Distribution Technician

Career Opportunities:
Distribution Technician (19599)

Requisition
19599
-Posted
- Duquesne Light Company

- Engineering

- Preble Avenue Service Center 2645 New Beaver Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15233

- Union

- Full-time

Duquesne Light Company, headquartered in downtown Pittsburgh, is a leader in providing electric energy and has been in the forefront of the electric energy market, with a history rooted in technological innovation and superior customer service. Today, the company continues its role as a leader in the transmission and distribution of electric energy, providing a secure supply of reliable power to more than half a million customers in southwestern Pennsylvania.

Duquesne Light Company is committed to creating a culture of inclusion. We value and respect the unique differences and experiences of our employees. We believe that our differences lead to better collaboration, innovation and outcomes. We want you to join our team!

Under general supervision, performs design and field work on projects related to providing service to customers from the distribution system, the development, rehabilitation, or alteration of the distribution system (including overhead and underground facilities), third party attachments including DLC owned telecom outside of substation fence, the rehabilitation of the subtransmission system (including overhead and underground facilities) and, when assigned, providing service to customers from the subtransmission system.

• Perform design and field work in the development, rehabilitation, or alteration of all overhead and simple underground distribution facilities, primarily associated with alteration to existing circuits, including circuit extensions to provide service to new customers. Overhead jobs will typically be limited to 5 poles.
• Adding OH transformer, split secondary bank
• Designing new OH distribution/service
• Simple service, OH or UG from pole in OH area
• Upgrading OH transformers
• Completing cover up jobs
• Replacing like for like Overhead equipment, e.g. Intellirupter replacement work
• Installing new manually operated, non-automated switches*
• Terminal pole to three-phase and single-phase pad mounted transformer installations
• Underground Residential Developments (URDs) with five (5) sites or less*

* This duty will be added after one (1) year completed at step 7

** This duty will be added after two (2) years completed at step 7

• Prepare drawings, specifications, calculations, estimates, construction authorities, permit requests and similar items associated with the assigned projects while creating or modifying records and submitting information in the designated document management system (DMS), Maximo, NJUNS and/or Joint Use/TPA application.
• Use desktop and mobile computers with designated software to prepare design and construction drawings of overhead and underground distribution and subtransmission facilities, and third party attachments. Uses GIS/GPS portal and other technology to create or modify Company assets and attachments, including DLC owned Telecom outside of substation fence, as well as third party attachments. Submits map changes and data layers to reflect additions, retirements, replacements and other changes affecting the physical property of the Company, DLC Telecom outside of substation fence, and third party attachments.
• Make field trips, as required, to inspect the overhead and simple underground facilities, taking into account physical surroundings for the purpose of determining the project design. Also, obtains any necessary information and measurements necessary to ensure the design meets all applicable codes and standards.
• Coordinates projects to ensure timely completion of the design phase. Provides customers with one point of contact and meets with customers, including customer representatives, municipal representatives and utility representatives, as required, to field jobs, provide customers with service locations, quote flat rate fee costs, quote post‑design system generated costs for Step 7 related work (presently Maximo), and collect fees. Inspect customer work to ensure compliance with Company specifications.
• Perform field inspections of third party…