Planner II
About The Position
Henkels & McCoy West is hiring a Planner II to support electrical distribution overhead and underground projects. The role prepares construction plans, material requirements, cost estimates, and preliminary and detailed drawings. It also assists with major overhead and underground projects, including conductor and structure replacements, and reviews field data and photos against customer requirements and current technologies. The Planner II works on multiple projects, gathers technical requirements from clients, translates wind-loading and pole-loading compliance forms, and coordinates access to professional or private facilities when needed. The role participates in field site meetings, field-checks design layouts, checks designs in the office and redlines changes, and communicates with internal staff and customers. The position also identifies process waste and suggests changes.
Requirements
- Minimum of 5 years of electrical transmission and/or distribution experience.
- Knowledge of power delivery projects, both overhead and underground.
- Knowledge of power distribution design standards, power overhead and underground construction standards, power electrical service requirements, California PUC General Orders 95 and 128, and the Joint Pole Handbook.
- Familiarity with maintenance and operation of electrical overhead and underground distribution facilities energized at voltages between 0 and 50 kV.
- Experience with Microsoft Office (Word and Excel), Autodesk AutoCAD, and pole structural analysis software.
Responsibilities
- Prepare construction plans, material requirements, and cost estimates for electrical distribution overhead and underground projects.
- Prepare preliminary and detailed drawings by hand or using computer-aided drafting software.
- Assist in developing conductor replacement, structure replacement, and other major overhead and underground projects.
- Review field data and photos to meet customer requirements, including the latest updates and technologies.
- Work on multiple projects simultaneously and meet all requirements.
- Meet with clients to gather technical requirements.
- Translate wind-loading and pole-loading compliance forms.
- Coordinate access to professional or private facilities, such as schools, hospitals, and military bases, when applicable.
- Assist in field site meetings and meet with developers, customers, and local agencies.
- Work in a team environment.
- Communicate with internal staff and customers through appropriate media, including email, fax, phone, and video.
- Field-check design layouts.
- Office-check designs and redline changes.
- Recognize process waste and suggest changes.
Benefits
- 401(k) Plan
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Health, Dental, & Vision Insurance
- Voluntary Life Insurance
- Voluntary Short Term & Long-Term Disability
- Paid time off
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
