T&D Engineering Technician I-V - Power Delivery

Grant County Public Utility District • Ephrata, WA

30d • $41 - $57 • Onsite

About The Position

This is a career ladder position with multiple levels (I-V) for T&D Engineering Technicians within the Power Delivery department. The role involves various responsibilities depending on the specific technician discipline, including drafting, data management (GIS), fieldwork, work order package preparation, design, and technical support. As technicians progress through the levels, their responsibilities increase in complexity and scope, involving more advanced fieldwork, design, project leadership, and training of other technicians. The position requires a strong aptitude for engineering, drafting, mathematics, and survey work, with proficiency in AutoCAD. Physical requirements include occasional outside work, lifting up to 20 lbs, and occasional use of hand tools.

Requirements

• Must possess a 2-year Engineering Technology Degree or have equivalent experience in the electrical utility field.
• Must have a valid Driver's license with no restrictions.
• Minimum one year on the job experience as a draftsman (for Technician I).
• Minimum two years on the job experience as a draftsman (for Technicians II-V).
• Must demonstrate the ability to write legibly and print neatly.
• Must have an aptitude for engineering, drafting, mathematics and survey work.
• Must be proficient in AutoCAD.
• Must be able to perform outside work occasionally.
• Be able to lift 10-20 lbs.
• Use of hand tools is required occasionally.
• Performed the duties of Engineering Technician I, met the requirements of Engineering Tech II in that discipline or have had equivalent experience in the electrical utility field (for Technician II).
• Performed the duties of Engineering Technician II, met the requirements of Engineering Tech III in that discipline or have had equivalent experience in the electrical utility field (for Technician III).
• Performed the duties of Engineering Technician III, met the requirements of Engineering Tech IV in that discipline or have had equivalent experience in the electrical utility field (for Technician IV).
• Performed the duties of Engineering Technician IV, met the requirements of Engineering Tech V in that discipline or have had equivalent experience in the electrical utility field (for Technician V).

Nice To Haves

• Electrical utility experience preferred, but not mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Assist senior Technicians in drafting, data storage and retrieval and survey.
• Learn the drawing directory structure for T&D Engineering and naming conventions for drawings, locations and equipment.
• Begin to learn fundamental electrical principals.
• Input as built drawings into the District's GIS.
• Perform as built fieldwork.
• Produce work order packages.
• Survey and stake jobs.
• Prepare work order estimates on assigned projects.
• Develop a basic knowledge of substation and transmission line components, civil engineering drawings, concrete and soils characteristics, and electrical schematics.
• Develop room layouts for interface connections.
• Field survey fiber routes and splice information.
• Develop rack location layouts.
• Determine AC/DC power requirements for equipment.
• Understand fundamentals of HVAC.
• Develop an understanding of the District's fiber system.
• Perform fieldwork to include as-building, location of equipment and some staking.
• Learn the fiber tracking system.
• Process all outside drawings for plotting and storage.
• Perform advanced fieldwork.
• Use known construction practices to interpret work orders to map.
• Produce specialized maps from the District's GIS and CAD programs.
• Map all types of work orders.
• Produce designs and work order packages for construction of facilities.
• Produce substation and transmission civil engineering drawings, schematics and relay and meter panel wiring diagrams.
• Perform, read and interpret survey work.
• Using standard telecommunications design criteria - design voice and data circuits, outside communication cable links, and radio and microwave radio paths.
• Assist in layouts and designs of wireless network systems.
• Produce designs and work order packages for construction of fiber facilities.
• Develop fiber splicing assignments.
• Update and file accurate as-built drawings for permanent records.
• Customize toolbars and creates macros in the District CAD software.
• Produce highly specialized maps using a variety of formats.
• Test and specify new platforms for better performance.
• Helps maintain the mapping system.
• Open and close devices in mapping system and report results.
• Perform highly specialized queries to obtain data from mapping system.
• Assist Dispatch during outages.
• Produce a variety of work order packages.
• Attend pre-construction meetings representing the District.
• Perform calculations of material strength, sags, conduits, voltage drops.
• Consult on District substation specifications.
• Extensive surveying.
• Assist in substation and transmission calculations.
• Provide room layout designs for telecommunications equipment.
• Design telecommunication channel assignments for voice and data circuits.
• Provide fiber designs for substations and telecommunications sites.
• Produce cut sheets for given hub areas.
• Determine right-of-way needs and file appropriate documents.
• Consult with construction crews on jobs.
• Calculate sags, clearances, conduits, cable pulling.
• Solve computer and printer/plotter problems.
• Assist with maintenance of GIS software.
• Apply CAD software upgrades.
• Perform feeder tracing.
• Keep cadastral maps current with Grant County mapping system.
• Produce feeder plate and distribution books.
• Plan, organize, direct and train other Engineering Technicians.
• Work as project lead on major work orders.
• Interface with outside consultants on drawings and designs.
• Maintain technical information on substations, transmission and equipment.
• Work as project lead on major projects.
• Perform terrain analyses for radio propagation.
• Help maintain the District's SON ET network, data network, mobile radio system and VoIP.
• Design hub areas.
• Recommend extensions or contractions of hub areas.
• Program and develop software to enhance production.
• Recommend technical specifications, testing and quality control for upgrades.
• Assist in all areas of District CAD operation.

Benefits

• Refer to Grant PUD — Unified Insurance Program (uip-wa.org) for available benefits, noting that different employee types are eligible for different benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree