What are the responsibilities and job description for the Design Specialist - Gas & Electric Utilities position at Wisconsin Public Service?
WPS, a subsidiary of WEC Energy Group, is seeking a Design Specialist - Gas & Electric Utilities in our Coleman, WI location. This position is represented by Local No. 420 IUOE.
Job Responsibilities
The main focus of this position is electric and gas system design work including design of:
Minimum Qualifications
Education Requirement:
Candidate must have experience in each of the following categories:
Minimum Posting Range: $59.34
Maximum Posting Range: $60.94
The pay range reflects the minimum and maximum for the position at the time of posting and may be modified in the future. The starting salary/pay within the pay range will be based on several factors, as applicable, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, shift, travel requirements, collective bargaining agreements, and business and organizational needs. At WEC Energy Group, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role.
We reserve the right to modify the application deadline or discontinue accepting applications for any position if deemed necessary.
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WEC Energy Group will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States. Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1 with OPT or CPT, H-1, H-2, L-1, B, J or TN, or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.
WEC Energy Group and its subsidiaries are Equal Opportunity Employers. As a result, all qualified applicants will receive equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other protected status. The Company also complies with all applicable federal, state and local laws that require it to take affirmative action.
Job Responsibilities
The main focus of this position is electric and gas system design work including design of:
- Duct jobs
- Dual feeds
- Electric three phase extensions of more than 1 mile in a city or village limit
- Industrial parks that includes more than 2 fused pads or switch gears
- Road moves at an estimated project cost at or above $100,000
- Electric three phase reconstructions of more than ½ mile in a city or village limit
- Electric three phase reconstructions of more than 1 mile outside a city or village limit
- Conversions at an estimated project cost at or above $100,000
- Major communications make-ready projects at an estimated project cost at or above $100,000
- Gas system, service, and upgrades over 4” nominal diameter
- Gas renewals over 4” nominal diameter
- Gas relocations over 4” nominal diameter
- Gas reconstructions over 4” nominal diameter
- Gas system improvements over 4” nominal diameter
- Gas road moves over 4” nominal diameter
- Gas industrial parks over 4” nominal diameter
- Any Designer 1 or Designer 2 task
- Other duties as assigned
Minimum Qualifications
Education Requirement:
- Technical degree or higher in one of the following disciplines: Electric Power Distribution or Gas Utility Construction and Service OR
- Associate degree or equivalent education in one of the following disciplines: Electrical, Mechanical, Civil engineering or other associate degree programs that align with those previously named or equivalent Armed Forces training OR
- Completion of a state indentured utility design apprenticeship OR
- In lieu of meeting one of the education requirements above, a minimum of 4 years equivalent utility design experience is required in electric, gas or communications facilities
Candidate must have experience in each of the following categories:
- 1 years’ working with Microsoft products
- 3 years’ customer contact experience in one of the following areas: utility, construction, industrial, or commercial
- 4 years of utility design of electric and/or gas commercial/industrial facilities
- Valid Drivers License
- Technician Selection System (TECH)-Technician level: Ability to use numerical information presented in drawings, prints, and graphs to solve arithmetic problems, ability to use symbols and codes to locate objects on a map, comprehension of pictured mechanical principles, and the ability to read, apply rules and make decisions based upon written information.
Minimum Posting Range: $59.34
Maximum Posting Range: $60.94
The pay range reflects the minimum and maximum for the position at the time of posting and may be modified in the future. The starting salary/pay within the pay range will be based on several factors, as applicable, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, shift, travel requirements, collective bargaining agreements, and business and organizational needs. At WEC Energy Group, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role.
We reserve the right to modify the application deadline or discontinue accepting applications for any position if deemed necessary.
Learn more at
WEC Energy Group will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States. Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1 with OPT or CPT, H-1, H-2, L-1, B, J or TN, or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.
WEC Energy Group and its subsidiaries are Equal Opportunity Employers. As a result, all qualified applicants will receive equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other protected status. The Company also complies with all applicable federal, state and local laws that require it to take affirmative action.
Salary : $59 - $61