Austin Energy Electric Utility Trainer (Metering

Austin Energy Electric Utility Trainer (Metering)

2025 Icon color

locations

Cameron Warehouse

time type

Full time

job requisition

JR104544

The AE Electric Utility Trainer is responsible for all facets of training concerning Electric System Field Operations, with a focus on metering systems. This position will also be responsible for Continuing Education for all journeyman level staff within ESFO. This position trains different groups of employees within the utility including, Distribution, Transmission, Network, Distribution Metering Operations, Substation and Relay Apprentices and Journeyman level staff in each of the fields.

This position is responsible for training both internal and external customers in a variety of topics including Electric Utility Overview. This position reports to the Program Manager of Craft and Field Training.

Austin Energy Electric Utility Trainer

Under minimal direction, this position is responsible for developing, delivering, and assessing highly technical training programs for skilled craft positions directly related to electrical systems.

Essential duties and functions, pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the following. Other related duties may be assigned.

• Conducts classroom and hands-on technical training and instruction on Austin Energy (AE) electrical systems and equipment for employees in skilled craft positions.
• Ensures skilled craft employees are trained in compliance with City policies, procedures, codes, specifications, and ordinances and AE Safety Rules and Regulations, Construction Standards, General Work Procedures, and Design Criteria.
• Creates and develops written and instructional training materials, teaching outlines, visual aids, reference materials, and course curricula for technical training.
• Determines instructional methods for delivery of technical training; develops, administers, and evaluates testing; determines the employees skilled craft level of competency; and recommends employees for advancement or dismissal.
• Develops and performs ongoing needs assessments to identify and analyze technical training requirements.
• Confers with AE engineers to update training materials as practices and standards change.
• Schedules, coordinates, and delivers training modules and programs and serves as an administrator for the City’s training system, recording training.
• Coordinates training schedules and prepares facility for delivery of assigned training.
• Performs crew site visits to capture on-the-job training and classroom instruction conformity.

May provide leadership, work assignments, evaluation, and guidance to others.

• Must possess required knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.
• Knowledge of AE and City of Austin practices, policies, and procedures.
• Knowledge of utility electrical systems.
• Knowledge of AE complex metering, network, transmission and distribution design and construction standards.
• Knowledge of AE and OSHA safety rules, regulations, practices, policies, and procedures.
• Knowledge of Local environmental requirements for construction and maintenance activities.
• Knowledge of related codes and standards.
• Knowledge of supervisory and managerial techniques and principles.
• Knowledge of training techniques and adult learning principles.
• Knowledge of the electrical theory and principles related to electricity, magnetism, circuits, and electrical equipment (i.e. transformers and switches).
• Knowledge of installation, operation,…