Engineering Tech - Sr

DEPARTMENT

Department: NTE Distribution Engineering

This position is posted until filled.

Distribution Design Studio (DDS) experience preferred

Sr Engineering Tech

• Salary Grade: G07
• Minimum Midpoint Maximum: $73,060 - $96,804 - $120,548

Personnel in this job title may be covered by NERC CIP cyber security standards. If covered, prior to being hired, promoted, or transferred into the position, the candidate must pass a Personnel Risk Assessment, which includes identity verification and a criminal background check. Prior to unescorted access to cyber secure areas, the candidate must attend cyber security training. Annual cyber security training is also required.

This position may require a credit check depending on location.

Under limited supervision, acts as lead support to engineers and applies advanced electrical, mechanical, and civil engineering knowledge to design and coordinate very complex and large projects and assignments. Functions within the engineering areas in a capacity directly impacting the maintenance and improvement of level of service to customers, system operation, and reliability.

• Communicates in writing and verbally with customers, company personnel, outside agencies and other utilities for purposes of project negotiations, assistance, information gathering, and departmental support.
• Applies mathematical, economic, and risk analysis, and advanced electrical, civil and mechanical knowledge to the design, preparation, and coordination of the most complex projects.
• Performs field inspections to ensure compliance with complex material, equipment, contract or design specifications.
• Leads other department technicians by establishing project schedules, delegating and monitoring assignments, and providing input to supervisor for performance appraisals.
• Understands and applies expert knowledge of applicable codes, specifications, standards, engineering practices, and principles.
• Generates or analyzes computer data.
• Prepares, verifies, and evaluates a wide variety of engineering drawings, charts, graphs, and prints.
• May prepare and review routine customer or project related contracts.
• Independently negotiates internally and externally and makes decisions impacting projects.
• Provides training and assistance to other technicians, and may assist in orientation or training of entry-level engineers.
• Provides information to assist in department budgeting.
• Functions in a lead role to other department technicians, including establishing project schedules, delegating, monitoring assignments, and providing input to supervisor for performance appraisals.

COMPETENCIES

• Expert knowledge of applicable codes, specifications, standards and engineering practices to area of responsibility.
• Ability to gather and synthesize complex or diverse information.
• Extensive background of theoretical and practical knowledge to develop solutions or recommendations to concurrent projects and issues.
• Ability to recognize and define objectives requiring action.

• Bachelor's degree from a four year college or university with five to seven years of related experience, or equivalent combination of education and/or experience related to the discipline.
• Business needs dictate that the incumbent must routinely perform the identified tasks 75% of the time.

• Must possess a current, legally valid driver's license and meet the company's driving record requirements.

• Ability to read and interpret documents
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of the organization

• Ability to apply advanced mathematical concepts such as exponents, logarithms, quadratic equations, and permutations; and to apply mathematical operations to tasks like frequency distribution, test reliability/validity, analysis of variance, correlation techniques, sampling theory, and factor analysis.

• Working knowledge of spreadsheet and word processing software.
• Ability to develop new computer applications…