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Location : Tacoma, WA
Job Type: Non-Classified
Remote Employment: Flexible/Hybrid
Job Number: T0260-23
Department: Water
Opening Date: 12/20/2023
Closing Date: 1/8/2024 5:00 PM Pacific
Position Description
is looking for an Electrical Engineer to fill a Senior Associate Electrical Engineer, Principal Associate Electrical Engineer, or Electrical Engineer, PE level position. The Electrical Engineer designs, plans, recommends, implements, and commissions Water facilities electrical systems, electrical control systems and communication systems. This position will be part of a rotation for on-call support.
Primary Responsibilities:
Project Engineer
Qualifications
Senior Associate Electrical Engineer Qualifications:
Desired Qualifications:
Selection Process & Supplemental Information
This recruitment is being managed by Joanna Hambrick; if you would like to be notified of similar opportunities or stay connected with things going on at Tacoma Public Utilities and the City of Tacoma, connect with me on LinkedIn!
City of Tacoma Commitment to Diversity and InclusionTacoma's diversity is its greatest asset. Tacoma embraces its multi-cultural and multi-ethnic character. Communities of color and immigrant communities are fundamental to Tacoma's entrepreneurial spirit, workforce, and long-term success. In Tacoma, equity and empowerment are top priorities, meaning that all Tacoma residents must have equitable opportunities to reach their full potential and share in the benefits of community progress. One of our goals is for the City of Tacoma workforce to reflect the community it serves. We actively work to eliminate racial and other disparities and welcome candidates with diverse backgrounds and/or multicultural skill sets and experiences. Our goal is for Tacoma to be an inclusive and equitable place to live, work, and play.
The City of Tacoma is an Equal Opportunity Employer and values diversity in its workplace. Applicants are considered for positions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, marital or veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state, and local laws.
Tacoma Water
Tacoma Water has a proud tradition of operating and maintaining one of the country's oldest municipally owned water systems. We provide high-quality water at very competitive prices. We provide direct service to more than 305,000 people throughout Pierce and King counties. Our mission is to provide clean, reliable water.
Apply
Interested individuals shouldapply online and attach a detailed resume and cover letter that includes job experience, major responsibilities and accomplishments related to this position.
Applications will be reviewed as they are received for interview consideration.
Reference checks will be conducted on final candidates and appointment is subject to passing a background check.
Communication from the City of Tacoma:
We primarily communicate via e-mail during the application process. E-mails from cityoftacoma.org and/or governmentjobs.com must be placed on your safe domain list to ensure that you receive notifications in a timely manner. As a precaution, you may also want to check your junk e-mail folders.
If you have any additional questions regarding this position, please contact the Human Resources Department at 253.591.5400 before 4pm on the closing date of this posting.
The City of Tacoma provides excellent medical, dental and vision plans for the whole family; paid holidays and paid leave; participation in the Tacoma Public Employees' Retirement System (alternate plan for Police/Fire); continuing education and advancement opportunities and a growing variety of City-sponsored health and wellness opportunities and incentives.
Medical Coverage: For eligible employees and their families, including domestic partners and dependent children age 26 or younger.
Dental Coverage: For eligible employees and their families, including domestic partners and dependent children age 26 or younger.
Vision Coverage: For eligible employees and their eligible dependents.
Paid Leave: City employees are entitled to received paid holidays, sick/vacation leave or personal time off (PTO), depending upon union affiliation and appointment type.
Insurance Plans: Employees are covered by a long-term disability plan. Short-term and expanded long-term disability insurance plans are also available to employees. The State Industrial Insurance Act also covers employees.
Deferred Compensation: Income can be set aside on a pretax basis and invested for supplementation of normal retirement income.
Retirement: All employees of the City, except members of the Police and Fire services, Tacoma Rail and certain project employees, are included in the Tacoma Employees' Retirement System. Information on the Tacoma Employees' Retirement System can be found at www.cityoftacoma.org or by calling (253) 502-8200.
Other Employment Information
Direct Deposit: Employees are paid on a bi-weekly schedule by direct deposit.
Salary Increases: Based on satisfactory job performance, the City provides for a regular progression of salary increases for most classifications according to the salary schedule.
Union Affiliation: Many job classifications are covered by union security provisions which require union membership, dues, or payment of equivalent service fees.
