Lighting Field Engineering Technician

Eetdbuyersguide; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Tampa Electric Company is seeking a Lighting Field Engineering Technician (LFET) to design and coordinate outdoor lighting and distribution projects for residential and commercial customers in Tampa, FL. The LFET will render photometric designs, manage work requests, and ensure code compliance through TEC systems.

Responsibilities include liaising with customers and contractors, performing cost estimates, and coordinating with GIS, SAP, AutoCAD, and Visual tools.

Qualifications

• Requires High School Diploma or GED.
• Valid Florida driver's license and safe driving record.
• Must complete TEC Safety Training, including safely accessing and inspecting energized equipment.
• Minimum of four years of related work experience; college degree or technical certification may substitute for part of experience.

Responsibilities

• Meet with commercial and residential customers to identify project needs and requirements.
• Evaluate integrity of TEC equipment and determine replacements or upgrades.
• Complete photometric designs in Visual with AutoCAD site plans and specified fixtures/poles.
• Process work requests in WorkPro, manage schedules, and produce construction prints for TEC projects.
• Use GIS to map proposed and existing electrical features and determine materials and labor needs.
• Produce construction cost estimates and communicate CIAC charges as required.
• Assist with contract signatures for multi-year agreements and coordinate with related TEC departments.
• Support plan-of-the-week meetings and maintain updates on construction schedules.

Skills

WorkPro

GIS

AutoCAD

Visual

SAP

Distribution Toolkit

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

WorkPro

GIS

AutoCAD

Visual

Job description

POSITION CONCEPT

The Lighting Field Engineering Technician ("LFET") supports Tampa Electric Company's ("TEC") lighting and distribution system design, construction, and maintenance projects. Utilizing standard company specifications and materials, LFET's design the most electrically efficient and cost-effective outdoor lighting systems for new and existing residential and commercial customers. These designs are not limited to lighting, as they typically will also include the expansion, replacement, relocation, and maintenance of existing distribution systems required to serve the outdoor lighting system.

The LFET serves as the main point of contact to customers, governmental agencies, TEC departments and contractors, while overseeing construction and verifying that customer requirements are met throughout the project. The LFET processes work requests in TEC's work management system ("WorkPro"), determines customer requirements, completes designs in TEC's designing program ("Visual") and distribution map maintenance in TEC's geographical interface system ("GIS"), calculates estimates ("Tool Kit") and wind loads ("Pole Foreman"), obtains necessary work permits and coordinates activities with TEC departments and contractors to ensure in the successful scheduling and completion of projects.

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Meet with commercial and residential customers to identify all needs of construction project, load additions, schedule and other requirements.
• Other requirements may include evaluating the integrity of TEC equipment using visual and physical procedures to determine if they should be replaced or upgraded. This may include accessing and inspecting energized equipment once successfully trained in this procedure.
• Complete photometric designs in Visual, including acquisition of AutoCAD site plan and incorporation of various fixtures and poles as specified by the customer. Lighting designs are completed in accordance with Illumination Engineering Society of North America ("IES") standards and under applicable governmental codes.
• Process work requests ("WR") in WorkPro. Divide jobs into work phases and crews, establishing an associated WR for each of the different TEC construction phases and crews involved, including overhead and underground line crews, service crews, grounding contractors, project and crossing conduits. Ensure proper allocation of project's financial costs in WorkPro. Enter and update targeted schedule dates, work status and other project details in WorkPro for all associated WRs. Produce and oversee the production of construction prints and right-of-way permit drawings for Field Construction, Operations and/or contractors. Based on the scope of construction and company safety standards, determine necessity and scale of the Maintenance-of-Traffic (MOT) plan that Field Construction, Operations, and/or contractors would need for completing work in the right-of-way.
• Utilize standard rules and specifications to perform analysis and design in determining the most economical and reliable solutions for customers and the TEC outdoor lighting and distribution systems. These designs should encompass the expansion, relocation, upgrade, removal and maintenance of existing distribution systems, as they pertain to lighting systems, and all other construction or maintenance needs while obtaining necessary permits and easements.
• Using TEC's GIS, draw the proposed and existing electrical features. Establish all specifications in GIS, such as the correct electrical connectivity, proper supporting structures, and all compatible units ("CU's") for materials and labor at the correct type and amount for each feature.
• Produce construction cost estimates using Toolkit (including labor and materials) and determine and communicate the need for contribution-in-aid of construction ("CIAC") charges to customers based on TEC revenue shortage or excess costs as required.
• In advance of initiating a Bright Choices Outdoor Lighting Agreement ("BCOLA"), ensure contractual parties have signature authority to enter into a multi-year agreement with TEC using Sunbiz, LiteBiz, Property Appraiser, and State of Florida Election of Officers web site. Before project is underway, collect appropriate signatures and required CIAC.
• Once the project is underway, represent customers in plan-of-the-week meetings, and manage communication to all involved entities concerning any updates in the construction schedule or other changes with potential impact and documenting updates. Coordinate the construction activities between Lighting's Planner Scheduler and contractors.
• In support of Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, verify activities are coded to the correct classification and charged to the appropriate accounts.

RELATIONSHIPS

Internal: Includes Service Areas, System Service, Mapping Services, Line Clearance, Regulatory, One Source, Business and Industry, Customer Care, Community Relations, Real Estate, Standards, Power Plants; Transmission Engineering and Operations; May also include Telecom, Corporate Communication, and Environmental

External: Includes residential and commercial customers, architectural and engineering firms, electricians, developers, general contractors and their subcontractors, County and City officials, Florida Department of Transportation, CSX, EPA, home owner's associations, community development districts and other community associations

Lighting Field Engineering Technician (LFET-1)

Works under general supervision on routine assignments with projects of smaller scope and transition to more complex work, follows established policies, methods, and standards.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education

Required: Minimum of a High School Diploma or GED

Licenses/Certifications

Required: Valid Florida State driver's license and safe driving record

Must complete TEC Safety Training, including safely accessing and inspecting energized equipment.

Related Experience

Required: Minimum of four years of related work experience; Related work experience may include Lighting Repairman, Distribution Design Technician, Drafter, Lineman Journeyman.

A college degree or technical certification may substitute for a portion of the minimum experience requirement.

Preferred

Experience as a GIS Technician, Lighting Repairman, Distribution Design Technician, Drafter, Lineman, Journeyman and/or line worker.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Required: Technical knowledge relative to the Engineering Test Battery and procedural understanding necessary in creating, interpreting and/or processing of work orders for customer construction projects; Solid communication and other interpersonal skills are required to effectively relate to customers, team members, and contractors; Must have the analytical abilities to identify problem situations and solve those of a routine nature, and/or have the initiative to find resolution of more complex issues through appropriate means or resources as needed; Must have the ability to competently utilize various computer applications to complete day-to-day job assignments efficiently.

Preferred: Previous knowledge and/or proficiency with utility industry software including, but not limited to: WorkPro, GIS, Pole Foreman, SAP, Distribution Engineering Toolkit, AutoCAD, Visual. In addition, General Rules and Specifications, Approved Materials catalog, Assembly Users Manual, Distribution Engineering Technical Manual, Standard Electrical Service Requirements, IES Manual.

COMPETENCIES

• Takes Ownership and Acts with Integrity
• Builds Strong, Collaborative Relationships
• Drives Operational Excellence for Customers
• Speaks Up on Safety, Health, & the Environment
• Thinks Strategically & Exercises Sound Judgement