What are the responsibilities and job description for the Engineering Technician (7899) position at ACS Professional Staffing?
Overview:
ACS Professional Staffing is looking for an employee to work on-site with our client. This Engineering Technician 3 position will provide cost estimates and other capital program support for the company’s Capital expansion and sustain engineering and construction projects. This support includes coordinating process improvements, operational excellence efforts, creating and managing granular organization activities and facilitation coordination between engineering staff, project manager, program (asset) managers and various planning and engineering organizations. This full-time position is located in Vancouver, WA.
Pay range: $32.38 – $46.26
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:
- Draft estimates for capital projects for high voltage substation, line, communication, relay and control projects.
- Draft construction takes off estimates for bundled high voltage transmission assets.
- Provide input regarding the full spectrum of estimating needs for integration of cross organizational process improvement and requirements gathering for data driven solutions.
- Provide recommendations regarding:
- Initial components (resources and materials) for development of assemblies and compatible units for improved estimating.
- Development of basis for new cost estimates “typicals” (order of magnitude/feasibility) for high voltage substation assets.
- Collaborate and coordinate with various design and/or planning engineers, program managers, project managers, commodity managers, environmental and land representatives, providing input in development of project scope and incorporating their feedback into estimates.
- Draft/develop/design material and procurement specifications for equipment, verifying that technical tradeoffs have been considered and that decisions conform to existing policies and standards and are within budgetary constraints.
- Provide planning support, coordinate plans of service with stakeholders and implement plans for assigned projects.
- Perform field research by traveling to remote sites throughout the service area to collect physical data from transmission assets such as transmission lines, radio stations and substations; use data to factor into estimates.
- Prepare preliminary design layouts for estimating costs of high voltage substation, line, and communication & control projects.
- Compile technical results in summary form such as tables, reports and graphics to support engineering staff.
- Analyze actual vs. estimated costs of projects, monitoring market trends and update the estimating catalog and “typical” estimates based on findings. Alert the manager of any findings.
- Provide input and analysis of bids received for turnkey work to explain variances and provide feedback to estimating for improvement of overall work and catalog updates.
- Provide input and recommendations to TPW management, project management teams, and other asset management personnel regarding best practices on cost estimation techniques; facilitate training and knowledge sharing throughout TPW to verify consistent, comprehensive and accurate project cost estimates.
- Support, develop, and maintain databases related to engineering, scientific, and administrative applications.
Requirements:
- An applicable degree in engineering, mathematics, computer science, or a closely related field is preferred.
- 6 years of experience is required with an applicable bachelor’s degree.
- 8 years of experience is required with an applicable associate degree.
- 10 years of experience is required without a degree or an applicable degree.
- Experience must be consistent with the specific requirements of engineering in a technical environment or a directly related field.
- Engineering technicians experience sufficient to translate engineering requirements into design and material specifications and correlating cost estimates.
- 3 years of experience reading construction drawings and specifications.
- Prior electric utility work experience.
- Proficiency in technical writing.
- Knowledge of SCADA data/tools.
- Working knowledge of Computer Aided Drafting (CAD).
- Experience applying engineering principles, techniques, and practices relating to high voltage substation, line, and communication and control projects, sufficient to translate engineering requirements for company and customer facilities into conceptual designs and accompanying cost estimation.
- Experience in the design and/or construction of high voltage substations, lines, or communication, relay and control projects.
- Experience in multiple disciplines.
- Knowledge of system project requirements diagrams, control diagrams, electrical one-line diagrams, and engineering sketches.
- 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.
If you have any questions about the job posting, please contact recruiting@acsprostaffing.com
If you have any questions about our Reasonable Accommodation Policy, please feel free to email hr@acsprostaffing.com
Salary : $32 - $46