PGO Engineering FERT Coordinator
No salary listed
Senior
Bachelor's, Associate's
Plainfield, IN, USA+1 moreMore locations: Cincinnati, OH, USA
HybridHybrid work begins after onboarding; employees must live within 50 miles one way of the designated facility. Travel: 5–15%.
Project & Program ManagementProject Management
No H1B Sponsorship
About the job
Requirements
- An associate degree in Project Management, Business, Information Technology, or Engineering Technology and seven years of related work experience are required.
- In lieu of an associate degree and seven years of related work experience, a high school diploma or GED and nine years of related work experience are accepted.
- Alternatively, a bachelor's degree and five years of work experience are required.
- The position requires the ability to work lawfully in the United States without employment-based immigration sponsorship, now or in the future.
- Reliable, consistent transportation is required to ensure timely arrival at the applicable facility.
- Hybrid employees must live within a reasonable commute of no more than 50 miles one way to the designated Duke Energy facility.
Responsibilities
- Lead bi-weekly Midwest FERT meetings and participate in enterprise bi-weekly FERT coordinator touch base meetings.
- Support successful project completion with project teams by developing schedules, monitoring work, coordinating resources, and resolving procedural problems associated with energizing BES assets.
- Provide leadership to accomplish successful documentation and verification of FAC-008 component inventories before commissioning and energization.
- Interface with Transmission Engineering, including Transmission Line Engineering, Substation Engineering, and Protection & Controls Engineering, as well as Asset Management, System Operations, Transmission Planning, Work Management, and Project Management.
- Document lessons learned from each PGO regional FERT coordinator and projects involving energization of BES assets to drive improvements to the emerging NERC O&P Transmission Level Procedures and Facility Energization Process.
- Adhere to the Transmission Level Procedure to ensure FAC-008 compliance.
- Review, take, and release outage holds within Duke Energy's TOA Outage Tracking tool.
Desired Qualifications
- Substation construction and maintenance experience.
- A bachelor's degree in engineering or a related field from an ABET-accredited college or university.
- A Professional Engineer license.
- Working knowledge and understanding of transmission line, substation, and protection and controls engineering facilities and equipment.
- Familiarity with transmission and distribution systems.
- Broad knowledge of overall company operations.
- Demonstrated leadership abilities, including decision-making, delivering results, and navigating change.
- Self-motivation, collaboration, and organizational skills.
- Strong analytical skills, tenacity, and persistence.
- Ability to manage complex transitional issues through innovation and teamwork.
- Familiarity with or working knowledge of NERC Standard FAC-008 and Transmission Level Procedures related to FAC-008.
- Expertise with Duke Energy's TOA Outage Tracking tool.
- Expertise with SharePoint maintenance, Power Apps, and Power Automate.
About the company
Duke Energy runs regulated electric utilities that generate, transmit and sell power to homes and businesses in North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky, and its natural gas utilities deliver gas in five states. Within those territories it holds exclusive rights to serve customers, so it builds and operates its own power plants, transmission lines and local grids, drawing on nuclear, natural gas, coal, hydroelectric and solar generation. Customers pay rates approved by state utility commissions, which let Duke earn a set return on what it builds. Duke Energy traces its roots to 1904, when tobacco industrialist James B. Duke backed a hydroelectric venture, and it is based in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Company Size
10,001+
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
Charlotte, North Carolina
Founded
1904
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Data centers are signing on: Duke secured 7.8 GW of service agreements by August 2026, with 15.4 GW pending.
- A long build-out means engineering careers: Duke targets 15 GW of added generation by 2031 and is weighing small reactors.
- Earnings keep climbing: adjusted profit reported in August 2026 rose to $1.43 a share from $1.25 a year earlier.
What critics are saying
- Jobs are not immune to cuts: Duke eliminated an undisclosed number of roles in a December 2025 reorganization.
- Growth needs outside cash: Duke plans to sell $10 billion in stock, diluting shareholders including employees holding shares.
- Regulators control the upside: in August 2026, Duke still awaited North Carolina rulings on its resource plan and rates.
What makes Duke Energy unique
- Duke runs America's largest regulated nuclear fleet: 11 reactors at six sites, all sold under state-set rates.
- Duke is folding its two Carolinas utilities into one, targeting January 2027 after federal approval in January 2026.
- Duke sells gas as well as power: its gas utilities serve 1.7 million customers alongside 8.6 million electric customers.
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Benefits
- Hybrid Work Options
- Relocation Assistance