Field Design Specialist I

About the role

Be the link between customers and the crews who bring energy to life. As a Field Design Specialist I, you’ll handle routine customer inquiries and design details, assist in planning work orders, perform field work, track and report work-related functions, provide technical support, and engage in other duties as needed.

Responsibilities

• Handles routine customer inquiries and design detail using standard operating procedures involving tariff application, extension rules and agreements, service rules, code requirements, service entrance, and metering requirements.
• Aids in detail planning for work orders including as-builts, preparing estimates and work orders, preparing necessary maps and sketches, closing work orders, preparing material lists, ensuring accuracy of sag calculations, and switching/valve sequence planning.
• Performs a variety of routine field work such as locating and sizing services, load determination, distribution easements, staking, and survey work of moderate difficulty, field checks, licenses and joint use applications while adhering to regulatory requirements.
• Tracks and reports work-related functions necessary to support the business processes including creating work requests, CC&B transactions and establishing projects in work management, geographic information system (GIS) mapping, and various other systems.
• Provides technical support for work requests, resolves technical issues, and ensures crews understand work scope, detail, and structure.
• Schedules work for others and assists distribution engineering in developing project scopes and schedules using project management concepts and software.
• May be responsible for emergency response in assigned processes.
• Engages in other duties as needed that support Alliant Energy’s Values and help deliver on our Purpose to serve customers and build stronger communities.

Requirements

• Associate Degree preferred.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Willingness to travel.
• Primary residence must be within a reasonable distance of designated headquarters and within 40 minutes of an operating center in the zone(s) for which employee is responsible.

Qualifications

• Good knowledge of math, physics and construction practices.
• Comprehension of design and work packaging standards, federal/state regulations.
• Comprehension of gas and electric codes, OSHA rules, DOT requirements.
• Comprehension of utility construction equipment, project management, and material procurement processes.
• Good survey and drafting skills.
• Basic financial analysis knowledge.
• Basic mechanical skills gained through training or job experience.
• Demonstrated ability to use computer software programs (e.g., e-mail, word processing, spreadsheet, and project management).
• Demonstrated effective interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Ability to become qualified in electrical operations switching, gas operations, and gas emergency procedures within three years.
• Ability to work effectively in a collaborative and inclusive work environment.

Skills

• Business Process Improvements
• Customer Experience Management
• Health, Safety, and Environmental Management
• Outage Management
• Project and Program Management
• Regulatory Compliance
• Stakeholder Management

Benefits

Competitive compensation and benefit programs including a comprehensive total rewards package. Information on these benefit programs is available on our Careers site.

Pay

$60,000 - $72,000

Schedule

This position is eligible to participate in the annual incentive program. The final salary offered will generally fall within this range and is dependent on various factors including but not limited to the responsibilities of the position, experience, skill set, internal pay equity and other relevant qualifications of the applicant.