
Construction Engineer II
New York Power Authority
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Astoria • New York • United States
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Salary
💰 $120,000 - $150,000 per year
Tech Stack
About the role
- Coordinates and observes work for general conformance of contract documents.
- Coordinates and observes the work of construction contractors assigned to perform construction contract administration and oversight work at NYPA or Customer facilities.
- Ensures that quality workmanship is maintained at all times and in accordance with applicable construction procedures, methods, codes and specifications.
- Projects will include electrical, civil, mechanical, instrumentation & control engineering disciplines.
- Provides direct oversight of contractors and onsite management of construction projects (for projects at NYPA sites only).
- Oversees the construction of a GIS power substation, ensuring all activities align with design specifications, safety regulations, and project timelines.
- Works closely with project managers, contractors, and other stakeholders to ensure the successful completion of the project.
- Performs site visits to complete field inspections, condition assessments, and equipment evaluations, and develop technical recommendations with moderate complexity.
- Performs occasional emergency response, including outside of normal business hours.
- Independently coordinates cross-disciplinary activities for the successful development and execution of projects.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Civil Engineering, or equivalent, from an accredited college or university.
- Minimum of eight (8) years of work-related experience preferred.
- New York State Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) certification preferred.
- This role is required to be or become a CPP-1/LOTO clearance holder within 24 months and maintain it for the duration of time in the role.
- Proficient in the construction of electrical, mechanical, structural, and water systems specific to the electric utility industry or building construction/renovation industry.
- Working knowledge of electric utility or commercial and industrial facilities and their various systems and components.
- Ability to apply diverse technical principles and practices, with the understanding of the NYPA’s policies, operations and objectives, to constructability reviews.
- Working knowledge of applicable codes, standards, regulations.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Collaborative and team-oriented with ability to build relationships with vendors and stakeholders.
- Ability to coordinate the technical and commercial aspects of projects.
- Ability to perform engineering calculations, and complete specifications, scopes of work, reports, and interdisciplinary design packages.
- Competent in the use of Microsoft Office applications.
- Working experience with Procore or Primavera preferred.
Benefits
- a range of benefits customized to your individual and family needs such as medical, dental, vision, flexible spending accounts, a retirement plan, 401(k) plan, employee assistance program, vacation, sick time, holidays, medical and parental leave
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Hard Skills & Tools
construction contract administrationquality workmanshipfield inspectionstechnical recommendationsengineering calculationsspecificationsscopes of workinterdisciplinary design packagesGIS power substation constructionelectric utility systems
Soft Skills
strong verbal communicationstrong written communicationcollaborativeteam-orientedrelationship buildingcoordinationproject managementoversightproblem-solvingindependent work
Certifications
Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical EngineeringBachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical EngineeringBachelor of Science Degree in Civil EngineeringNew York State Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) certificationCPP-1/LOTO clearance