Lighting Engineer

Southern Company•Gulfport, MS

10d

About The Position

This position will be responsible for seeking lighting sales opportunities, designing, engineering, overseeing construction, and supporting large commercial and “greenfield” lighting projects in the 23 Counties that Mississippi Power serves. The North Engineer will cover the 17 Northern counties (Marion, Lamar, Forrest, Perry, Greene, Jefferson Davis, Covington, Jones, Wayne, Smith, Jasper, Clarke, Scott, Newton, Lauderdale, Leake, and Neshoba). The position will be required to live within or near the 17 counties and report to the nearest office location in Hattiesburg, Laurel, or Meridian. The South Engineer will cover the 6 Coastal counties (Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Greene, Pearl River, and Stone). The position will be required to live within or near the 6 counties and report to the office located in Gulfport.

Requirements

A Bachelor’s degree in engineering from an ABET accredited institution is required
Minimum 2 years of experience in engineering, design, and construction of distribution electrical system or street and area lighting systems is required
Knowledge of distribution equipment (identification of poles, transformers, wire sizes, switches etc.)
Knowledge and experience in SoCo applications such as JETS, CSS, DistGIS, SOCKET, CAMP and other related engineering software used to prepare lighting workorders
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Proven knowledge of National Electrical Safety Code, National Electrical Code, Southern Company Distribution Specifications, MPC Safety Rule Book, MPC O&M Procedures and applicable compliance policies
Working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, etc.)
Ability to effectively communicate and work well with internal customers and external (Lighting, Power Delivery, customer service, vendors, developers, consultants, city and state agencies and others)
Proven project management skills involving multiple major projects
Proven ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks
Knowledge of distribution material and electrical theory
Excellent problem-solving skills
Proficiency in reading and interpreting plans, drawings, and specifications
Strong interpersonal skills with an emphasis on building positive relationships with peers, other departments, and customers
Demonstrate Our Values and Safety First
Demonstrates self-awareness, integrity, and ethical behavior
Values and facilitates diversity
Leads by example
Highly self-motivated
Strong emotional intelligence
Customer focused, able to work in diverse team environments, and possess a service mentality

Nice To Haves

Industry sales experience is desired

Responsibilities

Work closely with internal and external stakeholders to stay engaged in community developments to proactively generate profitable lighting sales
Identify lighting sales opportunities and manage opportunity pipeline
Provide various lighting design layouts and proposals to customers inside and outside of MPC service territory
Work closely with lighting vendors to provide photometric and material quotes
Design and estimate major lighting projects using Job Estimating Tracking System (JETS)
Serve as lead engineer for the Northern lighting team providing voltage calculations, operational technical expertise, training, and support
Assist lighting lines specialists with effectively coordinating NESC and NEC lighting jobs
Assist with packaging responses to bid packages for lighting installations
Attend appropriate industry and system committees and working groups as identified
Serve as technical interface with other departments
Assume storm restoration role as needed