General Purpose of Job

This position is responsible to assist staff engineers in preparing AutoCAD drawings, cable schedules, conduit schedules, and bill of materials for substation projects; prepare drawings for site evaluations and substation modifications; coordinate designs for construction with civil engineers; coordinate designs for construction with protection and controls engineers; keep substation one line diagrams updated and forwarded to appropriate departments; maintain all substation disciplines as-built files and issue as required with guidance from substation engineering personnel.

Minimum Required Qualifications and Competencies

The following includes the minimum job requirements and essential duties for this position. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Some job requirements may exclude individuals that cannot be reasonably accommodated or who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health and safety of themselves or other employees.

Education

Experience

Education and/or Experience Notes

Other Requirements

• A valid Florida driver’s license for occasional driving privileges of a company vehicle; must have and maintain an acceptable driving record as determined by SECO Energy.

• Ability to operate a variety of office equipment, including a personal computer, printers, copy machines, telephone, and fax machine.

• Ability to work irregular hours for assignment completion and flexibility to change scheduling and report to work on short notice during emergency situations.
• Business travel to all areas of service territory required.
• Normal work hours shall be eight (8) hours between 7:00 am and 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday.
• Successful completion of pre-employment background check, physical and drug screen.

Driving Requirements: Valid Florida Driver’s License

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability to exercise good judgment, sound reasoning skills and discretion in making independent decisions commensurate with responsibilities; ability to maintain confidential information, and effectively manage stress and pressure in a frequently changing environment; ability to multi-task calmly and effectively in all situations.
• Ability to produce accurate substation site plans, substation general arrangement, and profile drawings from provided markups.
• Ability to produce single line, three-line, relay panel layouts, AC & DC Elementary, relayinterconnections, and protection wiring diagrams from provided markups.
• Business communication skills with ability to read, analyze and interpret job related business periodicals and technical manuals; ability to prepare all types of business correspondence; design and produce reports with a high degree of detail and accuracy; and ability to express technical information clearly and simply while working closely with other personnel.
• Effective interpersonal and communications skills including written, verbal and listening for interaction with employees, managers, subcontractors, government agencies and others; excellent planning and organizational skills; ability to work independently and productively and results oriented in order to complete assignments and meet deadlines.
• Proficient in the operation of personal computers, MS Office products, AutoCAD or other similar computer aided design software.
• Working knowledge of electronic and electric circuit analysis; substation design, structures, relay design and symmetrical components; substation construction and/or commissioning techniques and industry standards.
• Working knowledge of the NEC, NESC, Design Guide for Rural Substations, Vendor Materials including, but not limited to, switches, insulators, connectors, etc. and other technical materials as presented by staff engineers.
• English is the primary business language. Second language in Spanish is desirable.

Verification: The above qualifications and competencies for this position may be verified through a combination of education, experience, interview questions and technical skills exercise(s).

Essential Duties and responsibilities

This description is intended to indicate the kinds of tasks and levels of work difficulty required of the position given this title and shall not be construed as declaring what the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position shall be. It is not intended to limit or in any way modify the right of management to assign, direct and control the work of employees under supervision. The listing of essential duties and responsibilities shall not be held to exclude other duties that may be assigned based on the needs of the Cooperative.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met by or those an employee encounters to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Some requirements may exclude individuals that cannot be reasonably accommodated or who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health and safety of themselves or other employees.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit and talk or hear. The employee isfrequently required to walk; is occasionally required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

This position has general office environment with moderate field work and some business travel for training and development. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.