City of Rock Hill, SC · 13 hours ago
Electrical Engineer Technician I - III DOQ (49025)
Rock Hill, SC 29730
Full-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid, Senior Level
$22.65/hr - $37.93/hr
2+ years expThe City of Rock Hill, SC is seeking an Electrical Engineering Technician to perform electrical engineering calculations, design electric distribution lines, and manage construction projects under limited supervision. The role involves preparing construction packages, inspecting projects, and providing technical assistance to various stakeholders.
Government Administration
Responsibilities
Prepares new service construction packages that include project design, material lists, labor estimates, construction drawings, easements, permits, and specifications to applicable codes
Provides project management for electrical designs for both overhead and underground designs by determining size, type, quantity, and physical placement of electric lines, equipment, and devices, including primary and secondary conductors, single-phase and three-phase transformers, metering, protective and sectionalizing devices
Prepares and submits permits for assigned projects such as joint-use requests, SCDOT encroachments, and utility agreements. Also provides information to the Right-of-Way team and assists with acquisitions
Inspects the construction of assigned projects during and after installation for accuracy and quality control measures
Prepares cost estimate for overhead-to-underground electric conversions
Meets with electricians to coordinate service upgrades
Verifies and corrects security light billing issues in coordination with customer service
Provides technical assistance and information to other City divisions, departments, developers, contractors, engineers, other utility companies, customers, and the public regarding utility construction and installations
Supports mapping updates for all new, upgraded, and existing construction and field corrections discovered, through the use of various GIS softwares
Performs all other duties as may be assigned to meet organizational needs
Reviews upfit, signs plans, encroachments permit, fence plans, joint-use attachments, etc., to meet electric standards and provides comments to the designer/customer for feedback or to request additional information
Opens energized equipment to verify connections, collects nameplate information and confirms available space for additional conduits and conductors
Trains new Electrical Engineering Technicians, as directed
Performs research of necessary easements, reviews completed documents, and secures signatures
Interacts and communicates with various groups and individuals such as the immediate supervisor, other City divisions/department heads, and personnel, other utility companies, engineers, developers, contractors, customers, and the general public
Reviews Civil, Building, upfit, sign plans, encroachments permit, fence plans, joint-use attachments, etc., to meet electric standards and provides comments to the designer/customer for feedback or to request additional information
Possesses working knowledge of surveying and designing routine overhead and underground lines, taking into account voltage drops, span guy loading, clearance requirements, and cable calculations
Qualification
Required
An Associate's Degree or specialized courses/training equivalent to the satisfactory completion of two years of college in engineering is preferred
Applicants with a high school diploma/GED with a minimum of two years of overhead and underground electric utility construction and/or design experience may be considered
Same as EET I plus five years of experience in public utilities engineering and construction
Same as EET I and II plus seven years of experience in public utilities engineering and construction
Valid Driver's License
Certification for CEPSCI Certified Erosion and Sediment Control Inspector
Basic knowledge of computers, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and email required
Knowledge in GIS software: ArcGIS, CMSEditor
Knowledge of terminology, methods, practices, techniques, and instruments of an electric distribution system, drafting and some surveying
Knowledge of engineering maps and records
Knowledge of trigonometry as applied to computations
Ability to understand and work from oral and written instructions and sketches
Ability to make some mathematical calculations and reduce, interpret, and apply field notes to engineering design
Ability to deal with people beyond giving and receiving instructions
Must be adaptable to performing under stress when confronted with emergency situations or tight deadlines
Ability to maintain positive customer-focused relationships with co-workers, supervisors, agencies, the general public, and all other internal and external customers
Personally demonstrates appropriate customer service skills
Work is performed onsite. The incumbent must be present at work to perform the essential functions of this job
Company
City of Rock Hill, SC
Rock Hill, South Carolina is a business-savvy blend of historic charm and responsibly implemented expansion.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Anne Poag Bunton Harty, CPA, CGFO
Chief Financial Officer
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