents. Directly supervise, plan, and delegate work to staff members.
- Review and evaluate job performance and recommend personnel actions.
- Prepare the budget for capital Improvement projects/programs.
- Design power plant or water pumping station equipment features.
- Supervise and inspect work performed under contact to ensure compliance with specifications.
- Prepare formal reports to City Council and the GWP Commission.
- Manage the work of the planning and design engineering staff.
- Coordinate the work of engineering and operational staff.
- Manage the planning & mechanical/structural design of electrical generation assets, power plant facilities & water pumping facilities equipment.
- Understand control systems design & control software, such as SCADA, Distributed Control Systems.
- Plan and organize the safe operation, maintenance, engineering, design input, and construction of electrical control systems.
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