Engineer I

City of Homestead; Homestead Trailer Park (FL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Homestead's Electric Utilities Department seeks an Electrical Engineer to design and prepare construction plans and work orders for new and modified electric infrastructure. You will coordinate with customers, developers, crew personnel, procurement, and field contractors to ensure timely delivery.

The ideal candidate has a bachelor's degree in engineering and at least three years of distribution experience, strong reading of legal descriptions, and the ability to work overtime when

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field.
• Three years of distribution work experience.
• Ability to read and prepare construction plans for utilities.
• Must pass background screening.

Responsibilities

• Designs and prepares plans and work orders for electric utility construction.
• Coordinates design, schedules, materials, and due dates with customers and departments.
• Performs field visits to determine customer design needs.
• Surveys and stakes lines for construction.
• Maintains maps of streets, subdivision, and utility lines.

Skills

Customer communication

Negotiation

Electrical utility knowledge

Technical equipment knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Job description

General Function:

Employee designs and prepares the necessary plans and work orders for construction for the Electric Utilities Department. Work includes any and all functions related to new electrical facilities and to modifications needed for existing electric infrastructure. Performance of work is evaluated for speed, accuracy, customer satisfaction level and technical abilities.

Reports To:

Reports to: Distribution & Engineering Supervisor

Supervisory Responsibilities:

None

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Designs and prepares the necessary plans and work orders for electric utility department construction.
• Coordinates design, schedules, materials and due dates with customers, developers, crew personnel, procurement, field contractors and others in the engineering department.
• Performs field visits to ascertain customer design needs related to the electrical system.
• Surveys and stakes lines for construction.
• Contacts departments, builders, contractors, architects, engineers, and other related to the building industry on matters relative to work requested to be performed.
• Analyzes customer plans to determine all information necessary to provide the proper services or work to be performed.
• Transfers all related pertinent information in proper form in order for the completion of instructions.
• Negotiates, describes and secures recordable easements and right-of-ways.
• Analyzes customer plans to determine demand, metering equipment, voltage equipment, etc.
• Determines customer contribution where applicable.
• Maintains maps of all streets, subdivision, utility lines, etc.
• Prepares graphs, charts, maps, etc., needed for the preparation of the Electric Utilities budget.
• Operates PC computer as needed.
• Performs other job-related work as assigned or required.

The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position. Qualifying individuals with disabilities may be provided reasonable accommodations to enable them to perform the essential functions.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or any related degree.
• Ability to work well with customers and peers.
• Solid negotiating skills.
• Thorough knowledge of Electrical Utility processes.
• Thorough knowledge of operation of all equipment in Engineering Division.
• Three years of specific preparation in distribution work.
• Ability to prepare construction plans for utilities.
• Able to read and prepare proper legal descriptions.
• Willingness to work extra hours as needed.
• Must have the ability to meet the physical requirements as outlined in the attached worksheet.
• Must possess a valid Florida driver's license with a clean driving record.
• Must pass a background screening process.

Type of Appointment/Work hours:

• Full-time/Regular in-person position.
• Standard workweek, which is forty (40) hours of work per week usually consisting of five (5) days of eight (8) hours per day. The workday may be varied for the efficient delivery of public service.
• Will be required to work other than the standard workweek on occasion, including evenings, weekends, and/or holidays.
• Will be required to work occasional overtime or shift assignments, if applicable.

Physical and Environmental Demands or Conditions:

The physical and environmental demands for this position have been listed on the last page of this description. Physical and environmental demands must be met to successfully perform the essential duties and responsibilities of this position.

Core Competencies:

• Judgment - Sound decisions based on fact; uses logic to solve problems.
• Quality of Work - Performs work thoroughly, accurately, and professionally.
• Reliability - Timely and consistently completes assigned work; consistently reports to work and is punctual.
• Safety - Committed to ensuring a safe environment and complies with applicable safety standards.
• Technical Capability - Applies knowledge to identify issues and works to develop skills; demonstrates knowledge of techniques, skills, and equipment.

Work Authorization/Security Clearance:

• The employee must successfully pass a background screening process and comply with the City's Drug-Free Workplace policy.
• The City will also verify the identity and employment authorization of individuals hired so the proper completion of Form I-9 is required, which includes the employee providing documents evidencing identity and employment authorization.

All of the above information is intended to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. This description is not intended to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this position.Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

A signature acknowledges that the employee understands the requirements (physical and otherwise) and essential duties and responsibilities of the position.

Employee Name: ________________________________ Date: _________________

Signature: ______________________________________________