Engineering Technician III - SMECO (Hughesville)

Booth Assoc; Owings Mills (MD); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional engineering firm is seeking a candidate for a position in their Baltimore Office team focused on electric distribution design. The role requires performing various engineering tasks, preparing technical reports, and maintaining customer communications. Ideal candidates will have a high school diploma, electric distribution experience, and the ability to conduct field inspections. Proficiency in Microsoft Office software is necessary for daily tasks. The worksite is located in Hughesville, MD.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a high school diploma is required.
• Electric distribution experience required.
• Experience in construction of electric distribution facilities is preferred.
• Able to prepare reports, calculations, and sketches.

Responsibilities

• Perform electric and outdoor lighting distribution system design.
• Review plans of proposed construction to identify interferences.
• Determine specifications, materials, and costs for construction.
• Make field visits as necessary.
• Maintain customer contact to meet commitments.
• Prepare technical reports and documentation.

Skills

Electric distribution system design

Technical report preparation

Customer interaction

Field inspection

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Outlook

Education

High school diploma

Degree from university or technical college

Tools

CAD

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Outlook

Job description

Description

This is a position with the Baltimore Office team to perform related engineering tasks and provide technical expertise to solve design problems with minimum supervision. Incumbents are expected to perform a variety of routine tasks, which provide experience and familiarity with engineering staff, methods, practices and programs.

The worksite is located at Hughesville, MD.

Requirements

• Performs electric and/or outdoor lighting distribution system design, including extension, improvement, relocation, abandonment, and removal of facilities per company standards. Required to apply published Company standards and calculations using computer aided design and drafting methods.
• Reviews plans of proposed construction by customers and outside agencies to determine the extent of interference with our existing or proposed facilities.
• Determines specifications, materials, costs, customer charges, permitting, and right of way requirements and develops the necessary documentation and work management system input to meet all prerequisites for construction.
• Performs field visits as necessary.
• Maintains customer contact (internal/external) throughout job to ensure mutually agreed upon commitments are met.
• Must be capable of walking along outdoor distribution lines to perform field inspections. Must be capable of lifting 50 pounds.
• Prepares thorough and accurate technical reports, correspondence, documentation, calculations, and sketches.
• Perform basic functions of Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Must interface well with employees and customers at all levels.
• Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein.
• The above statements describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this classification. This is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties required of personnel so classified.

Minimum Qualifications

A minimum of a high school diploma is required. Electric Distribution experience required. A degree from a university or technical college with experience in construction of electric distribution facilities is preferred.