Overview
Company Summary
IW Professional Services Construction Management Solutions provides strategic engineering, program management, construction management, and operational consulting services supporting complex utility, infrastructure, and capital improvement programs. The company specializes in delivering technically driven solutions that improve operational performance, infrastructure reliability, safety, regulatory compliance, and long-term asset resiliency for public and private sector clients.
With expertise spanning electric utility operations, distribution engineering, wildfire mitigation, grid modernization, climate resilience, and operational strategy, IW Professional Services partners with organizations to execute critical infrastructure initiatives from planning through implementation. The firm supports clients through integrated project delivery, technical oversight, field coordination, risk management, and data-driven operational analysis.
IW Professional Services is committed to delivering scalable, innovative, and sustainable solutions that enhance system reliability, operational efficiency, and customer-focused outcomes while supporting evolving energy and infrastructure demands.
Position Summary
IW Professional Services is seeking a highly analytical and technically proficient Electrical Engineer with expertise in electric distribution systems, grid operations, and predictive asset analytics. The ideal candidate possesses a strong foundation in distribution engineering principles, including overhead and underground distribution infrastructure, line equipment, protective devices, feeder operations, and distribution power flow analysis.
This role focuses on leveraging advanced analytics, smart meter interval data, operational telemetry, and predictive alert systems to identify emerging asset health risks and prioritize transformer and distribution line defects. The Electrical Engineer will support reliability and wildfire mitigation initiatives by transforming complex operational and asset datasets into actionable engineering insights that improve grid resiliency, operational efficiency, and risk reduction.
The position requires close collaboration with Field Operations, Protection & Control (P&C), Distribution Engineering, Asset Management, and data science teams to validate predictive modeling outputs, improve detection accuracy, reduce false positives, and support data-driven operational decision-making. Strong investigative, analytical, and problem-solving capabilities are critical to success in this role.
Responsibilities
- Analyze smart meter interval data, SCADA data, operational telemetry, and predictive alert outputs to identify and prioritize potential transformer and electric distribution system defects.
- Develop engineering-driven insights to support asset health monitoring, reliability improvement initiatives, and wildfire risk mitigation strategies.
- Evaluate overhead and underground distribution line conditions, transformer performance indicators, and protective device behaviors using operational and historical system data.
- Perform distribution engineering analysis including feeder loading evaluation, circuit behavior assessment, and power flow interpretation to support operational recommendations.
- Utilize large-scale datasets, including historical defect records, inspection reports, outage data, and operational performance metrics, to improve predictive model accuracy and reduce false positive rates.
- Collaborate with data analytics, machine learning, and engineering teams to validate and refine predictive algorithms and anomaly detection methodologies.
- Partner with Field Operations, Protection & Control (P&C), Distribution Planning, and Asset Management teams to investigate field conditions and validate engineering assessments.
- Conduct root cause analysis and technical investigations related to transformer failures, line defects, and abnormal distribution system behavior.
- Support development of engineering recommendations, risk prioritization frameworks, and corrective action plans based on predictive analytics findings.
- Prepare technical reports, engineering summaries, and operational recommendations for internal stakeholders and leadership teams.
- Participate in field visits, operational reviews, and engineering assessments as required.
- Ensure compliance with utility engineering standards, operational procedures, safety requirements, and regulatory guidelines.
Qualifications