Sr. Engineering Support Specialist (Hybrid)

Sr. Engineering Support Specialist (Hybrid)
Our client, a leading Pacific Northwest utility provider committed to public service and environmental preservation, is looking for a Sr. Engineering Support Specialist for their Vancouver, Washington location. This position provides professional and timely support to the Engineering Support group, part of the Commissioning and Testing Organization. This position will update and maintain work plan and project information with regards to the availability of printed project materials, assignment/maintenance/record keeping of vehicles and test equipment, assignment of test equipment, scanning and submittal of record revisions post project completion, and the aligning of resources and materials needed in order to maintain current production schedules. The position may involve up to 25% travel within the service area. This position will receive, record, track, monitor and shepherd drawing packages through the Submit submittal, comment / edit, and final phases, ensuring drawings / designs are submitted to the appropriate organization / subject-matter-expert for comment and returned to the applicable Engineer for any necessary corrections; or, for submittals to the Drawing Distribution mailbox, ensuring final design packages are accurate, complete and updated, sent to Central Records and/or Media Services to be printed as required.

This hybrid position is a one-year renewable contract that includes employee benefits! If this opportunity is well-aligned with your experience and goals, we would love to hear from you!

Key Responsibilities for a Sr. Engineering Support Specialist:

• Serve as primary point-of-contact and subject matter resource for “Drawing Documents” inquiries, submittals, and appropriate processing.
• Provide on-going support, document coordination and communication for projects contracted to external firms, Project Management Teams, Design Teams, Transmission Field Org and other relevant parties, shepherding project designs between appropriate design team and applicable vendor, validating timely responses and distributions.
• Receive and distribute emails for the Drawing Submittal process.
• Receive inbound emails from contracted firms and internal teams to record, validate, trouble-shoot, route and process as per established procedures.
• Review contracted design submittals to validate compliance with standards and requirements prior to distribution to appropriate internal Design teams for technical engineering review.
• Coordinate with various design organizations to distribute design submittals to appropriate organizations.
• Track design submittal due dates and maintain design submittal schedule, track emails with each project.
• Utilize tools such as ProjectWise advanced search techniques, and legacy records to locate, research and identify existing drawing packages and other records related to Substation Engineering.
• Assist Field Engineers by providing support for their projects and identifying areas of concern related to milestones of the project review process.
• Fulfill requests to prepare new Facility Project Folders in ProjectWise.
• Draft naming standard for each project and assign Project number.
• Maintain and update Facility Project folder tracking sheet.
• Send requests to CAD Support for fulfillment and reply to all applicable parties.
• Point of contact for the Drawing Distribution process.
• Prepare and deliver printed packages for distribution to Testing and Commissioning organizations; as well as any others as directed.
• Provide timely responses to requests for drawing coordination associated with the issue and documentation of internally produced design / drawings.
• Post, update and maintain design / drawing changes for computerized and/or manual records.
• Work will include Material Support, Print Support, Documentation, Vehicle Support, and Equipment Support.

Requirements/Qualifications for a Sr. Engineering Support Specialist:

• High School Graduate or GED certificate required.
• Associate or bachelor’s degree in project management, office / business management, or an Engineering-related discipline is preferred.
  • 5 years of experience is required with an applicable bachelor’s degree.
  • 7 years of experience is required with an applicable associate degree.
  • 9 year of experience is required without a degree or with a degree not in applicable fields.
• Experience must be consistent with the specific requirements of engineering operations and progressively more technical in nature. Must be capable of applying diversified knowledge and principles and practices in assigned technical areas. Requires a working knowledge of automated systems.
• Experience in supporting construction logistics and engineering operations or a related field.
• The technical experience must be consistent with the specific requirements of engineering operations and progressively more technical in nature.
• Requires a working knowledge of construction/record revision print identification, test equipment needs and inventory control.
• Must possess broad knowledge of engineering operations policies and procedures involving material and equipment inventory and control, as well as basic needs of field engineers with regard to tools, test equipment and vehicle use.
• Proficiency in the use of the full Microsoft Office suite – Microsoft Office 2010 (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

**We are unable to accommodate corp. to corp. candidates**

About Motus Recruiting and Staffing, Inc:
Founded in 2006, Motus is an award-winning recruiting and staffing firm in the Pacific Northwest, specializing in professional services and technology solutions. We are a group of people who not only recognize the importance of representation, but actively fight for diversity, equity, and inclusion in the recruitment process. Our goal is to educate organizations on the importance of DEI when hiring, promoting, and supporting diverse employees. We are calling organizations to demonstrate their commitment to DEI by being intentional about who they hire.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, disability or protected veteran status.

ED/BH 13994
 Job ID: 13994