Electrical Engineer I Jobs

Electrical Engineer I

Exempt: Yes
Safety Sensitive: Yes
Department: Electric
Reports To: Department Director or Designee
Union: N/A
Grade: 82

GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF POSITION
This is engineering work of various responsibilities, relating to electric transmission and distribution design, operation, and maintenance of the overall electric system. Some duties are recurring with various frequency, and other duties are project-based depending on the needs of the utility and customers at any given time.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsible for managing (subject matter expert) the utility's Pole Attachment Agreement(s) with all approved communication utilities, including but not limited to permit processing, pole loading analysis, calculation of make-ready costs, annual attachment billings, pole attachment audits, and contract negotiations. This duty is performed weekly.
• Provides AutoCAD (subject matter expert) support, for technicians and other electric utility personnel, as needed. This duty is performed weekly.
• Furnishes technical engineering direction and information to customers, electricians, builders and developers and other inter-City departments. This duty is performed weekly.
• Investigates outages (with cause analysis), low/high/erratic voltage reports, and technical customer complaints. This duty is performed monthly.
• Communicates clearly and politely with customers, other utility divisions, and other city departments, through professional and grammatically correct written correspondence and oral interactions. This duty is performed daily.
• Designs projects for 1-phase & 3-phase distribution services, small subdivisions, and commercial areas; including all calculations, CAD drawings, material selection, work order creation, permitting, and other engineering tasks associated with those projects, in full compliance with the National Electric Safety Code. Works directly with Electric Engineering Technicians. This duty is performed daily.
• Assists with maintenance of utility's materials and construction standards and specifications for material used on the distribution system. Researches new material options for implementation consideration. This duty is performed monthly.
• Responsible for engineering (subject matter expert) relating to all utility-related lighting, including but not limited to photometric analysis, materials evaluation/selection/application, oversight of FDOT lighting maintenance program, and analysis & updating of the utility's lighting-related rate tariffs. This duty is performed weekly.
• Provides appropriate specifications, standards, engineering details, and scope of work input for various purchasing bids for materials and services. Evaluates vendor bids using material standards and specifications and makes recommendations for approval. This duty is performed monthly.
• This position has field support responsibilities during major restoration events, and will be required to work in potentially harsh weather and terrain environments for up to 16 hours per day, with mandatory report-to-work responsibility. Must remain locally present during hurricane or other major disaster events (cannot evacuate). This duty is performed irregularly.
• Researches and gathers information for load studies, site plans, road construction projects, and other information related to the operation and maintenance of the transmission and distribution system. This duty is performed weekly.

Perform any other related duties as required or assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty mentioned satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
Bachelor's of Science degree in Electric or Mechanical Engineering from a nationally accredited ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology) college or university.

RESPONSIBILITY FOR FUNDS, PROPERTY and EQUIPMENT
None.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
None.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS
Ability to read, analyze, and understand common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents; Ability to respond to complex or difficult inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
Ability to comprehend and apply principles of advanced calculus, modern algebra, and advanced statistical theory.

CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS
Ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems. Ability to deal with nonverbal, logical or scientific symbolism such as formulas, scientific equations, and graphs. Ability to deal with a variety of abstract and concrete variables.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED
Under direction where a definite objective is set up and the employee plans and arranges own work, referring only unusual cases to supervisor.

PLANNING
Considerable responsibility with regard to general assignments in planning time, method, manner, and/or sequence of performance of own work, in addition, the organization and delegation of work operations for a group of employees engaged in widely diversified activities.

DECISION MAKING
Performs work operations which permit frequent opportunity for decision-making of minor importance and also frequent opportunity for decision-making of major importance, either of which would affect the work operations of small organizational component and the organization's clientele.

MENTAL DEMAND
Very close mental demand. Operations requiring very close and continuous attention for control of operations which require a high degree of coordination or immediate response. Operations requiring intermittent direct thinking to determine or select the most applicable way of handling situations regarding the organization's administration and operations; also to determine or select material and equipment where highly variable sequences are involved.

ANALYTICAL ABILITY / PROBLEM SOLVING
Moderately directed. Activities covered by wide-ranging policies and courses of action, and generally directed as to execution and review. High order of analytical, interpretative, and/or constructive thinking in varied situations.

USE OF MACHINES, EQUIPMENT AND/OR COMPUTERS
Regular use of highly complex machines and equipment; specialized or advanced software programs.

ACCURACY
Probable errors of internal and external scope would have a moderate effect on the operational efficiency of the organizational component concerned. Errors might possibly go undetected for a considerable period of time, thereby creating an inaccurate picture of an existing situation. Could cause further errors, losses, or embarrassment to the organization. The possibility for error is always present due to requirements of the job.

PUBLIC CONTACT
Regular contacts with patrons, either within the office or in the field. May also involve occasional self-initiated contacts to patrons. Lack of tact and judgment may result in a limited type of problem for the organization.

EMPLOYEE CONTACT
Contacts with other departments or offices and also frequently with individuals in middle level positions; consulting on problems which necessitate judgment and tact in presentation to obtain cooperation or approval of action to be taken. Also, important contacts with associates as required in advanced supervisory jobs, plus frequent contact with senior level internal officials.

REQUIRED CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS
Must possess and maintain a valid Florida Operators Driver's License with an acceptable driving record.

Bachelor's of Science degree in Electric or Mechanical Engineering from a nationally accredited ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology) college or university.

PREFERRED CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS
E.I.T (Engineer-In-Training) or F.E. (Fundamentals Engineering) certification strongly preferred.

SOFTWARE SKILLS REQUIRED
Mastery: Presentation/PowerPoint, Spreadsheet, Word Processing/Typing
Advanced: Enterprise Resource Planning, Other
Intermediate: Contact Management, Database
Basic: Alphanumeric Data Entry, Programming Languages

ADDITIONAL SOFTWARE SKILLS
Advanced abilities of Engineering Analysis Software(s):
- Pole Foreman
- Milsoft Windmill electric distribution system analysis (or similar program)

OTHER SKILLS
Abstract thinking, to be able to predict and understand the direct and indirect impacts of interconnecting electrical systems of diverse electrical performance characteristics, with a critical successful outcome for overall system reliability and public safety.

PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES
The following physical activities described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions and expectations.

While performing the functions of this job, the employee is continuously required to talk or hear; regularly required to sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms; frequently required to stand, walk, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and depth perception.

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
The following work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the functions of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to outdoor weather conditions; occasionally exposed to work near moving mechanical parts, risk of electrical shock.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Emphasis is on electric infrastructure design work and first level electric system protection coordination. Ability to independently make technical and calculated design decisions that directly impact the reliability and safety of the transmission & distribution system as well as commercial and residential electric service.

Engineer I personnel are usually directly responsible for several specific subject matter expertise, but are expected to perform a wide range of engineering duties as needed.

More ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Responding to emergency after-hour call outs is required unless dire circumstances prevent such a response. Some overtime may be required from time to time to accomplish assigned tasks/projects in a timely manner.

Excellent college-level written grammatical and syntax skills, to communicate clearly and concisely, are required, due to the extensive technical correspondence with various engineers, legal, other professionals.

Much of the Engineer I field work necessitates the ability to move freely over rough terrain of undeveloped land and construction sites.

This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, efforts, or working conditions associated with the job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed when circumstances change (e.g., emergencies, changes in personnel, workload, rush jobs, or technological developments).

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $67,500.00 - $111,550.00 per year

Benefits:

• Employee discount
• Vision insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Flexible spending account
• Relocation assistance
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person