Design Technician II

You will design increasingly complex electric-distribution projects under directive supervision. You will prepare drawings and work orders, apply engineering and safety standards, update maps and design records, perform distribution calculations, work with customers and external stakeholders, analyze abnormal system conditions, and provide technical guidance to personnel and crews.

Responsibilities

• Design increasingly complex electric-distribution projects under directive supervision.
• Design three-phase extensions, replacements, relocations, removals, and governmental projects.
• Apply tariff and billing policies.
• Interact with commercial, industrial, government, residential, and contractor stakeholders.
• Assist and instruct personnel on electric-distribution design.
• Identify and analyze abnormal electric-distribution system conditions.
• Mentor new department members.
• Determine residential electric meter and service locations.
• Update electric maps, outage-management systems, and customer circuit information.
• Prepare drawings and work orders.
• Apply company standards, safety codes, NEC, NESC, and regulatory requirements.
• Conduct surveying, stake proposed projects, and collect field notes.
• Enter construction as-built information into design software.
• Perform guying, pole-loading, and voltage-drop calculations.
• Provide technical advice to line crews and construction personnel.

Requirements

• Valid driver's license.
• High school diploma or GED.
• Pass the EEI Tech Test or another company-approved aptitude test.
• At least a two-year associate degree in a listed engineering or energy-management discipline, an Electric Power Technology certificate, or equivalent military training; or a journeyman electrician license or equivalent military training.