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Supervisory Electrical Engineer
Western Area Power Administration · Posted 98 days ago
Hybrid Bismarck, ND $118K – $145K Apply by Jul 10, 2026 Electrical Engineering INTJISTJISTP EngineeringTrades
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This position is part of the WAPA-Upper Great Plains. As a Supervisory Electrical Engineer, you will be supervising Foreman and Journeyman level Electricians, as well as an Engineer, and formulating and executing a program, including budget, to maintain all substations under the North Dakota Maintenance Office across four or more field locations supporting a large geographic area. *This is not a remote position. You will be required to be physically present at the Bismarck, ND duty location.*
What You'll Do
- →Plan, direct, and be responsible for the development and execution of a long-range preventive maintenance program, including budget formulation involving high voltage substation facilities incorporating the latest industry techniques, practices and procedures, as well as a practical application of electrical engineering of theories, principles and concepts.
- →Advise Construction Engineering Department during constructions of major power facilities as to practicability of changes from stipulated designs as such changes relate to safety, operations and maintenance.
- →Establish maintenance policies, practices, and procedures to ensure compliance with NERC/MRO/WECC standards, and other reliability standards as applicable.
- →Plan work to be accomplished by subordinates, set and adjust short-term priorities, prepare schedules for completion of work, and assign work based on priorities, consideration of difficulty and requirements of assignments and the capabilities of the employee.
- →Identify developmental training needs of employees, providing or arranging for needed development and training.
- →Find ways to improve production or increase the quality of work directed.
- →Be responsible for being knowledgeable about management's role and responsibilities in Labor Management relations.
Requirements
- ✓Must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen or National.
- ✓This employer participates in the e-Verify program.
- ✓Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
- ✓Suitable for Federal employment, as determined by a background investigation.
- ✓May be required to successfully complete a probationary/trial period.
- ✓Employees serving on a probationary or trial period may be terminated at any time during the probationary or trial period for performance, conduct, or business-related reasons in the interest of Federal service.
- ✓In accordance with Executive Order 14170, applicants are encouraged to respond to the four short, free-response, essay questions in the questionnaire.
- ✓Answers to these questions are not scored or rated.
- ✓Your answers will be reviewed by the hiring manager and agency leadership if you are referred for selection consideration.
- ✓Limit your resume to no more than two (2) pages.
- ✓If more than two pages are submitted, only the first two pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility and qualifications.
- ✓Security clearance and associated requirements- moderate risk.
- ✓The incumbent is required to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
Personality Fit
Job ID: 25a90040-6634-42f1-8159-3c706021b6d9
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