Note: The provisions of this job announcement do not constitute an expressed or implied contract. Any provision contained herein may be modified and/or revoked without notice.
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Responses to supplemental questions must be original content created by the applicant using their own words. The use of online tools or resources to create responses, such as Artificial Intelligence (ChatGPT, etc.), Google, Bing, etc., or plagiarism in any form, is considered cheating and falsification of the application.I understand that any form of cheating or falsification will disqualify my application for further consideration.
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Do you have a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or directly related field?
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Do you have the following experience and/or training? Please check all that apply.
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Please describe your engineering, project engineering and project coordinating experience in areas such as electrical service entrance systems, medium and low voltage switchgear, motor control systems, electronic system controls, SCADA and PLC, protective device coordination and arc flash safety.
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One of the City's Principles that guides us is Equity. Describe what equity means to you and describe any experience you have working with diverse groups of people.
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Please tell us how you learned about this job opening.
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Please provide specific information regarding how you learned about this job opening. Your feedback will be used to evaluate our success reaching the public and refine our methods for future job postings. Thank you.
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Location : Tacoma, WA
Job Type: Non-Classified
Remote Employment: Flexible/Hybrid
Job Number: T0260-23
Department: Water
Opening Date: 12/20/2023
Closing Date: 1/8/2024 5:00 PM Pacific
Position Description
is looking for an Electrical Engineer to fill a Senior Associate Electrical Engineer, Principal Associate Electrical Engineer, or Electrical Engineer, PE level position. The Electrical Engineer designs, plans, recommends, implements, and commissions Water facilities electrical systems, electrical control systems and communication systems. This position will be part of a rotation for on-call support.
Primary Responsibilities:
Project Engineer
- Perform appropriate level engineering duties in the preparation, implementation, coordination and analysis of engineering project, studies, systems, and functions
- Prepare technical specifications, engineering calculations and plans for engineering projects
- Inspect projects and related activities to assure compliance with specifications, commissioning plans, contracts, and applicable local, state, and federal codes and regulations
- Evaluate and coordinate maintenance and/or repair of the electrical systems, cathodic protection systems, voice systems, data networks, microwave radio system, and the Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system
- Collaborate with other departments such as legal, real estate, and purchasing to create project specifications
- Review engineering designs, drawings, specifications, calculations, and related engineering documents such as commissioning plans
- Coordinate with other utilities to effectively manage interagency projects and to provide and collect necessary data for system operations
- Develop and implement procedures for maintaining and testing electrical system components to identify current trends and future needs
- Respond to and investigate issues with projects, contracts, and daily electrical and control system for the electrical and SCADA systems
- Research, analyze, and perform engineering calculations to assess electrical system faults, pipeline and reservoir corrosion protection, well pump efficiencies, as well as other analytical data to diagnose electrical system malfunctions or to improve electrical and control efficiencies
Qualifications
Senior Associate Electrical Engineer Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or directly related field*
- 2 years of engineering-related experience; or possession of Washington State EIT*
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or directly related field*
- 4 years of professional level engineering experience*
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or directly related field*
- 4 years of professional level engineering experience*
- Washington State Licensed Professional Engineer
Desired Qualifications:
- Experience with electrical service entrance systems, medium and low voltage switchgear, motor control systems, electronic system controls, SCADA and PLC, protective device coordination and arc flash safety
Selection Process & Supplemental Information
This recruitment is being managed by Joanna Hambrick; if you would like to be notified of similar opportunities or stay connected with things going on at Tacoma Public Utilities and the City of Tacoma, connect with me on LinkedIn!
City of Tacoma Commitment to Diversity and InclusionTacoma's diversity is its greatest asset. Tacoma embraces its multi-cultural and multi-ethnic character. Communities of color and immigrant communities are fundamental to Tacoma's entrepreneurial spirit, workforce, and long-term success. In Tacoma, equity and empowerment are top priorities, meaning that all Tacoma residents must have equitable opportunities to reach their full potential and share in the benefits of community progress. One of our goals is for the City of Tacoma workforce to reflect the community it serves. We actively work to eliminate racial and other disparities and welcome candidates with diverse backgrounds and/or multicultural skill sets and experiences. Our goal is for Tacoma to be an inclusive and equitable place to live, work, and play.
