Designer

Career finder•Appleton, WI

15d•Onsite

About The Position

We Energies, a subsidiary of WEC Energy Group, is seeking Designers in our Appleton, Wisconsin location. This position is represented by We Energies L2150 Union. The principal duties for the Designer include providing design engineering, cost details, analysis, problem-solving, and third-party authorizations in a cost-effective manner for new services orders, rewires, system maintenance, facility relocations, and other orders as assigned. The role integrates knowledge, experience, governmental codes, and industry standards to determine company requirements and solve technical problems safely and cost-effectively to satisfy energy service needs. The Designer will also provide technical support and coordination between outside contractors, consultants, other utilities, and governmental agencies, ensuring the system meets company, governmental, and customer performance and safety standards for system integrity. The Designer will work with various software applications in a Windows environment. There is a State of Wisconsin indentured apprenticeship program associated with this occupation.

Requirements

Applicant must have an associate degree or equivalent education in electrical, mechanical, civil, architectural, electronic, utilities engineering, or similar technology. Similar technology includes but is not limited to: Renewable Energy, Drafting and Design, Geospatial Surveying and Geographic Information System.
In lieu of the degree requirement, a minimum of four years equivalent utility or engineering design experience is required in gas, electric or communications utility design, electrical, mechanical, civil or architectural design.
Applicant must have a valid driver's license and meet the company's requirements for driving.
For positions in some locations, applicants must comply with DOT Part 199 pipeline drug and alcohol testing.
Official transcripts are required and should be submitted at the time of your application to the assigned HR Associate; must be attached to application or provided to HR within ten (10) days of the posting closing date. If you do not have your transcripts, please take the necessary steps to be able to provide them prior to being scheduled for any testing.

Responsibilities

Providing design engineering
Cost details
Analysis
Problem-solving
Third-party authorizations in a cost-effective manner for new services orders, rewires, system maintenance, facility relocations and other orders as assigned.
Integrates knowledge, experience, governmental codes, industry standards and determines company requirements, to solve technical problems in a safe, cost effective manner that satisfy energy service needs.
Provides technical support to and coordination between outside contractors, consultants, other utilities, and governmental agencies.
Ensures that the system meets company, governmental, and customer performance and safety standards. The Designer performs the preceding to ensure system integrity.
Will work with various software applications in a Windows environment.