SUMMARY:
This position is required to work with Client Representatives and Client Customers to determine job site readiness, and coordinate construction with Client resource management.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Identify primary and secondary electrical facilities including poles, primary wires, secondary wires, services, primary insulator, transformers, fuses, reclosers, regulators, disconnect switches, breakers, structures, current and voltage monitoring equipment, and protection as indicated.
5%
Identify and differentiate the difference between electrical, cablevision and telephone lines, bus, high voltage and low voltage, know approach and safe working distances, and safe grounding practices.
5%
Identify and report all necessary field issues to Engineer/Designer.
25%
Meet with Client's customers or contractors to conduct site readiness.
5%
Monitor timeframes for crews to perform work, proper material usage, and be the Customer's advisor on necessary overtime and potential change orders.
15%
Work with client representatives to accomplish priorities to meet customer needs.
20%
Work with Client to solve engineering and construction issues that arise in the field.
10%
Comply and adhere to electrical distribution and/or substation safety rules as well as follow Company/Customer safety rules and all other designated policies.
10%
Perform other duties as assigned by management.
5%
COMPLEXITY OF WORK:
Semi-routine; majority of work covered by established procedures.
RELATIONSHIP OUTSIDE WORK GROUP:
Exchange of information, which occasionally requires tact and/or diplomacy.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
None
QUALIFICATIONS: 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.
REGULAR ATTENDANCE: Is required.
Work hours are at the direction of the client or contractor per the project.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:
EDUCATION
Required High school degree or GED.
Preferred Associates degree (AA or equivalent from two-year college or technical school).
Preferred Bachelor's degree from a four-year college or University in a technical or engineering field, or experience equivalent to 10 years' construction working for an electric utility.
EXPERIENCE:
5-7 Year(s) Experience in utility distribution or transmission systems (engineering, operations or construction) required.
CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:
A valid state driver's license is required.
ON-THE-JOB TRAINING:
Not applicable.
LANGUAGE SKILLS:
Ability to print and speak simple sentences.
Ability to write simple correspondence.
Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or the business community
Ability to accurately describe necessary equipment or procedures for the given work.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume and distance.
Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations. Ability to compute rate, ratio and percent and to draw and interpret spread sheets.
REASONING ABILITY:
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
Ability to deal with problems involving few concrete variables in standardized situations.
Ability to understand the abstract nature of electricity flow in order to keep the workers and general population safe in and around the construction site.
OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
Ability to read and follow distribution circuit maps, transmission line construction drawings, as well as substation construction drawings
Ability to utilize binoculars, cell phones and two-way radios
Self-Motivated
Team Orientated
Customer Oriented
PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representatives 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.
How much on the job time is spent in the following physical activities?
Stand 1/3 to 2/3 (Frequently)
Walk 2/3 and more (Regularly)
Sit Up to 1/3 (Occasionally)
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 1/3 to 2/3 (Frequently)
Stoop, Kneel, Crouch or crawl Up to 1/3 (Occasionally)
Reach with Hands and Arms Up to 1/3 (Occasionally)
Taste or Smell None
Does this job require that weight be lifted or force to be exerted? If so, how much and how often?
Up to 10 Pounds 2/3 and more
Up to 25 Pounds Up to 1/3
Up to 50 Pounds Up to 1/3
Up to 100 Pounds None
More than 100 Pounds None
Does this job have any 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 visions (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: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Wet, humid conditions (non- weather) 1/3 to 2/3 (Frequently)
Work near moving mechanical parts Up to 1/3 (Occasionally)
Work in high, precarious places None
Fumes or airborne particles None
Toxic or caustic chemicals None
Outdoor weather conditions 1/3 to 2/3 (Frequently)
Extreme cold (non-weather) Up to 1/3 (Occasionally)
Extreme Heat (non-weather) 2/3 and more (Regularly)
Risk of electrical shock 1/3 to 2/3 (Frequently)
Work with explosives None
Risk of radiation None
Vibration None
Must be physically capable of walking out power line right of ways under various weather and terrain conditions. Weather conditions may include snow, ice or high heat/humidity. The terrain conditions may include but are not limited to, off road rural areas in swampy or over grown right of ways or mountainous terrain.
While performing this job, the noise level in the work environment is:
Loud Noise (Examples: metal can manufacturing, large earth moving equipment)
NOTE: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employee may perform other related duties as negotiated to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.
United Grid Solutions is an equal opportunity employer
EOE/Minorities/Females/Vet/Disabled
United Grid Solutions is a Non-Union Company
United Grid Solutions is a team of planners and strategic thinkers dedicated to providing critical infrastructure solutions that improve lives around the world. Beginning with our role in connecting the first power plants to the earliest power grids, we have a longstanding history of delivering innovative and transformative solutions to meet the needs of today and tomorrow.
Our team members have the opportunity to grow and advance while solving unique and complex challenges for the evolving infrastructure industry.
Requisition ID: 25002433
