Power Engineering Technologist II; Habersham

• This role will be physically located in Northeast GA (Habersham area)
• Preferred at least 2-3 years of experience staking jobs for electric cooperatives in Georgia OR at a minimum, construction experience working with RUS standards.
• Preferred experience working with NISC staking/design software, or at least have experience with Futura or Partner.

This is the second level of the Distribution Engineering Technologist classification. The purpose of this position is to provide an intermediate level of experienced technical expertise to accurately evaluate complex options and provide power distribution facility designs for residential and small to medium size commercial and industrial projects in a safe, cost effective, and reliable manner. Incumbents are expected to demonstrate an intermediate to high level of experience with customer design and workflow processes/procedures and technical skills in the client’s specific areas of expertise.

With limited direct supervision and guidance, the incumbent is responsible for performing the following duties:

• Interpret codes, standards, regulation, requirements, and guidelines, and maintain records and files, updating the appropriate company/client systems.
• Apply client/company policies and procedures in development of moderately difficult to complex site designs for electrical distribution facilities to serve a variety of customers.
• Create safe and cost effective designs for projects of moderate to difficult nature in overhead or underground distribution projects across geographic areas such as commercial, industrial, extra facility, high profile, highway relocation, and other projects requiring the highest reliability per client/customer specifications and procedures.
• Prepare project and job packages including material lists, requisitions, site drawings, and construction drawings for various installations of electrical facilities in a cost-effective manner that maximizes safety and service reliability.
• Coordinate with construction personnel and client/customer to resolve jobsite issues related to project design or customer issues.
• Create work requests using the current work management tool and communicate effectively with client and/or end‑use customers on schedules, commitments, project feasibility, time frames, and expectations.
• Apply client/company reliability principles for resolving power quality issues by evaluating loading of various overhead/underground equipment components, ensuring a safe and cost‑effective design and installation.
• Develop relationships with key internal and external customers while supporting both company and client’s business goals and expectations, representing oneself positively and professionally.
• Perform field work as required to validate customer and system requirements.
• Assist with the training of other employees.
• Learn, practice, and promote ALL safety policies and procedures 100% of the time.
• Perform other duties as assigned by management.

Moderately routine: general policies applied. Some decision making.

Influences decisions of moderate nature requiring high degree of tact.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

REGULAR ATTENDANCE is required.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• Required:
  
  High school degree or GED.
• Preferred:
  Associates degree (AA or equivalent from two‑year college or technical school).

Note:In certain situations, an Associate Degree or 4‑year degree may be required based upon client project or contractual requirements.

• Preferred: A Bachelor’s degree from a four‑year college or University in non‑engineering science, math, or business.

Experience

1-3 Year(s) Experience in utility power distribution engineering or craft.

A combination of job shadowing, classroom and interaction with more experienced employees as needed during first…