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LG&E and KU Energy LLC · 2 months ago

Engineer I/I/III/Principal - Transmission Ops

Allentown, Pennsylvania

Full-time

Onsite

Entry, Mid, Senior Level, Lead/Staff

PPL Corporation is one of the largest investor-owned utility companies in the United States, dedicated to creating sustainable value for its customers and communities. The role involves performing engineering work under supervision, focusing on the planning, designing, and overseeing of transmission operations to ensure the reliability of the electrical energy systems.

EnergyRenewable EnergySolar

Comp. & Benefits

Responsibilities

Assists in the work on smaller engineering projects or well-defined areas of larger projects. Uses existing procedures to investigate, evaluate and assist in producing technically correct and cost-effective designs or recommendations that solve ongoing problems

Builds relationships that will facilitate knowledge transfer, cross functional knowledge of related work groups, and ability to present work products effectively

Works under supervision in the field and/or home office in a variety of functions and challenging but structured work that develops competencies in the function/discipline

Gathers and correlates basic engineering data using well defined engineering procedures, which may include routine and diagnostic testing of components and systems, and engineering studies

Continually expands and improves technical and business skill set under own initiative with instruction, guidance, and direction from others

Assists in a variety of topics including developing innovative procedures, improved design recommendations or new or better equipment purchase recommendations

All positions in which driving is an essential function of the job, regardless if the job code is marked safety sensitive or not, will also be included as safety sensitive

May be assigned an Electric Utilities emergency and storm role. This is a special assignment that comes into play during storms and other emergencies when the company needs to restore power or respond to other issues affecting customer service. This role may necessitate the need to work after-hours, outside of your normal schedule

The company reserves the right to determine if this position will be assigned to work on-site, remotely, or a combination of both. Assigned work location may change. In the case of remote work, physical presence in the office/on-site may be required to engage in face-to-face interaction and coordination of work among direct reports and co-workers

Qualification

ABET Accredited degreeEngineering experienceUtility system operator experienceTechnical problem solvingCommunication skills

Required

ABET Accredited bachelor's degree in engineering or engineering technology

ABET Accredited bachelor's degree in engineering or engineering technology plus 2 years of engineering experience. Utility system operator experience will also be counted as engineering experience

ABET Accredited bachelor's degree in engineering or engineering technology plus 10 years of engineering experience, or a master's degree in engineering plus 8 years of engineering experience, or a PhD in Engineering plus 7 years of engineering experience. Utility system operator experience will be counted as engineering experience for this position

Company

LG&E and KU Energy LLC

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Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company, part of the PPL Corporation (NYSE: PPL) family of companies, are regulated utilities that serve a total of 1.2 million customers and have consistently ranked among the best companies for customer service in the United States.

Founded in 1990