What are the responsibilities and job description for the SPP Engineer (Varies) position at Tampa Electric?
This position will be open to Internal TECO team members for a minimum of 7 days from the date posted.
POSITION CONCEPT
The Engineer - Storm Protection Plan (SPP) has responsibilities associated with Distribution Design and Engineering and provides support to SPP distribution design and operations teams, other team members and management as necessary. Responsible for implementation of sound engineering principles, construction safety & standards, National Electrical Safety Code, cost effectiveness and reliability to ensure the safe, cost-effective, and reliable implementation of SPP programs.
Coordinate circuit protection for all SPP distribution programs. Reviewing coordination of each circuit, coordinating identified circuits and adjacent impacted circuits, monitoring ACR performance and implementing circuit corrective action as appropriate; providing fusing analysis and recommendations to the SPP contractor and internal design teams as needed. Serve as lead SME for Fault Location Isolation Service Restoration (FLISR )analysis. Directly oversee contractors assigned to developing FLISR analysis. Review and approve their recommendations to ensure alignment with TEC standards. Develop FLISR device settings and ensure alignment with TEC standards.
Review load transfer and phase change request for feasibility. Coordinate requests with System Planning and ADMS to support execution.
Provide Distribution Design services for all SPP programs to include Lateral Undergrounding, Feeder Hardening, and Distribution Wood Pole Replacement.
Support SPP Design Supervisor contractor oversight by attending weekly design meetings, approving contractor designs ensuring all designs meet NESC and TEC standards, providing design expertise and training to contractors, and approving invoicing.
Support internal and external knowledge transfer by creating and maintaining best practices documentation of engineering standards and job aids.
SUPERVISION Direct: May supervise Co-op Student(s)
RELATIONSHIPS
Key Internal: Department management, all departments within SPP and various other departments. Key External: Contractors, engineers, electricians, other utilities, governmental agencies, and various homeowner associations.
Qualifications
Education
Required: Bachelor of Science in Engineering from an ABET accredited university.
Preferred: Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from an ABET accredited university.
Licenses/Certifications
Required: Florida state driver’s license
Preferred: Professional Engineer License (PE)
Experience
Required: 18 Months direct work experience. Must have experience successfully functioning within the team environment.
Preferred: More than four (4) years of direct work experience.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities (KSA)
Required: Must have demonstrated the ability to complete highly technical, complex assignments and designs with minimal direction. Leadership and initiative skills, troubleshooting distribution power systems, Customer service and project management skills, ability to read maps and schematics, computer skills (outage management, work management, financial management, PC, customer information systems, Microsoft Office)
Preferred: System protection/coordination knowledge, ability to read and interpret system one-lines, distribution design and engineering experience.
LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES
Work 40 hours per week with occasional overtime; Indoor and outdoor conditions.
Physical Demands/ Requirements
50% Sitting, 20% Driving, 30% Standing/Walking, and lifting 20 lbs.
TECO offers a competitive Benefits package!!
Competitive Salary *401k Savings plan w/ company matching * Pension plan * Paid time off* Paid Holiday time * Medical, Prescription Drug, & Dental Coverage *Tuition Assistance Program * Employee Assistance Program * Wellness Programs * On-site Fitness Centers * Bonus Plan and more!
STORM DUTY REQUIREMENTS....Please make sure to read below!!! Responding to storms will be considered a condition of employment.
TECO Energy and its companies serve a role in providing critical services to our community during an emergency. Team members are required to participate in the response/recovery activities related to emergencies/disasters to maintain service to our TECO Energy customers. Team members are required to work in their normal job duties or other assigned activities. Proper compensation will be made in accordance with the company's rules and procedures.
TECO Energy is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.
TECO Energy is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by law, except where physical or mental abilities are a bona fide occupational requirement and the individual is unable to perform the essential functions of the position with reasonable accommodations.
In order to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities for all individuals, employment decisions at TECO Energy will be based on skills, knowledge, qualifications and abilities.
Pay Transparency Non-Discrimination Statement
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
ADA policy
It is the policy of TECO Energy to provide reasonable accommodation for all qualified disabled individuals who are employees and applicants for employment, unless it would cause undue hardship. The corporation will adhere to applicable federal and state laws, regulations and guidelines, including, but not limited to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 and section 503 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1970s.
Application accommodations
Applicants may request reasonable accommodation in the application process five business days prior to the time accommodation is needed.
Pre-employment physical exams may be required for positions with bona fide job-related physical requirements regardless of disability.
