Assistant Department Manager- Power Systems Engineer

Dewberry is seeking a Assistant Department Manager Power Systems Engineer for our Birmingham, AL office to specialize in power system analysis and design. This position offers significant growth potential. The successful candidate should have experience conducting power system analysis, designing protection and control systems, and leading projects. Experience modeling and designing medium voltage system is required. You will be joining a great team of experienced power system engineers operating within building services, higher education, infrastructure, healthcare, and water/wastewater industries.

Dewberry is a leading, market-facing professional services firm with more than 60 locations and 2,500 professionals nationwide. What sets us apart from our competitors is our people. At Dewberry, we seek out exceptional talent and strive to deliver the highest quality of services to our clients. Whether you’re an experienced professional or a new graduate, you’ll have the chance to collaborate with the best and brightest and work on innovative and complex projects at the forefront of the industry. Our commitment to excellence stems from our personal integrity and from other defining attributes, which we call “Dewberry at Work,” that have inspired our employees to be successful for more than a half-century.

• Independently conduct power system studies utilizing SKM Powertool. Develop detailed report summarizing the results. Dewberry provides our client’s with a variety of power system analysis include the following.
  • Short Circuit Analysis
  • Coordination Analysis
  • Arc Flash Analysis
  • Load Flow Analysis
  • Power Factor Analysis
• Lead multiple projects and manage a team of engineers in executing power system projects.
• Mentor and train engineering in regards to power system engineering.
• Develop protective relay settings. Experience with SEL relay are preferred.
• Develop medium voltage specification for protection and control systems.
• Develop engineering hour estimate and proposals for power system studies.
• Assist in developing proportional material and conduct presentations.

• BS/BE in engineering or related degree.
• EIT or PE is preferred but not required.
• 7-15 years of power system studies experience.
• Protection and Control design experience preferred.
• Candidate must have a good working knowledge of the National Electric Code (NEC), National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 70E, IEEE 1584, and National Electric Safety Code
• Good verbal, writing and interpersonal skills are essential for coordination with other disciplines, and client interface.

Don’t meet every single requirement? At Dewberry we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace for our employees. So if you’re excited about this role, but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the position description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may just be the right candidate for this or other opportunities.

*At this time, Dewberry will not sponsor a new applicant for work authorization.

*Dewberry is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or sexual orientation.

*Only recipients of an offer of employment from Dewberry, will be required to submit to a background screening which may include, but is not limited to, employment verification, educational and other credential verification, driving record check, criminal background check, and an investigative consumer report. These screenings will be conducted by Dewberry’s background vendor of choice and will be conducted in compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local law.

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