Engineer II

Responsibilities Omaha Public Power District (OPPD) is one of the nation's largest publicly owned electric utilities, dedicated to delivering affordable, reliable, and environmentally responsible energy to the communities we serve. With a strong commitment to innovation, public service, and operational excellence, OPPD empowers employees to help shape the future of energy across our region. The Engineer III-Transmission Line Projects plays a key role in ensuring the safe, reliable, and economical delivery of electricity throughout OPPD's service territory. This position provides comprehensive project management, design engineering, permitting, procurement oversight, and project closeout for additions and modifications to the District's transmission system. The engineer leads and supports projects ranging from small upgrades to large, technically complex transmission initiatives, ensuring compliance with all applicable codes, standards, and regulatory requirements. In this role, the Engineer III develops material and service specifications, manages consultant and contractor activities, and ensures adherence to project schedules, budgets, and quality expectations. The position applies advanced engineering software to design overhead transmission lines and foundations, provides professional engineering review and stamping when required, and offers technical guidance to early-career engineers and designers. Staying current with emerging technologies and industry practices is essential to supporting OPPD's long-term system performance and reliability. An Engineer III provides project management, project estimating, design engineering, permitting, procurement management, and closeout for the District's transmission line projects. Performance is measured by safety, reliability, operability and economy of assigned projects. 1. Provides the requisite project management, design engineering, permitting, procurement management, and closeout for the construction of additions and modifications to the District's transmission system to ensure the safe, reliable and economic transformation and delivery of electric power to meet system and customer load requirements. 2. Provides project management services on small to extra-large transmission projects and participates on larger project teams as required and/or technically complex District projects. Including consultant scope development, engineering review, schedule adherence and invoice approval on consultant and construction contracts. 3. Prepares material specifications, material contracts, outside service contracts and any related contract management for assigned projects with the review and concurrence of the department's Lead Engineer. 4. Accountable for design compliance with all applicable governmental, Code, industry standards, internal procedures, reliability (NERC/MRO/SPP) standards, and internal policies. 5. Communicates project activities including estimates, design, procurement, permitting, contract administration and schedules with project team, project managers, and OPPD management. 6. Accountable for safety, reliability, operability and economy of assigned projects. 7. Provides Professional Engineering review and stamping where legally required. 8. Applies engineering application software for design of overhead transmission lines and foundations. (PLS/ FAD) 9. Provides technical direction and training to entry-level engineers and designers. 10. Keep abreast of the latest technological advances in the transmission field.

Qualifications Required:

Four (4) year Bachelor of Science degree in (Structural/ Civil/ or equivalent) Engineering degree Two (2) years of equivalent engineering work experience. Coop or internship experience(s) may count towards work experience. Master's degree may be considered for up to two years of experience. Effective oral presentation skills, and written communications to a level that data can be requested, analysis summarized, and conclusions detailed. General engineering knowledge and a working knowledge of the utility industry. Demonstrated capability to work in a team environment while completing independent tasks and assignments. A valid driver¿s license

Desired:

Professional Engineer (PE) certificate or Engineer in Training (EIT/FE) certificate Familiarity and experience in AutoDesk (CAD), Bentley MicroStation and

PLS-CADD

Demonstrated capabilities of researching, decision making, and presenting to a diverse audience. Advanced MS Office Professional Skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and SharePoint). Awareness of NESC, OSHA, ASCE, AISC, IEEE, etc.

Org Marketing Statement EOE:

Protected Veterans/Disability How To Apply Apply online at www.oppd.com on or before April 24.

Recruiter:

Mike Fierro - mrfierro@oppd.com #