Distribution Engineer

Axelon Services Corporation; Williamsport (MD); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Axelon Services Corporation is seeking an Engineering Technician in Williamsport, MD for a hybrid position lasting 12 months. The role includes maintaining safety and compliance standards, assisting with inspections, and coordinating with customers and engineers on interconnection projects.

Requirements include a degree in Engineering Technology or equivalent practical experience, strong knowledge of safety codes, and excellent communication skills. Familiarity with software tools is a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering Technology or related discipline with minimum 1 year experience, or associate's with 2 years.
• Knowledge of the National Electric Safety Code (NESC) and National Electric Code (NEC).
• Ability to interpret work requests, engineering drawings, and schematics to develop accurate work plans.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates a commitment to safety in all aspects.
• Maintains a tracking database for interconnection applications.
• Coordinates with Meter Services to initiate Meter Exchange when interconnection is ready.

Skills

Knowledge of construction and maintenance practices

Understanding of the National Electric Safety Code (NESC)

Strong communication skills

Ability to provide quality customer service

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering Technology or related discipline

Associate's degree in Engineering Technology or related discipline

High School Diploma or GED with minimum 4 years of experience

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint)

SAP

PowerOn

Job description

Summary

• Location: Williamsport, MD
• Duration: 12 Months
• Work Mode: Hybrid (4 days available to work from home per month)

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates and directs a solid commitment to all aspects of safety.
• Develops familiarity with state regulatory requirements for distribution inspection and maintenance.
• Assists with generating annual PM inspection program package, including identifying work, preparing SAP forms, and monitoring progress.
• Maintains PM inspection information and updates orders as necessary.
• Performs regulatory required safety and security inspections according to established I&M practices.
• Reviews and interprets reliability data from PowerOn, SAP, and the Enterprise Data Warehouse to prioritize work.
• Responds to customer and commission inquiries concerning reliability and voltage conditions, including EMF and RFI inquiries or short circuit analysis.
• Manages Distribution Customer Distributed Generation Application Mailbox under direct supervision.
• Assists customers with proper completion of their applications.
• Fields program capacitors and monitors inoperable equipment log for capacitor programming needs.
• Initiates and tracks Unsatisfactory Performance Reports (UPR).
• Maintains a tracking database of all interconnection applications and installations.
• Monitors interconnections' progress and prompts appropriate parties to meet required timeframes.
• Corresponds with installers to address issues and answer questions about application or installation requirements.
• Performs technical reviews for all Level 1 interconnection applications, including verifying equipment size and installation compliance with COMAR requirements.
• Provides approval to customers once technical review is satisfactory or works with customers on necessary modifications.
• Directs Level 2 or higher interconnection applications to the appropriate engineer/designer for technical review.
• Fields technical questions from customers regarding interconnection requirements.
• Assists with preparing budget items for Distribution System Reliability work.
• Serves as liaison to assist Designer and Customer in completing applications and agreements.
• Coordinates with Meter Services to initiate Meter Exchange when interconnection is ready.
• Ensures completion of interconnection agreement and provides certificate of completion post-inspection.
• Initiates regular reports to the Mapping Group for GIS mapping of interconnections.
• Monitors the generation interconnection mailbox and responds to customer inquiries.
• Reviews WV and MD interconnection applications for completeness and accuracy, working with customers to resolve discrepancies.
• Provides initial technical evaluation and collaborates with company personnel to process applications.
• Communicates professionally with customers, property owners, architects, and engineers under direct supervision.
• Provides reliable day-to-day support to supervision and other employees on assigned tasks.
• Assists during emergencies and storm-related activities and travels to various locations as required.
• Manages time and priorities, updating management on work progress.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering Technology or related discipline with minimum 1 year of related work experience, OR Associate’s degree in Engineering Technology or related discipline with minimum 2 years of related work experience, OR High School Diploma (or GED) with minimum 4 years of related work experience.
• Knowledge of construction and maintenance practices, procedures, work methods, materials, equipment, and tools.
• Current knowledge of National Electric Safety Code (NESC) and National Electric Code (NEC).
• Understanding of the Company’s Accident Prevention Handbook and practical application in the workplace.
• Ability to interpret work requests, engineering drawings, schematics, equipment instruction manuals, and procedures to develop accurate work plans.
• Working knowledge of equipment, residential, commercial, and utility electrical distribution and control systems.
• Familiarity with construction methods, maintenance practices, service practices, standards, and procedures.
• Understanding of legal and regulatory requirements.
• Ability to develop, collect, organize, and analyze information for reports on backlog and productivity.
• Professionalism to work with engineer and management personnel and interface with customers, contractors, and the general public.
• Ability to maintain strong working relationships at all levels.
• Self-motivated and able to multi-task with competing priorities.
• Ability to provide quality customer service internally and externally.
• Solid verbal and written communication skills.
• Must have a personal vehicle to commute to various facilities and locations as required and possess a valid driver’s license.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with PC software applications including Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, etc.), Outlook, SAP, GIS, CREWS, PowerOn, CAD/AutoCAD, and Energy Delivery Outage Application.
• Experience with database query tools (Hyperion/BRIO, Business Explorer Analyzer (BEX), Cognos); experience using Visual Basic is a plus.