SPP Engineer (Varies)

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Cooking circuit protection for all SPP distribution programs.
• Reviewing coordination of each circuit, coordinating identified circuits and adjacent impacted circuits, monitoring ACR performance and implementing circuit corrective action as appropriate; providing fusing analysis and recommendations to the SPP contractor and internal design teams as needed.
• Serve as lead SME for Fault Location Isolation Service Restoration (FLISR) analysis. Directly oversee contractors assigned to developing FLISR analysis. Review and approve their recommendations to ensure alignment with TEC standards. Develop FLISR device settings and ensure alignment with TEC standards.
• Review load transfer and phase change request for feasibility. Coordinate requests with System Planning and ADMS to support execution.
• Provide Distribution Design services for all SPP programs to include Lateral Undergrounding, Feeder Hardening, and Distribution Wood Pole Replacement.
• Support SPP Design Supervisor contractor oversight by attending weekly design meetings, approving contractor designs ensuring all designs meet NESC and TEC standards, providing design expertise and training to contractors, and approving invoicing.
• Support internal and external knowledge transfer by creating and maintaining best practices documentation of engineering standards and job aids.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor of Science in Engineering from an ABET accredited university. Preferred: Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from an ABET accredited university.
• Licenses/Certifications: Florida state driver’s license. Preferred: Professional Engineer License (PE).
• Experience: 18 Months direct work experience. Must have experience successfully functioning within the team environment. Preferred: More than four (4) years of direct work experience.
• Knowledge/Skills/Abilities (KSA): Must have demonstrated the ability to complete highly technical, complex assignments and designs with minimal direction. Leadership and initiative skills, troubleshooting distribution power systems, Customer service and project management skills, ability to read maps and schematics, computer skills (outage management, work management, financial management, PC, customer information systems, Microsoft Office).

Leadership Competencies

• Champions Safety, Health and the Environment
• Takes Ownership and Acts with Integrity
• Drives Business Excellence for Customers
• Buils Collaborative Relationships
• Develops People and Teams
• Cultivates Innovation and Embraces Change
• Thinks Strategically and Exercises Sound Judgment

Working Conditions

• Work 40 hours per week with occasional overtime; Indoor and outdoor conditions.

Benefits

• Competitive Salary
• 401k Savings plan w/ company matching
• Pension plan
• Paid time off
• Paid Holiday time
• Medical, Prescription Drug, & Dental Coverage
• Tuition Assistance Program
• Employee Assistance Program
• Wellness Programs
• On-site Fitness Centers
• Bonus Plan and more!

Storm Duty Requirements

• Responding to storms will be considered a condition of employment.

Physical Demands/Requirements

• 50% Sitting, 20% Driving, 30% Standing/Walking, and lifting 20 lbs.

Equal Opportunity Employer

• TECO Energy is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by law, except where physical or mental abilities are a bona fide occupational requirement and the individual is unable to perform the essential functions of the position with reasonable accommodations.

Pay Transparency Non-Discrimination Statement

• The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

ADA Policy

• It is the policy of TECO Energy to provide reasonable accommodation for all qualified disabled individuals who are employees and applicants for employment, unless it would cause undue hardship. The corporation will adhere to applicable federal and state laws, regulations and guidelines, including, but not limited to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 and section 503 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1970s.

Application Accommodations

• Applicants may request reasonable accommodation in the application process five business days prior to the time accommodation is needed.