• Location: Vancouver, Washington
• Type: Contract
• Job #7689

Overview:
ACS Professional Staffing is looking for an employee to work on-site with our client.This position will ensure the integrity of the transmission system through proper analysis. They will perform studies and tests, review and present results, and manage documents and records related to transmission line, fiber-optic cable, and wireless installations. . This full-time position is located in Vancouver, WA.

Pay Rate: $37.85 - $45.53

Benefits:

• Paid holidays: 11
• PTO: Starting at 10 days
• Sick Leave: Up to 56 hours per year (prorated based on start date)
• EAP: Employee Assistance Program
• Benefit Options Available: Medical, Dental, Vision, FSA, DCA, LPFSA, HSA, Group Life/AD&D, Voluntary Life/AD&D, Voluntary Short-Term Disability, Voluntary Long-Term Disability, Voluntary Critical Illness, Voluntary Accident, 401k (immediately eligible for employee and employer contributions - employer match up to 4%)
• Other benefits include the following: Calm App, Access Perks

Responsibilities:

• Receives and process all transmission line one-line diagrams, phasing diagrams, structures lists, site data sheets and all project engineering-specific drawings associated with transmission line projects.
• Receives and processes all transmission line fiber-optic cable system one-line diagrams, fiber installation sheets, and meter mark light path data for fiber.
• Research, designs, drafts, and updates fiber-optic cable splice diagrams for all of transmission line fiber-optic cable systems.
• Maintains data depositories for information in ProjectWise owned by TELP, taking an active role pertaining to further development, improvements and needed repairs to the system.
• Responsible for design, operation, and maintenance of process for review and approval of fiber-optic cable splice diagrams the personnel. Assists and educates design and QA engineers in navigation of that system.
• Serves as a primary point of contact for communication with, and electronic drawing/data transfer between, the company and company's temporarily excess dark fiber lease customers and contractors.
• Resolves conflicts between engineering and customers and contractors in relation to drawings.
• Develops and maintains standards in relation to requirements for fiber-optic cable splice drawings.
• Provides TELP fiber drawings and documents to support internal and external design and construction efforts.
• Serves as a primary TELP point of contact regarding physical damage to transmission line fiber-optic cable systems as reported by field personnel, including logging related reports in appropriate systems.
• Performs and/or assists engineers with research of fiber-optic system problems and utilization/provision of system records to assist in determining proper course of action for repair.
• Completes and/or coordinates the completion of material requests needed for replacement material.
• Receives as-built information subsequent to construction projects and coordinates or completes associated drawing revisions.
• Serves as TELP point of contact for coordinating the creation of new catalog ID numbers in the Materials Catalog for standard fiber-optic cable splice, storage, and buried locations and related materials.
• Performs design work for complex capital projects based on analysis of engineering and design requirements, project parameters, and technical information from multiple sources by adapting standard guides and designs to assigned projects and producing new designs when standards do not cover the project situation.
• Participates in the development, upgrade, and application of design templates, standards, and guidelines, as appropriate. Anticipates design problems that may arise and participates in the development, evaluation, and implementation of alternative solutions.
• Completes and produces comprehensive final design packages for assigned projects, including final detailed design drawings and all other documents. Makes extensive use of the Computer Aided Design System (CAD) and other computer methods and applications for design and design document production.
• Reviews material and equipment drawings from design sections of Transmission Engineering and Technical Services, A & E design contractors, and transmission line and fiber customers and/or their contractors, for compliance with applicable company and industry standard technical specifications.
• Maintains and operates databases (including ProjectWise and SharePoint) and other electronic and paper systems to store, index, track, and attribute all drawings and documents.
• Technical Support:
• Provides technical support to design and customer service engineers, project managers, environmental specialists, real property representatives, account executives and account specialists, and other technicians.
• Assists in facilitating design activities associated with design and drawing of transmission system facilities.
• Using MS PowerPoint, develops and prepares reports, presentations, and training needed by TELP and TEL engineering staff.
• Assists with delivery of reports and presentations.
• Drafts, prepares, revises, and distributes design drawings and engineering technical documents and databases to support transmission line, fiber optic, and wireless projects or other assigned work on various computer platforms including MicroStation CAD and ProjectWise.
• Updates and maintains, as necessary, existing hard copy design drawings in the Transmission Engineering files and converts existing hard copy drawings to electronic versions utilizing MicroStation CAD.
• Enters data into computer and/or CAD files to be used for design of future facilities. Verifies data for completeness and accuracy. Gathers data from legacy data systems and prepares/tabulates that data for archival in ProjectWise.
• Drafts and issues with manager approval, official design, and line naming memos for transmission facilities, and verifies compliance with the transmission facilities naming policy.

Requirements:

• A degree in the area of engineering, mathematics, computer science or a directly related field is preferred.
• With an applicable associates degree, 8 years of experience is required
• With an applicable bachelor's degree, 6 years of experience is required
• Without an applicable degree, 10 years of experience is required
• Experience must include specific engineering technician experience and a demonstrate a wide range of project tasks, as well as exercising a comprehensive degree of creativity and latitude, with increased accountability for results and level of difficulty of tasks.
• 3 years' experience in MicroStation CAD platform and associated add-on products, preferably MicroStation 3D.
• 3 years' experience maintaining ProjectWise document management software.
• Experience in electric utility sector with an emphasis on structural design.
• Knowledge of DOE, NERC, FERC, and other regulatory agency policies, standards, directives, codes, and guidelines applicable to public electric utilities, power plants, and transmission systems to carry out a wide range of civil engineering technician assignments associated with transmission line, fiber-optic, and wireless facilities design and analysis.
• Valid U.S. Driver's License is required.

Work sponsorship is not available at this time. Third-party candidates will not be considered for this position.

Because we are a federal government contractor, we have special restrictions placed on us for hiring foreign nationals into certain key positions within the company. This particular position requires U.S. citizenship.

ACS Professional Staffing will provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants without regard to the applicant's race, color, religion, sex, gender, genetic information, national origin, age, veteran status, disability status, or any other status protected by federal or state law. The company will provide reasonable accommodations to allow an applicant to participate in the hiring process if so requested.

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