Electric System Designer

CORE Electric Cooperative, 5496 N US Highway 85, Sedalia, Colorado, United States of America

CORE Electric Cooperative is the largest member-owned electric distribution cooperative in Colorado dedicated to providing reliable, affordable, clean, and safe electric service to our communities. With a commitment to innovation and member satisfaction, we strive to meet the evolving needs of our members while maintaining the highest standards of service excellence.

Responsible for the engineering tasks related to design, construction, and inspection of overhead and underground electric distribution facilities for new consumer, consumer upgrade, and system improvement projects.

• Performs engineering and inspection for new construction, conversions, and system improvement projects. Performs survey and layout work in the field.
• Prepares engineering and staking documents which include drawings, calculations, construction costs, and outlines of required work, including a list of materials needed to complete the projects.
• Meets with new and existing members, builders, developers, electricians, and engineering firms to determine electrical power requirements.
• Conducts predesign meetings, preconstruction meetings and final walk throughs in a timely manner.
• Inspect work performed by construction crews to ensure construction meets design requirements, company specifications & standards and NESC & NEC requirements.
• Maintains financial control on projects.
• Identifies required easements and permitting, communicate requirements to the customer and report in CORE’s work management system.
• Documents all inquiries and other correspondence from consumers and uploads to CORE’s Document management system.
• Coordinates the installation of underground and overhead systems. Inspects work completed by contractors and checks and reviews contractor billing data for accuracy.
• Reviews customer provided site development plans, electrical one-lines, and panel schedules to calculate load and transformer requirements, and design.
• Prepares project change orders and submit to the customer in a timely manner.
• Responds in a timely manner to inquiries by inspectors and construction personnel.
• Provides weekly status updates in company work management system for projects in design, construction and as-built.
• Completes as-builts within a timely manner meeting contract requirements.
• Prepares master plans, as needed.
• Mentors other staff members.
• Responsible for document control of assigned projects.
• Ensures executed easements, final plats, waivers, etc. have been received and filed in CORE’s document management system at the time a project is released for construction.
• Performs peer review of designs completed by other company staff including confirming consistency with company standards, specifications, and practices.

• High school diploma or equivalent certificate is required.
• Associate degree in related field.
• Five or more years of practical equivalent experience required and written demonstration of practical skills. Additional education may be substituted for years of experience.
• Requires valid Colorado driver’s license with satisfactory driving record within CORE standards.
• Competent with position-specific software and applications.
• Competent with Microsoft Office:
  Excel, Word, Outlook, Access, PowerPoint.
• Competent with general office equipment.

• Associate degree in electrical engineering or engineering technology is preferred.

• Integrity: Exhibits a high degree of integrity and honesty.
• Diplomacy: able to use appropriate diplomacy and tact with employees, members, customers, and other contacts.
• Communication: Ability to effectively read, write and speak the English language to communicate in a clear, straight-forward, and professional manner.
• Critical Thinking: using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Active Listening: giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being…