The City of Tacoma is an Equal Opportunity Employer and values diversity in its workplace. Applicants are considered for positions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, marital or veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state, and local laws.
Tacoma Water
Tacoma Water has a proud tradition of operating and maintaining one of the country's oldest municipally owned water systems. We provide high-quality water at very competitive prices. We provide direct service to more than 305,000 people throughout Pierce and King counties. Our mission is to provide clean, reliable water.
Apply
Interested individuals shouldapply online and attach a detailed resume and cover letter that includes job experience, major responsibilities and accomplishments related to this position.
Applications will be reviewed as they are received for interview consideration.
Reference checks will be conducted on final candidates and appointment is subject to passing a background check.
Communication from the City of Tacoma:
We primarily communicate via e-mail during the application process. E-mails from cityoftacoma.org and/or governmentjobs.com must be placed on your safe domain list to ensure that you receive notifications in a timely manner. As a precaution, you may also want to check your junk e-mail folders.
If you have any additional questions regarding this position, please contact the Human Resources Department at 253.591.5400 before 4pm on the closing date of this posting.
The City of Tacoma provides excellent medical, dental and vision plans for the whole family; paid holidays and paid leave; participation in the Tacoma Public Employees' Retirement System (alternate plan for Police/Fire); continuing education and advancement opportunities and a growing variety of City-sponsored health and wellness opportunities and incentives.
Medical Coverage: For eligible employees and their families, including domestic partners and dependent children age 26 or younger.
Dental Coverage: For eligible employees and their families, including domestic partners and dependent children age 26 or younger.
Vision Coverage: For eligible employees and their eligible dependents.
Paid Leave: City employees are entitled to received paid holidays, sick/vacation leave or personal time off (PTO), depending upon union affiliation and appointment type.
Insurance Plans: Employees are covered by a long-term disability plan. Short-term and expanded long-term disability insurance plans are also available to employees. The State Industrial Insurance Act also covers employees.
Deferred Compensation: Income can be set aside on a pretax basis and invested for supplementation of normal retirement income.
Retirement: All employees of the City, except members of the Police and Fire services, Tacoma Rail and certain project employees, are included in the Tacoma Employees' Retirement System. Information on the Tacoma Employees' Retirement System can be found at www.cityoftacoma.org or by calling (253) 502-8200.
Other Employment Information
Direct Deposit: Employees are paid on a bi-weekly schedule by direct deposit.
Salary Increases: Based on satisfactory job performance, the City provides for a regular progression of salary increases for most classifications according to the salary schedule.
Union Affiliation: Many job classifications are covered by union security provisions which require union membership, dues, or payment of equivalent service fees.
Note: The provisions of this job announcement do not constitute an expressed or implied contract. Any provision contained herein may be modified and/or revoked without notice.
01
Responses to supplemental questions must be original content created by the applicant using their own words. The use of online tools or resources to create responses, such as Artificial Intelligence (ChatGPT, etc.), Google, Bing, etc., or plagiarism in any form, is considered cheating and falsification of the application.I understand that any form of cheating or falsification will disqualify my application for further consideration.
- Yes
- No
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Do you have a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or directly related field?
- Yes
- No
03
Do you have the following experience and/or training? Please check all that apply.
- 4 or more years of professional level engineering experience
- Professional Engineer License
- 2 years of engineering-related experience
- Washington State EIT Certificate
- None of the above
04
Please describe your engineering, project engineering and project coordinating experience in areas such as electrical service entrance systems, medium and low voltage switchgear, motor control systems, electronic system controls, SCADA and PLC, protective device coordination and arc flash safety.
05
One of the City's Principles that guides us is Equity. Describe what equity means to you and describe any experience you have working with diverse groups of people.
06
Please tell us how you learned about this job opening.
- Job Interest Card notification
- Professional organization
- Military organization
- City of Tacoma employee
- Online job board posting
- Word of mouth
- Indeed
- Careers in Government
- Government Jobs
- Outreach Event
- National Diversity Network
- African American Job Network
- Asian Job Network
- Disability Job Network
- Latino Job Network
- Retirement Job Network
- LGBT Job Network
- Veteran Job Network
- Other
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Please provide specific information regarding how you learned about this job opening. Your feedback will be used to evaluate our success reaching the public and refine our methods for future job postings. Thank you.
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