Company Highlights
At Exelon, we've got a place for you. Exelon is developing sustainable energy to provide for the communities of today and planning for a brighter tomorrow. Exelon knows the future of energy is you.
As a Chicago based Fortune 150 Company, with more than $15 billion annual revenues, Exelon distributes electricity to approximately 5.4 million customers in Illinois and Pennsylvania, and gas to 480,000 customers in the Philadelphia area. In addition to energy delivery, Exelon's operations include energy generation and power marketing and has one of the industry's largest portfolios of electricity generation capacity, with a nationwide reach and strong positions in the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic.
We know that before we can supply 41,000 megawatts of energy to our customers, we need to recognize that each of our employees plays an integral part in the process. The result? Changing the way the American power industry powers America. For you, this means advancement, challenge, and a company like no other.
Join Exelon and you can share your ideas at a forward-thinking company and the next big idea could be yours. You've just found Exelon, a place where you can truly shine.
Business Unit Overview
ComEd and its nearly 6,000 employees are responsible for maintaining more than 78,000 miles of power lines that make up the electric transmission and distribution system in Northern Illinois. ComEd also provides customer operations for more than 3.7 million customers across the region, or 70 percent of the state's population.
Locations in Northern Illinois including Chicago and surrounding suburbs
Job Description
PRIMARY PURPOSE OF POSITION
Develops studies, plans, criteria, specifications, calculations, evaluations, design documents, performance assessments, integrated systems analysis, cost estimates, budgets, associated with the planning, design, licensing, construction, operation, and maintenance of Exelons electric generation, transmission, distribution, gas and telecommunication facilities/systems. Provides consultation and recommendations to the Company within and to other business units and/or customers as a result of studying company or customer-owned systems, processes, equipment, vehicles or facilities. Reviews financial data from budget and actual costs of projects. Operates independently and seeks guidance when appropriate.
Position may be required to work extended hours, including 24 x 7 coverage during storms or other energy delivery emergencies.
PRIMARY DUTIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES
-Performs engineering tasks associated with critical engineering projects or a number of small projects with many complex features.
-Performs assignments in areas where engineering precedents are incomplete, lacking or require broad experience.
-Evaluates, develops and implements projects that have moderate financial and operational impact.
-May serve as an expert for organization in a specific area or responsibility.
POSITION SPECIFICATIONS
Minimum:
-Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering or Licensed Professional Engineer (2) (3)
-Ability to analyze and interpret complex electrical and mechanical systems.
-Knowledge and ability to apply problem solving approaches and engineering theory.
-Knowledge of engineering designs, principles and practices.
-Five or more years of professional engineering experience (1) (3) (See Note).
-Broad knowledge and experience with regulations, guides, standards, codes methods, practices, and advanced engineering principles necessary to perform very complex or unique assignments for a specific discipline, various installations or services.
-Minimum of two related career experiences (4) (i.e., changes in technical job responsibilities, which may or may not include a change in department) OR
-Engineer in Training OR
-50% complete (by hours) with advanced technical degree, M.B.A. or Project Management Certification
Preferred:
-Graduate degree (1) or Graduate level work in Engineering, Business Administration or Project Management Certification
-Licensed Professional Engineer (2) (3)
-Strong teamwork, interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate with all management levels.
-Strong written and oral communication skills.
-(1) Masters degree in Engineering reduces the OJT experience requirement by 1 year.
-(2) License must be issued by the state in which you are practicing.
-(3) PE License reduces the OJT experience requirement by 1 year.
-(4) Career related experiences is defined as changes in technical job responsibilities and does not have to include a change in department
-Note: Items (1) and (3) are mutually inclusive, whereby the maximum experience requirement reduction is one(1) year (e.g., in the case of an employee with both a masters degree in Engineering AND a PE license, the minimum experience requirement would be reduced by one (1) year).
Additional Qualifications
Exelon-ComEd is proud to support our military and is named in GI Jobs top 100 Military Employers for Army, Navy, and our Armed Forces. ComEd reserves the right to adjust the level and salary grade of the position in accordance with our Engineering Career Ladder.
Equal Employment Statement
Exelon is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Job Description
Job Title: General Engineer
Job ID: 12321
Location: IL - Oakbrook Terrace
Full/Part Time: Full-Time
Regular/Temporary: Regular
Job Family: Engineering
