Electric Safety Inspector

Position: ELECTRIC SAFETY INSPECTOR I - 61000391
Requisition No: 876307

Agency:
Public Service Commission

Working Title:

ELECTRIC SAFETY INSPECTOR I
- Pay Plan:
Career Service

Position Number:

Salary: $48,146.45

Posting Closing Date: 06/04/2026

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Electric Safety Inspector I

Florida Public Service Commission

Division of Engineering

Career Service - Open Competitive

Polk, Pinellas, Pasco or Hillsborough Counties

Final date to receive applications:
June 4, 2026

$48,146.45

Our Mission:

The Florida Public Service Commission (FPSC) is committed to making sure that Florida's consumers receive some of their most essential services - electric, natural gas, telephone, water, and wastewater - in a safe, reasonable, and reliable manner. In doing so, the FPSC exercises regulatory authority over utilities in one or more of three key areas: rate base/economic regulation; competitive market oversight;

and monitoring of safety, reliability, and service.

The Benefits of Working for the State of Florida:

Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. The State's total compensation package for employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits including:

* State Group Insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options (For more information, please click );

* Retirement plan options, including employer contributions (For more information, please click );

* Paid Leave of Absence benefits, including Personal and Sick Leave;

* Nine paid holidays and one paid Personal Holiday each year;

* State Employee Tuition Waiver Program - Six credit hours per semester with the state college/university system;

* Employee Assistance Program (EAP);

* Deferred Compensation Plan;

* Tax Beneficial Flexible Spending Accounts;

* Flexible Work Schedules;

* Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) - Student loans can be forgiven after 10 years of qualified public service, certain eligibility requirements must be met. (For more information, please click (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).);

* And more!

Division of Engineering:

The Division of Engineering is responsible for providing recommendations pertaining to technical issues coming before the Commission. Issues may include evaluation of engineering capital cost estimates and actual utility plant expenditures, establishment of adequate margins of reserve, and analysis of operating and maintenance costs. Additionally, the Division is responsible for cost-effectiveness determinations, taking into consideration the impacts on Florida's consumers, regulated industries, and the regulatory environment.

Description of

Job Duties:

Inspects electric utility facilities and evaluates new construction of Commission jurisdictional electric utility owned facilities for safety compliance.

Input electric safety inspection results in the safety database.

Resolves technical customer complaints, which include power reliability, power quality, damaged equipment, location of utility equipment and verification of electric meters. At the customer's request, witnesses electric meter tests to verify that correct procedures are used and that test equipment is calibrated and working properly.

Extensive vehicle travel is required, at times overnight, to conduct electric safety field inspections. A state-owned vehicle will be provided for these inspections.

This position requires the incumbent to be subject to irregular work hours and call-outs for emergencies.

Minimum Qualifications:

Four years of relevant work experience in the area of engineering, accounting, finance, mathematics, statistics, public administration, business administration or economics is required. An associate's degree and two years of relevant work experience OR a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university may be used as an alternative for the years of required experience.

Special consideration will be given to applicants with knowledge of the National Electrical Safety Code (NESC) and the electric utility industry.

Special consideration will be given to applicants with the ability to review, analyze, and evaluate data and the ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.

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