Primarily responsible for electric design on the Low Voltage Distribution (LVD) system. The LVD Design Technician will design projects as required through the Customer Energy Management department for new business and LVD Planning department for system improvement.
CEM includes customer Project Coordinators and LVD Planning includes Planners. These are the two main internal clients of the LVD Design department. Designs flow to Scheduling (and then to Field Construction) for execution in partnership with LVD Planning and CEM.
Additionally, the LVD Design Technician role may serve as the Third-Party Coordinator. That is, the LVD Design Technician is the company representative in negotiations with cities, townships, villages, and engineering firms regarding road relocations, storm sewer rebuilds, bikes paths, and any other governmental agency projects. This activity requires meeting with agencies and negotiating the extent of this work in order to minimize Consumers Energy's investment.
Key Responsibilities in this area include:
- Design various new business projects, including line extensions (primary, secondary) and services of various degrees of difficulty and customer types (residential, commercial, industrial, developments)
- Design electric distribution systems for customer relocation, capacity projects, system failures, reliability projects, and grid modernization.
- Design in a CAD system
- Identify other pole attachments
- Work with the Right of Way department to negotiate with customers in obtaining easements
- Work with Permitting department to procure permits from governmental agencies
- Track projects in spreadsheets and/or databases
- Design projects and order materials in SAP
- Communicate work to internal departments (LVD Planning, CEM, Forestry, Long and Short Range Scheduling, Field/Construction, Closeout, etc.)
- Obtaining field notes outdoors, and at times, work in remote areas on uneven terrain and/or in difficult-to-access locations
Requirements/Qualifications
- A 2-year Associate Degree in a scientific or technical field or 48 scientific or technical credit hours as measured on a semester basis. The 48 scientific or technical credit hours can be obtained through colleges, technical institutes, licensed apprenticeship programs, trade schools, military programs, etc.
- Degree requirement may be waived if the applicant has extensive experience in lieu of education.
- 6+ years of applicable experience
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Ability to work as an independent contributor with minimal supervision
- A valid driver's license
- The LVD Design department assists with storm and emergency restoration activities and includes both office and field assignments; employees must be willing to work additional hours as necessary to assist with storm restoration activities
- Ability to perform the above-mentioned duties in a safe manner always; driving to and from field (including remote) sites is required and the individual must be able to perform this function in all Michigan seasons
- Electric lines distribution system design or construction knowledge and experience
- Experience with CAD systems
Preferred skills
- Experience with electric utility
- Successfully completed electric power classes
- Experience working with SAP
Consumers Energy
1 Energy Plz
Jackson
Michigan United States
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