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Advance your career as an Associate Electrical Engineer with the East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD), an industry leading water and wastewater utility, to fill an immediate vacancy in the Water Operations Department, in the Plant Engineering Services Section of the Facilities Maintenance and Construction Division.

The Plant Engineering Services Section is part of the Facilities Maintenance and Construction Division that is responsible for supporting the operations and maintenance for over 400 EBMUD facilities including substations, treatment plants, pumping plants, rate control stations, reservoirs, and administrative facilities. The selected individual selected will report to the Administration Building in Oakland, California.

The ideal candidate in the Plant Engineering Services Section will have strong technical expertise in medium and low voltage power system engineering and analysis, acceptance and maintenance testing standards, and project management experience. They will also possess the ability to learn and develop new areas of expertise as required by the tasks assigned to them.

Due to the specialization of work done by the section, the incumbent should have a thorough knowledge of electrical engineering principles, codes, standards, practices, and methods as applied to the design, construction, installation, commissioning, troubleshooting/testing of power distribution including medium and low-voltage systems, motor control, process control, telemetry, automation, and electronically based systems.

Duties include:

Project Planning, Construction, and Management:

Planning and developing project scope, schedule and budget for small water electrical engineering projects; preparing contract bid documents; managing consultants including invoices and work products, coordinating the work of multi-disciplinary teams; directing, monitoring, and controlling project activities and ensuring compliance with scope, goals, schedules and budgets.

Engineering Field Support:

Providing technical engineering support to operations and maintenance addressing electrical equipment failures, safety, and maintenance concerns. This may include updating electrical design drawings and specifications, specifying equipment purchases, developing maintenance plans and job procedures for assets, providing support during testing, and performing root cause analysis on malfunctioning electrical equipment.

Design:

Researching and developing electrical design criteria, project scope and cost, design drawings and specifications for systems and equipment including substations, power distribution systems, water treatment plants, pumping stations, and office facilities. Preparing and reviewing electrical power system analyses including load flow, transient motor starting, short circuit, protective relays, and arc flash.

Written Communication:

Preparing concise and accurate engineering reports, correspondence and memos for a wide variety of audiences including EBMUD staff, government and regulatory agencies, contractors, and the general public.

The salary range is $12,691 per month increasing to $13,326, $13,992, $14,692, and $15,427 after 6, 18, 30, and 42 months, respectively.

EBMUD offers an excellent benefits program that includes paid vacation, holidays and sick leave; family health insurance coverage; family dental and vision care plans; retirement plan (reciprocal with CalPERS); 401(k), 401(a) and 457(b) tax-deferred retirement plans; transit subsidy; tuition reimbursement; and opportunities for professional growth including training and career development.

Requirements:

1. Bachelor's degree in an ABET-accredited electrical (or closely related) engineering curriculum OR a California EIT Certificate;
2. Four years of professional electrical engineering experience (subsequent to obtaining the degree); AND
3. California registration as a Professional Electrical Engineer.

Must be willing to work overtime when needed. Must possess the physical characteristics to perform the critical and important duties of the position including both office and field duties.

Submit a completed EBMUD application and the required supplemental question responses online at www.ebmud.com/jobs by 4:30 p.m., Friday, April 11, 2025. Only application materials submitted online during the filing period will be accepted.

EBMUD is an Equal Opportunity Employer: Females/Minorities/Veterans/Disability

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Job Hotline: (510) 287-0735