POSITION SUMMARY:
This role presents a distinctive career opportunity to significantly contribute to team expansion and cultivate business relationships with utility customer bases in the region. You will have the chance to participate in establishing a program and influencing the direction of a key segment within our distribution engineering business.
LOCATION: PA and largely remote
JOB FUNCTION:
- Independently develop design and construction work packages for electrical overhead and underground distribution systems for electric utility customers
- Interact directly with our utility client on a frequent, as-needed basis; including meetings at customer facilities
- Review work provided by the Client and assess requirements of scopes.
- Perform engineering calculations such as structural analysis for wood pole loading, guying calculations, specifying conductor sags and tensions for recommended spans, and calculation of voltage drop and flicker.
- Provide engineering support during construction, including post-construction reviews to ensure all applicable engineering and construction standards have been met.
- Conduct root cause analysis of outages and mitigation using engineering principles and design
- Coordinate conflicting utilities and other field engineering design requirements, assessing and developing large design packages for complex cable/conduit projects in dense urban environments, work permit development, easements, and ROW applications
- In the future, you can expect to play a role in the hiring process for the future of your team
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
- 5+ years of relevant work experience performing electric distribution design engineering either in a consulting environment for electric utilities or working directly at an electric utility
- Bachelor's degree in an Engineering discipline from an accredited institution; Additional relevant experience can be considered in lieu of an engineering-specific degree
- 1 year+ of demonstrated experience in a leadership role
- Experience with the execution of distribution projects from kickoff through design approval, including Customer interaction and Process documentation
- Experience with utility reliability projects
- Ability to demonstrate proficiency with the NESC
- Ability to utilize a personal vehicle, as some customer-related travel could be anticipated (Job-related travel will be reimbursed at IRS-approved rates)
- Willingness to perform both field and office work; Ability to work in outdoor environments on occasion; The role may require customer-site visits to collect field data that will assist in developing work packages
- Candidates should possess a valid U.S. driver's license
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Previous QAQC experience
- Experience providing estimated costs, development of a BOM, calculating the CIAC
- Demonstrated history of Customer Interaction
- Experience with design tools such as Pole Foreman, O-Calc, Spida-Calc
- Strong communication skills, written and interpersonal communications skills, and support of customer advocacy
- Collaborative and inclusive of individuals of diverse backgrounds and geographic locations
- Positive attitude
- Ability to work with limited supervision
- Professional dress and demeanor
- Attention to detail & Highly organized
- Excellent time management
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