Metering Engineer , II, III, IV

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UNS Energy Corporation, headquartered in Tucson, Arizona, is a subsidiary of Fortis Inc., the largest investor-owned electric and gas distribution utility in Canada. Our public utility subsidiaries, Tucson Electric Power Company, UNS Electric, Inc. and UNS Gas, Inc., power our economy by providing electric and gas service to nearly 700,000 customers in Arizona.

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This role will provide engineering technical expertise and support in the Metering department of Engineering and Operations, including engineering design, project management, contract administration, budget preparation, technical assistance, and testing and evaluation of engineering standard equipment and designs to provide optimum reliability and efficiency. Oversight and management of the NERC CIP requirements for associated facilities and devices. Specifies material and equipment required for assigned projects and assists in the evaluation of suppliers and products.

Provides technical expertise and support to other areas and customers related to automation activities. Acts as a project engineer/manager for metering projects.

• Designs Meter systems and related equipment required for effective monitoring and maintenance of electrical generation, high voltage transmission, distribution systems, and customer/industrial metering.
• Evaluates and recommends equipment and/or components available to meet project requirements or improve existing installations in a way which optimizes cost and reliability.
• Develop new Metering standards as necessary.
• Establish major project requirements for both regulated and non-regulated business activities.
• Provide technical evaluation of incoming equipment for trial inventory, and provide vendor bid evaluation, alliance review, and equipment specification evaluation.
• Assist the Engineering Management to develop O&M and Capital budget that are accurate and comprehensive and monitor them for adherence.
• Assist in departmental or interdepartmental training to assure proper operation and/or maintenance of equipment.
• Initiates job tasks (work orders) and tracks expenditures as may be required to complete project assignments. Leads formal and informal meetings concerning assigned projects and is able to communicate effectively with all levels of personnel both in the office and field crews.
• External representation of section requirements, methods, and procedures.
• Communicates effectively with business peers, IT peers and vendors to solve business/technical problems and provide appropriate technical solutions.
• Provide technical support to field crews for Metering Services section priorities in line with the needs of T&D.
• Develop and update the software for the automated distribution capacitor program. Assist Engineering and Control Area Operation in the implementation and operation of the program and troubleshooting of problems.
• Check data from devices connected to a modem or network devices.
• Sarbanes Oxley and internal Auditing procedure documenting and compliance record keeping.
• Implement metrics that allow Meter trending for problem analysis and corrective action. Provide oversight of the data analysis and reporting of analysis.
• Implement procedures to allow for annual ACC data compliance and reporting. Assist in generating service orders to ensure compliance with annual ACC reporting.
• Provide support for other corporate divisions (UES) as requested by Supervisor.
• Provide oversight and implementation of the Metering reconciliation process and procedure.
• Track meter vendor software versions, meter…