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Engineer ll, lll - Civil/Transmission Engineering

Organization:
Unisource Energy Services Inc.
Region:
United States, Arizona, Tucson
End of contest:
February 5, 2018
  This job posting has expired
Type:
Full time
Category:
Engineering - civil
Description
UNS Energy Corporation, headquartered in Tucson, Arizona, is a subsidiary of Fortis Inc., the largest investor-owned electric and gas distribution utility in Canada. UNS Energy Corporation's public utility subsidiaries, Tucson Electric Power Company, UNS Electric, Inc. and UNS Gas, Inc., provide electric and gas service to customers in southern and northern Arizona. For more information about UNS Energy Corporation, visit http://www.uns.com.

Tucson Electric Power provides safe, reliable electric service to approximately 414,000 customers in Southern Arizona. Although our company has been in business for more than 120 years, we continue to look for innovative ways of providing value, comfort, convenience and security to our customers every day. We're evaluating cutting-edge energy technologies, reshaping our energy portfolio and expanding our renewable power and energy-efficiency programs. While our line of work can be challenging, it can also be rewarding. Our team of dedicated professional values engagement, enthusiasm, innovation and collaboration.

In return, TEP offers a competitive compensation and benefits package that includes a 401k plan with a generous company match, a company-sponsored pension plan, tuition reimbursement, life insurance, long-term disability insurance and much more.

We are currently seeking a talented individual for the position of Engineer ll, Ill, IV or Senior Civil/Transmission Engineering.  The successful candidate will create engineering designs, construction drawing packages, and related specifications for projects in the assigned engineering group.  Performs engineering studies, design calculations and evaluates alternative designs or processes related to, company facilities, land resources, sitting requirements, substations, communication towers, transmission lines, underground electrical systems and associated Civil, Structural and Transmission Standards.  Specifies material required for assigned projects and assists in the evaluation of suppliers and products.

Position-Related Responsibilities

Develops designs and supports construction of Transmission Lines from 46-500kV, Substation Civil/Structural design and construction support for Distribution-500kV range, Civil/Structural design aspects of Solar Projects as well as Communication sites.

The primary Engineering responsibilities in each area consists of:

Transmission Lines:

  • Supports Transmission Line design from inception to completion.

  • Identify and evaluate line route, develop a T-Line design model using PLS-CAD, create/update material specifications and standards.

  • Design all structures and supporting foundations, develop a construction package and specifications as well as support construction of such facilities from engineering perspective.Works closely with overhead line construction, system operations, transmission planning as well as balance of engineering (Protection, Substation, and Project Management).

  • Supports development and upkeep of Transmission Standards.

  • Any structure analysis is carried thru PLS-Pole, -Wood, -Lattice.Foundation design and evaluation is done via PLS-Caisson and MFAD.

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Contact

Unisource Energy Services Inc.

1 S Church Ave

Tucson

Arizona United States

www.uesaz.com