POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES

Note: All official drafts, documents and recommendations, as listed below, must be reviewed, finalized and approved / accepted by appropriate BPA manager or other federal personnel with the authority to do so.

Perform line electrical clearance analysis in support of line design, line rating, vegetation management, and estimating processes.

Perform sag and tension calculation for analysis of conductor, ground wire and fiber optic cables to provide adequate ground and structure clearances.

Assess the results of the electrical clearance analysis, span analysis, stress/strain, and vegetation management tools and compile in a report for Line Rating Subject Matter Expert (SME) review.

Research and review engineering design drawings, schematics, specifications, structure/tower lists, one line and phasing diagrams, and sag instructions /stringing charts, resolve discrepancies and update documents as necessary.

Perform engineering calculations and analyses involving thermodynamics, heat transfer, fluid mechanics, stress analysis, and AC/DC electrical circuits and use that information to compile reports for Line Rating SME review.

Process survey data and import it into the relational database.

Develop automated engineering tools in Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) to assist in engineering analyses and processing of engineering data.

Provide line rating support to design teams during scoping of transmission projects.

Provide training to junior engineers in the area of electrical clearance analysis, as directed by the BPA manager.

Review industry standards and provide feedback to the Line Rating SME on industry developments relative to the electrical clearance and line rating.

Provide feedback to Line Rating SME in the formulation of line rating standards, processes and guides.

REQUIREMENTS

Education & Corresponding Experience (required on matrix)

Bachelor's Degree from an ABET accredited college/university in electrical engineering or closely related engineering field is required.

5+ years electrical engineering experience is required.

2+ years electrical engineering experience in transmission line design & analysis, or construction is required.

Required Technical Skills & Experience (required on matrix)

2+ years' experience with the following:

Experience using PLS-CADD, sufficient to perform electrical clearance analysis of transmission line using PLS-CADD/LiDAR models.

Experience using VBA.

Must have solid knowledge of thermodynamics, heat transfer, fluid mechanics, stress analysis, and AC/DC electrical circuits to perform and interpret results of automated calculations and analyses.

Must have solid knowledge of engineering concepts, principles, and practices applicable to components and facilities found on a regional transmission system.

Must be able to analyze, troubleshoot, and reverse engineer data involving the catenary and electrical clearance analyses.

Preferred Skills & Experience (optional on matrix)

Experience using Bentley ProjectWise and MS SharePoint

Additional Requirements (not required on matrix)

Valid U.S. Driver's License is required.