Engineering Technician

Insight Global; Shelby (NC); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global in the United States is seeking an Engineering Technologist to join a fast-paced utility team. You will perform field inspections, support engineering design work, and coordinate with permit agencies and stake holders for joint-owned poles.

This role requires a High School diploma with Associates preferred and less than 2 years of distribution experience. Travel is required (about 80% locally and regionally) and expenses are reimbursed.

Qualifications

• High School diploma required; Associates degree preferred.
• Less than 2 years of relevant distribution experience.
• Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)

Responsibilities

• Interact with electric utility disciplines to perform field inspections and engineering design.
• Coordinate with permit agencies, right-of-way specialists, system owners, field leaders, forestry leaders, and 3rd party pole owners for joint-owned poles.
• Provide engineering support during construction, including post-construction reviews to ensure standards are met.
• Travel to sites as needed; about 80% of time traveling locally and regionally to collect field data for design work packages

Skills

MS Office

Field work

Travel readiness

Education

High School Diploma

Associates degree in Engineering Technology (preferred)

Tools

MS Office

Job description

• High School diploma required; Associates degree in Engineering Technology or related field is preferred; less than 2 years of relevant distribution experience
• Ability to perform both office work and field work, which includes outdoor environments
• Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.)
• Ability to utilize personal vehicle (Some job related travel may be anticipated, and will be reimbursed at IRS approved rates)

Plusses:

• Previous Experience in utilities and permitting
• Strong written, verbal and interpersonal communications skills
• Collaborative attitude and inclusivity of individuals of diverse backgrounds and geographic locations
• Ability to work with limited supervision

Day to Day:

• We are in search of an Engineering Technologist to join our diverse and fast-paced organization. As a core team member, you will be interacting with other electric utility disciplines, playing a valuable part in performing field inspections, engineering design work and calculations. As a part of this work, you’ll be coordinating with permit agencies, right-of-way specialists, system owners, field leaders, forestry leaders, and 3rd party owners for joint-owned poles.
• Additionally, you will provide engineering support during construction, including post-construction reviews to ensure all applicable engineering and construction standards have been met, as well as conducting root cause analysis of outages and mitigation using engineering principles and design. You’ll engage with technical design and Client standards, ensuring quality and timeliness of design deliverables to QA/QC. Responsibilities will include:
• Review work provided by Client and assess requirements of scopes.
• Provide engineering support during construction, including post-construction reviews to ensure all applicable engineering and construction standards have been met.
• Conduct root cause analysis of outages and mitigation using engineering principles and design.
• Travel to sites as needed, perform inspections and return to the office to perform engineering design work; about 80% of your time will be spent traveling locally and regionally, collecting field data that will assist in the development of electrical design work packages