Job Description

Job Title: Electrical Project Engineer (Level I)

Labor Category: Project Management/Coordination
Job Level: 1

Location: Orlando, FL
Duration: 1-Year Contract
Employment Type: W2

Entry-level/Early-career Electrical Engineering role focused on managing small electric distribution projects under senior engineer supervision.

Position Description

Working knowledge of all, but not limited to, the following:

• OUC Construction Standards Manuals (Overhead and Underground)

• OUC Electric Service and Digital Meter Installation Manual

• NEC / NESC books

• OUC Engineering Manual

• Letter of Responsibility - unique specification package provided to customers

• Permits issued by local governing agencies

• Process to obtain a meter installation

• Construction crew scheduling

• Limitations of construction crews’ abilities with regard to equipment and manpower

Familiarity with all, but not limited to, the following:

• Civil, AutoCAD, and technical drawings

• Riser diagrams

• GIS maps

• Invoices

• Estimate reports

• Equipment (i.e., iPhone, measuring wheel, company radio, hammer, wood stakes, spray paint)

• Software applications (i.e., PSERM, CC&B, AutoCAD, ePets, Arc-Reader, ARM360)

• Related industry, organizational, and departmental policies, practices, and procedures

• Legal guidelines, ordinances, and laws

Additional competencies include:

• Ability to calculate amperage on both sides of the meter for wiring/transformer sizing, voltage drop, and fault current

• Understanding and application of governmental accounting practices in maintenance of financial records

• Ability to make arithmetic computations using whole numbers, fractions, and decimals, and compute rates, ratios, and percentages

• Ability to use Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.) and standard office equipment (telephone, computer, copier, etc.)

Working Conditions

• May be exposed to outdoor weather conditions

• Risk of electrical shock

• Work in confined spaces

• Exposure to insects

Physical Requirements

• Standing, walking, sitting, bending/stooping

• Repetitive motions

• Reaching overhead

• Climbing (stairs, hills, ladders, etc.)

• Lifting up to twenty (20) pounds

• Speaking and hearing

• Typing, writing, and detailed inspection

• May be required to drive a company vehicle

Skills Required

• Analyze future projects from a distribution electrical engineering perspective by preparing designs, plans, specifications, cost estimates, and construction documents

• Oversee projects and manage capital projects from start to finish, providing electric service to new and existing customers

Primary Functions

• Prepare designs, plans/specifications, and documents for Electric Distribution projects

• Complete cost estimates for Electric Distribution projects

• Manage Electrical Distribution projects from development stage through completion

• Analyze electrical plans for new project developments (commercial and residential)

• Review completed projects by comparing actual costs with estimated costs and verify accuracy of new infrastructure within OUC GIS mapping system

• Resolve conflicts with multiple parties including OUC customers, contractors, governmental agencies, and internal employees

• Inspect distribution infrastructure installed by private contractors and OUC contractors

• Perform other duties as assigned

Experience Required

• No experience required

Education Required

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited college or university

Additional Information

This role will help supplement the workload as OUC incorporates Grid Hardening projects during this fiscal year. OUC Distribution Electric customers are growing exponentially, especially in the STC area.

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