Company: Tampa Electric Company
State and City: Florida – Plant City
Shift: 8 Hr. X 5 Days
Position Concept
The Engineer – Solar BESS is responsible for developing, implementing and administering an industry best practice approach to cost effectively achieving the highest level of performance from Tampa Electric’s Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) facilities, Solar facilities, and collector stations. Responsible for the development and tracking of effective inspection, monitoring, environmental compliance and preventative maintenance programs for Tampa Electric’s BESS, solar facilities and collector stations. In addition, responsible for the development and maintenance of a reliability predictive modeling tool for these facilities.
Duties And Responsibilities
Education
Required: Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering from an ABET accredited college or university
Preferred: Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from an ABET accredited college or Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from an ABET accredited college or university.
Licenses/Certifications
Preferred: Licensed Professional Engineer in the State of Florida. (Required at the Senior Consulting Engineer level)
Experience
Required: Minimum of 4 years of Engineer experience related to the Duties & Responsibilities of this position is required.
Preferred: 8 years of Engineer experience related to the Duties & Responsibilities of this position is required.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities
Required: A sound understanding of BESS & Solar power generation, transmission, distribution or substation engineering principals, materials and their applications; Working knowledge of reliability centered maintenance practices, continuous improvement practices and power generation practices used in electric utilities; Working knowledge of work management systems in power generation; Ability to organize, lead and resolve technical and process problems; Good project management skills, time management skills and communication skills.
WORKING CONDITIONS
Must be able to work irregular hours, overtime and possible holidays.
Physical Demands/ Requirements
Must be able to work in dusty and hot environments. Must be able to ascend and descend from ladders and stairs. Walking (sometimes on uneven surfaces), bending and driving as needed.
Competencies
The successful applicant will be required to take and pass a Baseline Medical Examination as part of the pre-employment screening once an offer has been accepted. A pre-employment drug screening, as well as a background check (including education, employment, criminal and motor vehicle) will also be conducted as part of the pre-employment screening.
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