Principal Construction Engineer Electrical

Pinnacle Specialty Group is a woman-owned and operated small business specializing in providing project and contract management for Professional, Technical, Engineering, IT and Support Services. We offer full benefits to include: Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, 401K - Company Matched.

Duties/Responsibilities:

Provide engineering program and support to superintendents, directs assigned personnel in meeting cost and time schedules, verifies materials, equipment, workmanship and assures results meet design requirements. If designated, leads construction engineers in a broad range of construction engineering work within a specific engineering discipline or a particular area of the site.

Manage and coordinate with field engineering staff on a daily basis to resolve problems and support project management needs. Manage and support turnover activities. Represent construction at project and site related committee meetings. Review national codes / standards and site specifications and procedures. Administration and approval of performance evaluations, ranking, career development and training of field engineers. Provide design agencies with construction technical input for design development. Monitor compliance of EPA and South Carolina Waste Management regulations and site specific procedures. Monitor contractors activities and work performance and resolve their concerns through coordination with other SRNS departments. Review and manage the implementation of project design and maintenance activities using existing specification, national codes and standards, drawings and the latest construction techniques. Interface and coordinate all aspects of construction with design, procurement, security, safety, operations, health physics, quality control, scheduling cost, management and supervise the daily field engineering activities. Maintain continuity with quality control to ensure work quality meets the requirements. Coordinate with design agencies to ensure timely issuance of new design or design changes. Perform constructability inspections and provide technical expertise for construction methods and practices. Responsible to ensure that construction work is done correctly and completely. Provide leadership, continuous improvement guidance, re-engineers processes, builds teaming relationships, and safety

Work Hours: A 40 hour work week is scheduled. SRNS utilizes various work schedules including 5/8s (8 hour/day; five days per week), 4/10’s (10 hours/day; four days per week), and 9/80’s (9 hours/day, five days on week AA and four days on week BB. Work week excludes SRNS holidays. Each workday has 30-minute lunch. Overtime will be expected at times to meet deliverables and will be utilized at the discretion of the Manager.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

Education: Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline and 8 - 10 years of practical experience in construction engineering or related areas. An Associate's degree and 10 - 12 years of practical experience would be considered equivalent. A high school diploma and 12 - 16 years of practical experience would also be considered equivalent.

Experience/Skills: A general knowledge of system testing and operations is helpful to ensure system turnover scope is adequate in regard to pre-operational testing. Training in planning and scheduling is beneficial to appreciate the planning and scheduling outputs. Leadership training is essential ingredient in methods of improvement, total quality, and re-engineering.

OTHER REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Area Security Access: Candidate must be able to obtain and maintain a DOE “Q” security clearance. An active DOE clearance is not initially required to perform assigned duties. After award, the selected candidate will be notified when to apply for a clearance based on specific work assignments.

Subcontractor must have an active eFOCI registration and approved Facility Level Clearance with DOE / NNSA.

PREFFERED QUALIFICATIONS:

Candidates who have possessed an active DOE clearance (L or Q) within the past two (2) years are preferred.

Professional registration with the state of practice is desirable.

Candidate must possess all of the following experience and/or skills:

1. High level of knowledge of national electric codes and standards including NFPA, NEC, etc.

2. Experience with electrical commodity and equipment installation designed and constructed in

accordance with national codes and standards.

3. At least (2) years of experience performing NQA-1 electrical work.

4. At least (2) years of experience managing a field engineering functional group.

5. Ability to review and interpret engineering drawings, specifications, standards, and other design basis documents.

6. Experience developing construction work scopes in the form of work packages to complete designed installations.

7. Adequate knowledge of schedule and cost performance and tracking.

8. Experience performing task specific hazard analysis for construction activities.

9. Ability to perform field walk-downs and inspections to document as-built conditions.

10. Knowledge of nuclear facility design including the application of safety class and safety

significant codes and standards.

Work Environment / Physical Demands:
Work is performed in an office environment and requires the ability to operate standard office equipment and keyboards. Light to moderate lifting may be required for packages and other items, ability to walk short distances, may be regularly required to stand, sit, talk, hear, reach, stoop, kneel, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer, telephone, and keyboard.

Due to government and/or federal regulations for this position, proof of U.S. citizenship is required.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer

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