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Power Distribution SME
Usa, Arizona, Bagdad, Az
Introduction
What are you going to do
Responsibilities
* Serve as the organization's subject matter expert (SME) for power distribution systems, substations, reliability, and asset management.* Conduct comprehensive assessments of electrical infrastructure, including overhead power lines, substations, transformers, switchgear, protective relays, grounding systems, capacitor banks, and SCADA systems.
* Evaluate infrastructure against company standards, industry best practices, regulatory requirements, and reliability-centered maintenance principles.* Identify deficiencies and risks related to engineering design, construction quality, equipment condition, maintenance practices, inspections, asset management processes, and operational readiness.
* Develop corrective action plans and long-term reliability improvement strategies.* Review existing and proposed electrical system designs for compliance with applicable standards and engineering best practices.
* Provide technical support during concept development, detailed engineering, design reviews, equipment selection, and factory acceptance testing (FAT).* Assess and improve maintenance programs, inspection practices, condition monitoring strategies, and asset management processes.
* Develop maintenance strategies and standards for power lines, substations, transformers, switchgear, relays, grounding systems, and auxiliary equipment.* Establish preventative maintenance programs, asset health monitoring processes, reliability metrics, and performance indicators.
* Provide technical leadership during infrastructure upgrades, equipment replacements, system expansions, major outages, and capital improvement projects.* Review contractor and consultant work to ensure compliance with project specifications, engineering requirements, and safety standards.
* Conduct field inspections, quality audits, acceptance testing, protection testing, commissioning activities, and system startup support.* Develop project scopes of work, technical specifications, budgets, execution plans, and capital project recommendations.
* Support annual capital planning and reliability improvement initiatives.* Manage and coordinate engineering consultants, contractors, testing vendors, and internal stakeholders.
* Lead equipment failure investigations and root cause analyses.* Develop technical standards, maintenance procedures, and asset management best practices.
* Mentor engineers, technicians, planners, supervisors, and maintenance personnel.* Promote continuous improvement in safety, reliability, maintainability, and operational performance.
* Perform other duties as assigned.
* Evaluate infrastructure against company standards, industry best practices, regulatory requirements, and reliability-centered maintenance principles.* Identify deficiencies and risks related to engineering design, construction quality, equipment condition, maintenance practices, inspections, asset management processes, and operational readiness.
* Develop corrective action plans and long-term reliability improvement strategies.* Review existing and proposed electrical system designs for compliance with applicable standards and engineering best practices.
* Provide technical support during concept development, detailed engineering, design reviews, equipment selection, and factory acceptance testing (FAT).* Assess and improve maintenance programs, inspection practices, condition monitoring strategies, and asset management processes.
* Develop maintenance strategies and standards for power lines, substations, transformers, switchgear, relays, grounding systems, and auxiliary equipment.* Establish preventative maintenance programs, asset health monitoring processes, reliability metrics, and performance indicators.
* Provide technical leadership during infrastructure upgrades, equipment replacements, system expansions, major outages, and capital improvement projects.* Review contractor and consultant work to ensure compliance with project specifications, engineering requirements, and safety standards.
* Conduct field inspections, quality audits, acceptance testing, protection testing, commissioning activities, and system startup support.* Develop project scopes of work, technical specifications, budgets, execution plans, and capital project recommendations.
* Support annual capital planning and reliability improvement initiatives.* Manage and coordinate engineering consultants, contractors, testing vendors, and internal stakeholders.
* Lead equipment failure investigations and root cause analyses.* Develop technical standards, maintenance procedures, and asset management best practices.
* Mentor engineers, technicians, planners, supervisors, and maintenance personnel.* Promote continuous improvement in safety, reliability, maintainability, and operational performance.
* Perform other duties as assigned.
Essential skills and knowledge
Required Qualifications
Option 1 - Engineering Path
- Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or a closely related engineering discipline.
- Minimum 7+ years of progressively responsible experience in utility, mining, industrial, or large infrastructure power systems.
- Demonstrated experience in power line and substation design, construction, commissioning, maintenance, reliability, asset management, or capital project execution.
OR
Option 2 - Technical SME / Field Leadership Path
- High School Diploma or GED equivalent.
- Minimum 10+ years of relevant experience in electric utility, industrial, mining, or power distribution environments with increasing levels of responsibility.
- Demonstrated progression from field operations, maintenance, construction, commissioning, or technical specialist roles into Subject Matter Expert (SME), asset management, reliability, engineering support, or leadership positions.
- Proven experience assessing, maintaining, commissioning, troubleshooting, upgrading, or managing overhead power lines, substations, and power distribution infrastructure.
- Recognized technical expertise in electrical maintenance, reliability improvement, asset management, or infrastructure lifecycle management.
Required Technical Knowledge
Demonstrated expertise in:
- Overhead transmission and distribution systems
- Distribution and industrial substations
- Power transformers
- Medium- and high-voltage switchgear
- Protective relaying and controls
- Grounding systems
- Capacitor banks
- SCADA and automation systems
- Electrical testing and commissioning
- Reliability engineering
- Asset management
- Power system analysis
- Arc flash mitigation
- Insulation coordination
- Maintenance strategy development
- Root cause analysis
What we offer
- This position offers a flat daily rate for days worked only. 5 day work week, 10-hour workdays. All full-time Brunel contractors are eligible for benefits. Your medical, dental and vision will begin on your first day of employment. 401K matching - 50% match, up to 3%.
- Non-local candidates to Bagdad, Arizona will be on a 4x1 rotation and provided single-status, fully furnished accommodations, airfare to/from home, rental car, fuel reimbursement, plus a $750/month stipend for food. Rotation will be 4 weeks on, 1 week off (not working).