Engineering Aide

City of Seattle•Seattle, WA

8d•Hybrid

About The Position

Seattle City Light, a department of the City of Seattle, is one of the nation’s largest municipally owned utilities in terms of the number of customers served. Over the years we have worked very hard to keep Seattle's electricity affordable, reliable, and environmentally sound. Today, City Light is a recognized national leader in energy efficiency and environmental stewardship. City Light is looking for three Engineering Aides to join our team of professional engineers and support staff. These entry-level positions are in Joint Use and Wood Pole Design, located at the South Service Center. In this role, you will perform non-professional engineering support tasks within an engineering office: interpreting engineering documents, calculating costs, field operation, or elementary drafting; performing computations; processing invoices and maintaining and updating work orders for engineering records.

Requirements

Satisfactory completion of high school mathematics including trigonometry (or a combination of education and/or training and/or experience which provides an equivalent background required to perform the work of the class).
Experience that reflects a commitment to creating fair and equitable outcomes
Current State of Washington driver's license or evidence of equivalent mobility.

Nice To Haves

Strong problem-solving and critical-thinking skills
Positive, collaborative attitude and commitment to supporting team goals
Ability to navigate and coordinate with multiple internal and external stakeholders
Familiarity with utility infrastructure, right of way permits, pole attachments, or joint use processes.
Comfortable adapting to changing priorities in a fast-paced environment
Skilled in tracking, organizing, and managing high volumes of documentation
Ability to learn new software systems and processes quickly
High attention to detail and accuracy in reviewing technical documents

Responsibilities

Issue and maintain work orders
Manage and issue transfer notifications in Alden One
Intake, process, and manage engineering as-builts
Administer and oversee Joint Use fines
Process and manage Right Of Way (ROW) permit applications across multiple jurisdictions
Intake, approve, and process customer applications
Generate billing reports for Accounting and ensure accurate assignment of invoices to billable work orders.
Issue Joint Use permits and ensure regulatory compliance
Investigate and resolve customer complaints
Produce internal and external reports and metrics
Generate Work Asset Management System (WAMS) work-order closure reports
Conduct site visits as needed to support permitting, inspections, and issue resolution
Field operations and drafting tasks may be required on occasion in the future, depending on operational needs.
Support the back-end efforts of four workgroups