Engineer Design Tech Beginner, Intermediate or Sr.-Distribution Ops

Company Summary

Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company, part of the PPL Corporation (NYSE: PPL) family of companies, are regulated utilities that serve more than 1.3 million customers and have consistently ranked among the best companies for customer service in the United States.

LG&E serves 334,000 natural gas and 433,000 electric customers in Louisville and 16 surrounding counties. KU serves 569,000 customers in 77 Kentucky counties and five counties in Virginia. LG&E and KU are major employers and active supporters of the communities they serve. They empower employees, community members and initiatives across their service territory through volunteerism and investments in organizations that support education, sustainability and wellbeing.

Assist engineers and management in engineering planning and design of electric distribution system expansion and maintenance.

• Meet with customers to determine their electrical service needs.
• Prepare or assist in preparation of field layouts of routine jobs; such as staking, sketching, inventories, estimates, work request preparation and materials utilizing company work management and graphical design tools.
• Make, or assist in making, routine technical surveys or analyses; such as load balance or voltage drop calculations.
• Inspect work for conformance to drawings and specifications.
• Acquire or assist in the acquisition of distribution easements.
• Perform surveying and general transit work.
• Settle damage claims pertaining to construction and rebuilding of lines.
• Prepare engineering drawings from work prints and field notes.
• Perform and assist technical employees with routine engineering duties in office.
• Assist, as necessary, in storm restoration.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Comply with all policies and standards.

Required Education and Experience

Associate degree in technical discipline such as electrical engineering or design drafting, or a High School Diploma and a minimum of two years working in a utility industry, technical industry or engineering industry.

Preferred Experience

• Knowledge of electric delivery system, construction standards, materials and equipment, basic math, algebra and trigonometry functions.
• Above average interpersonal relations, communication, organizing and analytical skills and fully competent computer knowledge.