Granby, Colorado
Posted: 30-Aug-23
Location: Brighton, Colorado
Type: Full Time
Categories:
Position Purpose and Objectives:
The Distribution Engineer I/II performs a wide variety of engineering work that may include planning, design, functions such as system planning, design, sectionalizing and maintenance of the SCADA and automation systems.
Essential Job Functions:
- Regularly prepares detailed studies related to various components of distribution facilities. Using the current software available to the utility, prepares studies such as: Fault, System Coordination, Arc Flash, Load flows, Voltage Drop, Power Factor Correction
- Continually analyzes system requirements. Prepares and revises circuit diagrams, schematic drawings, and other electrical diagrams based on the analyses.
- Work closely with Project Coordinators on large loads, specifically oil and gas related, to provide details on system upgrades required to serve these loads.
- May be asked to assist with the management and development of the Utility’s Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition System (SCADA) and related Distribution Management System (DMS).
- Work with Outage Management System to review outages in order to determine if corrective actions are required.
- Provides effective and progressive engineering data throughout the utility to ensure the development of the company’s facilities in an orderly and economical manner to meet present and future needs when requested.
- Assists in the preparation of engineering data budgets and work plans in order for management to correlate cost analysis of plant facilities for loan applications and cost/benefit analyses.
- Works with outside engineering firms on the design of new substations and substation additions.
- Works with both outside engineers and Utility purchasing staff to prepare bids and acquire the necessary materials for substation projects. May also help develop work scopes for construction activities.
- Contacts customers with technical problems relating to their electrical services to correct problems as needed.
- Work with Geographic Information System (GIS) to determine issues related to system design and recommend corrections if errors are found in this data.
- Researches and develops new engineering techniques relative to established engineering standards and is involved in the review of new equipment towards developing company-wide standards.
- Prepares switching reports on load transfers between substations.
- Creates, expands, and maintains professional and productive working relationships with peers and stakeholders. Works collaboratively with colleagues and fosters a spirit of cooperation in the workplace.
Secondary Job Functions:
Must be able to react to change productively and handle other tasks as assigned.
Shares on-call with other engineering staff. May be asked to represent engineering on company groups and committees.
Minimum Qualifications:
Level I- Must have a bachelor’s degree in engineering and 0-2 years of experience in an engineering function.
Level II- Must have a Bachelor’s degree in engineering and at least five (5) years’ experience as a design, planning or operations engineer. Experience with Power System Analysis required.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required:
Level I - Must hold a valid Colorado driver’s license as specified by State statute
Level II - Minimum of 5 years of utility experience. P.E registration is desired, but not required. Must hold a valid Colorado driver’s license as specified by State statute.
Supervisory Duties:
No Supervisory Duties
Essential Physical and Mental Demands:
- Seventy percent (70%) of the time is spent sitting, twenty percent (20%) walking, and another ten percent (10%) standing. Engineer 1 will occasionally need to lift up to 40 lbs. Carrying, pushing, and pulling up to 25 lbs. is done occasionally when using tool chest or meters.
- Occasionally, balancing, climbing, handling, and ability to feel objects will be necessary to act as Project Manager online changes, line extensions, new substations and substation improvements. Frequently, it is necessary to be able to stoop, kneel, and crouch.
- Talking in order to exchange ideas and to communicate with other employees in various offices is done constantly with ordinary tones. The Distribution Engineer 2 constantly needs to hear ordinary conversation and the ability to receive detailed information through oral communication.
- The worker will constantly need to see “near” to prepare circuit diagrams and schematic drawings. It is constantly necessary to see “far” while driving. Eye accommodation and field of vision is necessary to perform detailed work and maintain safety factors.
- Mental abilities constantly necessary to competently perform the job are alertness, precision, ingenuity, problem solving, analytic ability, persuasiveness, auditory discrimination, speaking ability, memory, creativity, concentration, judgment, writing ability, reasoning, imagination, initiative, patience, and visual discrimination. Abilities the job will require only occasionally are spatial perception, tactile discrimination, olfactory discrimination and aesthetic sense.
Working Conditions:
Seventy percent (70%) of the Distribution Engineer I’s work is done indoors. Thirty percent (30%) of the work is done outdoors while exposed occasionally to extreme cold, extreme heat, and wet/humid conditions. The noise level is estimated to be 50-60 decibels.
The worker is occasionally, exposed to various hazards such as dust in the air, exposure to sunlight, and odors. Various mechanical and electrical hazards are present such as electrical burns.
Department: Engineering FLSA Status: Exempt Grade: Level I – 18, Level II - 19 Updated: February 2020
NOTE: This position description is not intended to be all-inclusive; an employee will also perform other
job responsibilities as assigned by the immediate supervisor or management.
Management reserves the right to change position descriptions, specifications or work schedules to accommodate individuals with disabilities or as the need arises.
This position description does not constitute a written or implied contract of employment.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer
Not to discriminate on the basis of Race/Color/Creed/Religion/Sex(including Gender Identity, Pregnancy, Sexual Orientation)/Marital Status/ Age (40 or older)/National Origin /Veteran or Military Status/Disability/Medical Condition/ Unemployment Status or any other characteristics prohibited by Federal, State and/or local laws.
In addition to a competitive salary, we offer a generous benefits package that includes an employee retirement plan, 401K with match, paid holidays, vacation & sick leave, medical, dental, vision, short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance. For a full list of benefits, please visit our careers page at https://www.unitedpower.com/careers.
We are interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States. However, this position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.
