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Job Title: Engineering Technician
Job Duration: 1 year
Location: Orlando, FL
Primary Functions:
- Prepare designs, plans/specifications, and documents for Electric Distribution Projects;
- Complete cost estimates for Electric Distribution Projects;
- Manage Electrical Distribution projects from development stage through completion;
- Analyze Electrical Plans for new project developments (i.e. Commercial/Residential);
- Review completed projects by comparing actual costs with the estimated costs and verify the accuracy of new infrastructure placed within the client's Geographic Information Systems (GIS) mapping system;
- Resolve conflicts with multiple parties including client's customers, contractors, governmental agencies, and internal employees;
- Inspect Distribution Infrastructure installed by private contractors and client's contractors;
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Skills Required:
- Analyze future projects from a distribution electrical engineering perspective by preparing designs, plans, specifications, cost estimates for construction work, and documents.
- Oversee projects and manage capital projects from start to finish providing electric service to new and existing customers.
Education/ Certification/ Years of Experience Requirements:
- Bachelor degree Electrical Engineering from an accredited college or university.
Working knowledge of all, but not limited to, the following:
- Client's Construction Standards Manuals (Overhead and Underground);
- Client's Electric Service and Digital Meter Installation Manual;
- NEC/NESC books;
- Client's Engineering Manual - Letter of Responsibility
- Unique specification package provided to customers;
- Permits by local governing agencies;
- Process to obtain a meter installation;
- Construction crew scheduling;
- Limitations of construction crews abilities with regard to equipment/manpower;
Familiarity with all, but not limited to, the following:
- Civil, AutoCAD, and Technical Drawings;
- Riser Diagrams;
- GIS Maps;
- Invoices;
- Estimate reports; o Equipment (i.e. iPhone, Measuring wheel, company radio, hammer, wood stakes, spray paint);
- Software Application (i.e. PSERM, CC&B, AutoCAD, ePets, Arc-Reader, ARM360);
- Related industry, organizational and departmental policies, practices, and procedures; legal guidelines, ordinances, and laws;
- Able to calculate amperage on both sides of meter for wiring/xfmr sizing, voltage drop, and fault current;
- Understand and apply governmental accounting practices in maintenance of financial records;
- Ability to make arithmetic computations using whole numbers, fractions and decimals, and compute rates, ratios, and percentages;
- Ability to use Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.) and standard office equipment (telephone, computer, copier, etc.).
Working Conditions:
- This job may be exposed to outdoor weather conditions and risk of electrical shock, work in confined places, and insects.
Physical Requirements:
- This job requires standing, walking, sitting, bending/stooping, repetitive motions, reaching over head, climbing (i.e. stairs, hills, ladders, etc.), and may lift up to twenty (20) pounds.
- This job requires speaking and hearing, typing, writing, detailed inspection, and may drive a company vehicle.
