Electric System Designer 1

CORE Electric Cooperative; Sedaila (CO); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

CORE Electric Cooperative is seeking an engineer to support design, construction, and inspection of overhead and underground distribution facilities for new and upgraded projects. You will work with higher level staff, prepare staking documents, and coordinate with members, developers, and contractors.

The role emphasizes adherence to codes (NESC/NEC), safety, and financial tracking on projects, with opportunities to advance technical knowledge and impact reliability for Co-op members.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent is required.
• Associate degree in related field or at least 5 years of industry experience.
• Valid Colorado driver’s license with satisfactory driving record.
• Competent with position-specific software and applications.
• Competent with Microsoft Office: Excel, Word, Outlook, Access, PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Develops knowledge of CORE policies, design standards, regulations, and construction standards.
• Performs engineering and inspections for new construction and upgrades.
• Prepares staking documents with drawings, calculations, costs, and material lists.
• Meets with members, builders, developers, and engineers to determine requirements.
• Inspects construction to ensure compliance with standards and NEC/NESC.
• Maintains financial control on projects.
• Coordinates installation of overhead and underground systems.
• Prepares project change orders and submits to customers timely.

Skills

Integrity

Diplomacy

Communication

Time management

Problem solving

Project management

Mathematics

Systems analysis

Coordination

Active listening

Education

Associate degree or 5+ years experience

Tools

Excel

Word

Outlook

Access

PowerPoint

General office equipment

Job description

Job Summary

Responsible for the engineering tasks related to design, construction, and inspection of overhead and underground electric distribution facilities for new consumer, consumer upgrade, and system improvement projects.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Develops a working knowledge of CORE policies & procedures, design standards, rates & regulations, and construction standards while working with higher level staff.
• Develops working knowledge of NESC and NEC requirements.
• Develops technical expertise in the engineering and construction practices for low and medium voltage overhead and underground distribution systems.
• Performs engineering and inspections for new construction, upgrades, and system improvement projects under the guidance of higher-level staff.
• Prepares engineering and staking documents which include drawings, calculations, construction costs, and outlines of required work, including a list of materials needed to complete the projects.
• Meets with new and existing members, builders, developers, electricians, and engineering firms to determine electrical power requirements.
• Conducts predesign meetings, preconstruction meetings, and final walk throughs of completed projects.
• Inspects work performed by construction crews to ensure construction meets design requirements, company specifications & standards and NESC & NEC requirements.
• Develops a working knowledge of CORE policies & procedures, design standards, rates & regulations, and construction standards while working with higher level staff.
• Maintains financial control on projects.
• Coordinates the installation of overhead and underground systems.
• Prepares project change orders and submit to the customer in a timely manner.
• Responds in a timely manner to inquiries by inspectors and construction personnel.
• Completes as-builts within a timely manner to meet contract requirements.
• Documents all inquiries and other correspondences from customer and uploads into CORE’s document management system.
• Provides weekly status updates in CORE’s work management system for projects in design, construction, and as-built.
• Reviews customer provided site development plans, electrical one-lines, and panel schedules to calculate load and transformer requirements.
• Identifies easement and permitting requirements, communicate requirements to the customer.
• Ensures executed easements, final plats, and etc. have been received prior to the start of construction.

Minimum Qualifications of Position

• High school diploma or equivalent certificate is required.
• Associate degree in related field or at least 5 years of industry experience is required.
• Requires valid Colorado driver’s license with satisfactory driving record within CORE standards.
• Competent with position-specific software and applications.
• Competent with Microsoft Office: Excel, Word, Outlook, Access, PowerPoint.
• Competent with general office equipment.

Preferred Qualifications of Position

• Working knowledge of utility practices is preferred.

Knowledge and Skills

• Integrity: Exhibits a high degree of integrity and honesty.
• Diplomacy: able to use appropriate diplomacy and tact with employees, members, customers, and other contacts.
• Communication: Ability to effectively read, write and speak the English language to communicate in a clear, straightforward, and professional manner.
• Critical Thinking: using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Active Listening: giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Active Learning: understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
• Problem Solving: identifying problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
• Coordination: adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
• Service Orientation: actively looking for ways to help people.
• Judgment and Decision Making: considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
• Systems Analysis: determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
• Time Management: managing one’s own time OR managing one's own time and the time of others.
• Social Perceptiveness: being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
• Learning Strategies: selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
• Equipment Selection: determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.
• Persuasion: persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
• Negotiation: bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.
• Project Management: organizing and directing production of a limited scope plan or undertaking.
• Mathematics: using mathematics to solve problems.
• and accounting for these expenditures.
• Operations Analysis: analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design.
• Science: using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.
• Confidentiality: able to exercise appropriate discretion and confidentiality.
• Management of Financial Resources: determining how money will be spent to get the work done,

Working Conditions and Physical Requirements

• Medium work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
• The worker is subject to inside environmental conditions: Protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes.
• The worker is subject to outside environmental conditions: No effective protection from weather.
• The worker is subject to both environmental conditions: Activities occur inside and outside.
• The worker is subject to extreme cold: Temperatures typically below 32 degrees for periods of more than one hour. Consideration should be given to the effect of other environmental conditions such as wind and humidity.
• The worker is subject to noise: There is sufficient noise to cause the worker to shout in order to be heard above the ambient noise level.
• The worker is subject to hazards: Includes a variety of physical conditions, such as proximity to moving mechanical parts, moving vehicles, electrical current, working on scaffolding and high places, exposure to high heat or exposure to chemicals.
• The worker is subject to atmospheric conditions: One or more of the following conditions that affect the respiratory system of the skin: Fumes, odors, dusts, mists, gases, or poor ventilation.

Note: This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed and is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required. Other duties may be assigned.