Power Engineering Technologist II - CC
About the role
This is the second level of the Distribution Engineering Technologist classification. The purpose of this position is to provide an intermediate level of experienced technical expertise to accurately evaluate complex options and provide power distribution facility designs for residential and small to medium size commercial and industrial projects in a safe, cost effective, and reliable manner. Incumbents are expected to demonstrate an intermediate to high level of experience with customer design and workflow processes/procedures and technical skills in the client’s specific areas of expertise.
Responsibilities
- Ability to interpret codes, standards, regulation, requirements, and guidelines. Also, maintain records and files and update the appropriate company/client systems.
- Apply client/company policies and procedures in the development of moderately difficult to complex site designs for electrical distribution facilities to serve a variety of customers.
- Create safe and cost effective designs for projects of a moderate to difficult nature in the areas of overhead or underground distribution projects across geographic areas such commercial, industrial projects, extra facility projects, high profile projects, highway relocation projects, and other projects requiring the highest reliability per client/customer specifications and procedures.
- Create work requests using the current work management tool and communicate effectively with client and /or end use customers on schedules, commitments, project feasibility, timeframes, and expectations.
- Properly apply client/company reliability principals for the resolution of power quality issues, by evaluating loading of various overhead/underground equipment components and ensuring a safe and cost-effective design and installation.
- 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.
- Perform field work as required to validate customer and system requirements.
- Absorb and assist with the training of other employees.
- Learn, practice, and promote ALL safety policies and procedures 100% of the time.
- 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).
- Note: In certain situations, an Associate Degree or 4-year degree may be required based upon client project or contractual requirements.
- PREFERRED: Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or University in non-engineering science, math, or business.
- Experience: 1-3 Years Experience in utility power distribution engineering or craft.
Complexity of Work
Moderately routine: general policies applied. Some decision making.
Relationship Outside Group
Influences decisions of moderate nature requiring high degree of tact.
Education and/or Experience
- To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Physical Demands
- Stand: 1/3 to 2/3 (Frequently)
- Walk: 1/3 to 2/3 (Frequently)
- Sit: 1/3 to 2/3 (Frequently)
- 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)
- Stoop, 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: 1/3 to 2/3
- None: Up to 25 Pounds: Up to 1/3
- None: Up to 50 Pounds: None
- None: Up to 100 Pounds: None
- None: More than 100 Pounds: 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) ☐ No Special Vision Requirements
- Work Environment Characteristics: Moderate Noise (Examples: business office with typewriters, and/or computer printer, light traffic)
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): Up to 1/3 (Occasionally)
- Work near moving mechanical parts: Up to 1/3 (Occasionally)
- 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
- While performing this job, the noise level in the work environment is: Moderate Noise (Examples: business office with typewriters, and/or computer printer, light traffic)
Other Skills and Abilities
- Ability to deal with a variety of individuals from various socio-economic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds.
- Self-motivated, savvy, reliable, trustworthy, as well as technically competent.
- Demonstrated team player.
- Demonstrated negotiating skills.
- Demonstrated time management skills.
- Effective oral and written communication skills.
- Proficient user of personal computer, particularly Microsoft Office based on applications.
- Ability to constructively manage multiple tasks.
- Possess valid driver’s license and vehicle suitable for business use (mileage reimbursement may apply).
- Ability to participate in storm restoration activities as a Driver, Wire-sitter, or Damage Assessor (DA only if qualified by storm experience).
Equal Opportunity Employer
Pike Engineering is an equal opportunity employer EOE/Minorities/Females/Vet/Disabled Pike Engineering is a Non-Union Company
About Us
Pike was founded in 1945, and is a leading provider of construction, repair and engineering services for electric and gas utilities, as well as telecommunications companies. We have 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. "Essential" is the one word that sums up who we are, the work we do and what our people mean to us. Each of our employees plays a critical role in ensuring that infrastructure systems are up and running when people and businesses need them. Pike is a family-oriented workplace with a strong culture of safety, collaboration, innovation and exceptional customer service.
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.