Power Engineering Technologist I - CC
About the role
This is an entry level position of the Engineering Technologist staff. The purpose of this position is to apply technical skills to accurately evaluate options and design safe, cost effective and reliable design of facilities for residential, commercial, and industrial projects. Incumbents are expected to demonstrate a basic knowledge of client/customer design and workflow processes/procedures, data entry and technical skills in the client’s specific areas of expertise.
Responsibilities
- Learn, practice, and promote ALL safety policies and procedures 100% of the time.
- Demonstrate the ability to properly apply various codes, requirements, regulations, policies, and procedures to all assigned work.
- Develop skills to safely make job-site visits and interact with construction personnel.
- Develop and demonstrate ability to use the various design software and work management tools utilized by the company and client(s).
- Prepare project and job packages that include material lists, requisitions, labor estimates, site drawings and construction drawings for various installations of electrical facilities in a cost-effective manner that maximizes safety and service reliability.
- Develop skills to accurately evaluate loading on distribution equipment such as transformers & fusing.
- Demonstrate the ability to learn utility construction practices on public right of way (ROW) and private land.
- Regularly communicate job status to assure client expectations and deliverable dates are met
- Develop relationships with key internal and external customers while supporting both company and client’s business goals and expectations while representing themselves both positively and professionally.
- Maintain files and records in an organized manner.
- Mentor under experienced personnel, supervision, management, and PE
- Perform other duties as assigned by management.
Qualifications
- Required: High school degree or GED.
- PREFERRED: Associates degree (AA or equivalent from two-year college or technical school).
- PREFERRED: A Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or University in non-engineering science, math, or business.
- Experience: 0-1 Year(s) Experience in power distribution engineering or craft or GIS/CAD work.
Complexity of Work
Generally routine, established precedents; practices and procedures exist.
Relationship Outside Work Group
Exchange of information, which occasionally requires tact and/or diplomacy.
Education and/or Experience
- Required: High school degree or GED.
- PREFERRED: Associates degree (AA or equivalent from two-year college or technical school).
- PREFERRED: A Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or University in non-engineering science, math, or business.
- Experience: 0-1 Year(s) Experience in power distribution engineering or craft or GIS/CAD work.
Physical Demands
- Stand: Up to 1/3 (Occasionally)
- Walk: Up to 1/3 (Occasionally)
- Sit: 2/3 and more (Regularly)
- Talk or Hear: 2/3 and more (Regularly)
- Use Hands to Feel, Handle or finger tools or controls: 2/3 and more (Regularly)
- Climb or balance: Up to 1/3 (Occasionally)
- Clasp, kneel, crouch or crawl: Up to 1/3 (Occasionally)
- Reach with Hands and Arms: Up to 1/3 (Occasionally)
- Taste or Smell: None
- Weight: Up to 10 Pounds (Occasionally)
- Outdoor weather conditions: Up to 1/3 (Occasionally)
- Extreme cold (non-weather): None
- Extreme heat (non-weather): None
- Risk of electrical shock: Up to 1/3 (Occasionally)
- Work with explosives: None
- Risk of radiation: None
- Vibration: None
Special Vision Requirements
- Close Vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less)
- Distance Vision (clear vision at 20 feet or more)
- Color Vision (ability to identify and distinguish colors)
- Peripheral Vision (ability to observe an area that can be seen up and down or to the left and right while eyes are fixed on a given point)
- Depth Perception (three-dimensional vision, ability to judge distances and spatial relationships)
- Ability to Adjust Focus (ability to adjust the eyes to bring an object into sharp focus)
Work Environment
- Wet, humid conditions (non-weather): None
- Work near moving mechanical parts: None
- Work in high, precarious places: Up to 1/3 (Occasionally)
- Fumes or airborne particles: None
- Toxic or caustic chemicals: None
- Outdoor weather conditions: Up to 1/3 (Occasionally)
- Extreme cold (non-weather): None
- Extreme heat (non-weather): None
- Risk of electrical shock: Up to 1/3 (Occasionally)
- Work with explosives: None
- Risk of radiation: None
- Vibration: None
About Us
Founded in 1945, Pike is a leading provider of construction, repair and engineering services for electric and gas utilities, as well as telecommunications companies with a growing portfolio of turnkey renewable projects. We work with hundreds of utility clients across the country, and we continuously expand our offerings to supply our customers with the ideas, technology, experience, manpower and equipment to perform any job.
About The Team
Engineering Pike Engineering employees play critical roles in ensuring that essential services like electric power, gas, telephone and wireless communications are up and running when people and businesses need them. We offer engineering opportunities in transmission and distribution, substations, smart meter technologies, renewable energy, telecommunications, storm damage assessment and more.