Engineering Technician

Talascend is currently seeking an Engineering Technician I for a contract opportunity with our client in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Overview

As a core team member, you will be interacting with other electric utility disciplines, playing a valuable part in performing field inspections, engineering design work and calculations. You will provide engineering support during construction, including post-construction reviews to ensure all applicable engineering and construction standards have been met.

Responsibilities

• Review work provided by Client and assess requirements of scopes.
• 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.
• Travel to sites as needed, perform inspections and return to the office to perform engineering design work; about 80% of your time will be spent traveling locally and regionally, collecting field data that will assist in the development of electrical design work packages.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent is required;
  Associates Degree or higher in engineering technology or related is preferred.

Requirements

• Willingness to perform both field and office work.
• Written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work in outdoor environments, as some field work could be required.
• Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.).
• This role requires a valid US driver's license as local and regional travel is required.
• Collaborative attitude and inclusivity of individuals of diverse backgrounds and geographic locations.
• Ability to work with limited supervision.
• Positive attitude.
• Professional dress and demeanor.

Preferred Requirements

• Power/Utilities experience.
• Previous experience with field data collection.

Shift

40 hours, 5 days; no telework allowed.

We thank all applicants for their interest. However, only those qualified individuals who closely meet the qualifications of the position will be contacted. The details of the position are only a summary, other duties may be assigned as necessary.

Background Check and Drug Screen may be required.

Talascend is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race,religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, orveteran status.