POSITION CONCEPT
The Engineer - Storm Protection Plan (SPP) has responsibilities associated with Distribution Design and Engineering and provides support to SPP distribution design and operations teams, other team members and management as necessary. Responsible for implementation of sound engineering principles, construction safety & standards, National Electrical Safety Code, cost effectiveness and reliability to ensure the safe, cost-effective, and reliable implementation of SPP programs.
- Engineer classification is multi-level, based on the qualification guidelines as outlined in the Company’s Engineer Career Path, Administrative Policy 2.13.
Coordinate circuit protection for all SPP distribution programs. Reviewing coordination of each circuit, coordinating identified circuits and adjacent impacted circuits, monitoring ACR performance and implementing circuit corrective action as appropriate; providing fusing analysis and recommendations to the SPP contractor and internal design teams as needed. Serve as lead SME for Fault Location Isolation Service Restoration (FLISR )analysis. Directly oversee contractors assigned to developing FLISR analysis. Review and approve their recommendations to ensure alignment with TEC standards. Develop FLISR device settings and ensure alignment with TEC standards.
Review load transfer and phase change request for feasibility. Coordinate requests with System Planning and ADMS to support execution.
Provide Distribution Design services for all SPP programs to include Lateral Undergrounding, Feeder Hardening, and Distribution Wood Pole Replacement.
Support SPP Design Supervisor contractor oversight by attending weekly design meetings, approving contractor designs ensuring all designs meet NESC and TEC standards, providing design expertise and training to contractors, and approving invoicing.
Support internal and external knowledge transfer by creating and maintaining best practices documentation of engineering standards and job aids.
SUPERVISION Direct: May supervise Co-op Student(s)
RELATIONSHIPS
Key Internal: Department management, all departments within SPP and various other departments. Key External: Contractors, engineers, electricians, other utilities, governmental agencies, and various homeowner associations.
Qualifications
Education
Required: Bachelor of Science in Engineering from an ABET accredited university.
Preferred: Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from an ABET accredited university.
Licenses/Certifications
Required: Florida state driver’s license
Preferred: Professional Engineer License (PE)
Experience
Required: 18 Months direct work experience. Must have experience successfully functioning within the team environment.
Preferred: More than four (4) years of direct work experience.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities (KSA)
Required: Must have demonstrated the ability to complete highly technical, complex assignments and designs with minimal direction. Leadership and initiative skills, troubleshooting distribution power systems, Customer service and project management skills, ability to read maps and schematics, computer skills (outage management, work management, financial management, PC, customer information systems, Microsoft Office)
Preferred: System protection/coordination knowledge, ability to read and interpret system one-lines, distribution design and engineering experience.
LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES
- Champions Safety, Health and the Environment
- Takes Ownership and Acts with Integrity
- Drives Business Excellence for Customers
- Builds Collaborative Relationships
- Develops People and Teams
- Cultivates Innovation and Embraces Change
- Thinks Strategically and Exercises Sound Judgment
Work 40 hours per week with occasional overtime; Indoor and outdoor conditions.
Physical Demands/ Requirements
50% Sitting, 20% Driving, 30% Standing/Walking, and lifting 20 lbs.
TECO offers a competitive Benefits package!!
Competitive Salary *401k Savings plan w/ company matching * Pension plan * Paid time off* Paid Holiday time * Medical, Prescription Drug, & Dental Coverage *Tuition Assistance Program * Employee Assistance Program * Wellness Programs * On-site Fitness Centers * Bonus Plan and more!
STORM DUTY REQUIREMENTS....Please make sure to read below!!! Responding to storms will be considered a condition of employment.
TECO Energy and its companies serve a role in providing critical services to our community during an emergency. Team members are required to participate in the response/recovery activities related to emergencies/disasters to maintain service to our TECO Energy customers. Team members are required to work in their normal job duties or other assigned activities. Proper compensation will be made in accordance with the company's rules and procedures.
TECO Energy is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.
TECO Energy is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by law, except where physical or mental abilities are a bona fide occupational requirement and the individual is unable to perform the essential functions of the position with reasonable accommodations.
In order to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities for all individuals, employment decisions at TECO Energy will be based on skills, knowledge, qualifications and abilities.
Pay Transparency Non-Discrimination Statement
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
ADA policy
It is the policy of TECO Energy to provide reasonable accommodation for all qualified disabled individuals who are employees and applicants for employment, unless it would cause undue hardship. The corporation will adhere to applicable federal and state laws, regulations and guidelines, including, but not limited to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 and section 503 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1970s.
Application accommodations
Applicants may request reasonable accommodation in the application process five business days prior to the time accommodation is needed.
Pre-employment physical exams may be required for positions with bona fide job-related physical requirements regardless of disability.