What are the responsibilities and job description for the Electrical Engineer - Distribution position at Asplundh Engineering Services?
Description
Asplundh Engineering Services is seeking a Distribution Engineer with at least 3 years of expertise to join our team in Atlanta GA.
About Us
Asplundh Engineering Services (AES) provides safe, reliable and world-class engineering, design, planning, systems integration and testing services to transmission, distribution, substation, commercial, industrial and renewable infrastructure markets across the U.S.
An Asplundh Company
As part of One Asplundh, AES customers can take advantage of the full range of resources Asplundh has to offer through a single point of contact. From design to construction and testing to emergency storm restoration and utility vegetation management, our customers count on us for consistently safe and effective service.
Our Commitment
At AES, we believe in tackling challenges in partnership with our customers, leveraging our collective experience and resources to achieve success in every project.
Location: Some work may be done remotely, but candidates must be local to the Atlanta, GA area to take field notes, meet with operations or customers in the field, or attend meetings at in-district building.
Essential Functions & Responsibilities
We offer a competitive range of benefits to support our employees’ health, well-being, and financial security. Medical, dental, and vision benefits are available to all eligible employees on the first day of employment. For more information on the benefits available for this role, please contact the recruiter or hiring manager.
Individuals with a disability who desire a reasonable accommodation can contact the ADA Coordinator by calling 1-833-222-3066. We partner with the Department of Homeland Security/U.S. Customs and Immigration Service to e-Verify all newly hired employees.
An Equal Opportunity Employer.
Please Note
Asplundh Engineering Services is seeking a Distribution Engineer with at least 3 years of expertise to join our team in Atlanta GA.
About Us
Asplundh Engineering Services (AES) provides safe, reliable and world-class engineering, design, planning, systems integration and testing services to transmission, distribution, substation, commercial, industrial and renewable infrastructure markets across the U.S.
An Asplundh Company
As part of One Asplundh, AES customers can take advantage of the full range of resources Asplundh has to offer through a single point of contact. From design to construction and testing to emergency storm restoration and utility vegetation management, our customers count on us for consistently safe and effective service.
Our Commitment
At AES, we believe in tackling challenges in partnership with our customers, leveraging our collective experience and resources to achieve success in every project.
Location: Some work may be done remotely, but candidates must be local to the Atlanta, GA area to take field notes, meet with operations or customers in the field, or attend meetings at in-district building.
Essential Functions & Responsibilities
- Review daily outages and initiate corrective action when needed via a trimming request or an annual WO.
- Analyze customer complaints regarding multiple outages/momentaries or high/low voltage and initiate corrective action via an annual WO.
- Review request for large load additions (new load & DER requests), determine distribution design for how new load will be supplied, determine cost to serve new load and customer contribution per NB12 (working with Account Executives), create maps and onelines of the design, assist in customer meetings, create Project Authorization Form (PAF) and present projects to Solution Design Committee (SDC) and Connecticut Project Authorization Committee (CTPAC)
- Create PAFs for assigned projects and present projects to SDC and CTPAC for the following types of projects (all projects to provide project options with cost benefit analysis)
- Create contingency plans for Single Contingency Line Loss (SCLL) i.e., substation on single transmission line due to planned work on the second transmission line.
- Perform Synergi load flows for circuit overloads, hi/low voltage, fault current at a location per customer request.
- Update summer and winter peaks in our Load Estimating Projections (LEAP), verify no normal or contingency overloads, perform load balancing when needed.
- Provide engineering switching support for System Operations Center (SOC) during summer heat waves (load transfers)
- Perform underground cable ratings in USAMP.
- Provide RMT support as a Modeler in our Outage Management System (OMS) during storms.
- Perform Electro Magnetic Field (EMF) readings at customer locations when requested.
- Proven ability to communicate with clients and project teams.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Experience with projects in distribution design
- BS degree 3 or more years relevant experience
- MS degree 2 or more years relevant experience
- High School Diploma 8 or more years relevant experience
- Upon offer, employees may be required to complete and pass a pre-employment drug screen, background, and/or MVR check.
- Driver's License required.
We offer a competitive range of benefits to support our employees’ health, well-being, and financial security. Medical, dental, and vision benefits are available to all eligible employees on the first day of employment. For more information on the benefits available for this role, please contact the recruiter or hiring manager.
Individuals with a disability who desire a reasonable accommodation can contact the ADA Coordinator by calling 1-833-222-3066. We partner with the Department of Homeland Security/U.S. Customs and Immigration Service to e-Verify all newly hired employees.
An Equal Opportunity Employer.
Please Note
- All job offers are subject to pre-employment drug screening and a background check.
- Unless otherwise noted, we do not sponsor employees for work authorization in the U.S. for this position.
