This position is responsible for the design of residential, commercial, industrial, overhead and underground electric distribution facilities in support of the Cooperative’s strategic initiatives.

PHYSICAL OFFICE LOCATION: PEC Haley Road Offices – 300 Haley Road, Johnson City, TX 78636

Primary coverage of PEC's southern regions/districts (Marble Falls, Oak Hill, Kyle and Canyon Lake)

Position open until filled. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensure the safety and reliability of Joint Use entities
• Accompany designers and meet with members, developers and contractors, consultants and government entities to discuss the process and procedures for supplying electric power
• Research, acquire record, prepare and verify required overhead or URD easements
• Research to ensure customer deed information is correct and updated
• Check right of way easements and obtain permits, if required
• Obtain road crossing permits
• Notify warehouse of material/transformer requirements
• Assist designers with notification to the Meter Shop of Current Transformer Trans Socket requirements
• Assist designers in creating designs and materials lists for overhead and underground distribution facilities
• Draw new distribution facilities within the Global Information System
• Assist in requesting vegetation clearing or trimming from the Vegetation Maintenance Department
• Assist the planners with sending joint use letters
• Inspect overhead and URD line extensions
• Assist with the preparation of cost estimates for new line extensions and relocations
• Learn to utilize survey measurements such as prisms, theodolites and measuring equipment, chain saws and assorted tools
• Coordinate with other departments, e., right of way, construction, department planners and pole contacts
• Learn, interpret, adhere to and enforce company policies, e., Safety, Line Extension and the National Electric Safety Code
• Prepare small scale distribution design with supervision
• Provide proper and routine maintenance and care for assigned vehicles and tools
• Maintain the security of confidential information
• Stay abreast of advances in technology
• Demonstrate regular and prompt attendance
• Performs other related duties as necessary or assigned.

Supervisory and/or Leadership Responsibilities

None.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of using computer systems, which may include setting up and using hardware and software programs, entering data or processing information
• Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer service
• Knowledge of mathematics
• Skilled in time management
• Skilled in prioritizing and managing changing priorities
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing
• Ability to listen and understand information verbally and in writing
• Ability to anticipate, identify, analyze and resolve conflict and problems

Minimum Qualifications - (Education, Experience, Certification, & Licensing)

• High School Diploma
• Valid Driver’s License

About Pedernales Electric Cooperative

Headquartered in Johnson City, Texas, Pedernales Electric Cooperative (PEC) is the largest distribution electric cooperative in the U.S. We deliver electricity to over 360,000 accounts which serves approximately 1 million Central Texans across an 8,100-square-mile service area, growing at a rapid pace, year over year. Since our founding in 1938 by then-Congressman Lyndon B. Johnson, it has been our mission to provide safe, reliable, low-cost power to the members we serve.

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