Engineer, Varies - Transmission

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Storm Duty Requirements

Tampa Electric and its sister companies serve a role in providing critical services to our community during an emergency. Team members are required to participate in the response/recovery activities related to emergencies/disasters to maintain service to our Tampa Electric customers. Team members are required to work in their normal job duties or other assigned activities. Proper compensation will be made in accordance with the company's rules and procedures.

Responding to storms will be considered a condition of employment.

Job Title: Engineer, Varies - Transmission

Company: Tampa Electric Company

State and City: Florida - Tampa

Shift: 8 Hr. X 5 Days

This position can be hired at three different levels:

• Engineer I
• Engineer II
• Senior Engineer

This position with Transmission Engineering involves engineering and design of transmission lines that are safe, economical, and adhere to accepted engineering practice and standards. Tools utilized include PLS-CADD, MFAD, and AutoCAD to prepare and issue all associated design drawings, specifications, and bills of material in a professional and thorough design package.

Position Concept

Process and create work requests for transmission construction projects received from various sources including TEC energy delivery system expansion, governmental agencies, developers, and private entities. The Engineer provides engineering, estimating, programming, and mapping input for the work order producing process of the Transmission Section.

This Progression includes classifications from four levels of the Engineering Progression (Associate to Senior Engineer). The majority of the work is performed independently. Projects range from routine to complex.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

All Engineering Levels:

1. Engineer and design transmission lines that are safe, economical, and adhere to accepted engineering practice and standards. Using PLS-CADD and AutoCAD prepare and issue all associated design drawings, specifications, and bills of material in a professional and thorough design package.

All Engineering Levels (Engineer I performs duties with direction):

2. Provide project management for assigned projects including scheduling, cost estimating, coordination, and quality control. Communicate and coordinate with internal and external departments to achieve resolution of project activities. Issue all project deliverables in a timely manner in order to support administrative, procurement, and construction activities.
3. Perform other duties as required.

Engineer II – Senior Engineer:

4. Provide support, advice, and training to design and support staff as required to assist in the proper discharge of their duties.

Supervision

May have direct responsibility for one or more professional or paraprofessional employees on a project assignment basis

Relationships

Key Internal: Contact with professional and paraprofessional personnel at levels ranging from management to entry level. Interaction includes providing, requesting, and/or receiving information required to accomplish tasks, to resolve design and/or construction problems/issues, and in consultation for such. Will interact with personnel in the following organizations: ED T & D Operations, ED Financial Services, ED Substation & Meter Services, ED Grid Operations Support & Planning, ED Grid Operations, ED Purchasing & Contracts, ED Engineering & Field Services, ED Construction Services, ED Standards, ED Line Clearance, ED Skills Training, Safety & Industrial Health, ED Environmental, Customer Services, Telecommunications Engineering, Real Estate Services, Legal Services, Corporate Communications, and Community Relations.

Key External: Interacts with state, county, and municipal officials, railroad officials, environmental permitting agency representatives, developers and their agents, architectural and engineering firms, gas/water/communication utilities, home owners associations, customers, other governmental agencies, contractors, transmission equipment manufacturers and vendors, and others as necessary.

Qualifications (Applies to All Levels)

Education

Required: Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering (Electrical, Civil, Industrial, Mechanical, or Chemical) from an ABET accredited college program is required

Preferred: An Electrical or Civil Engineering degree; Florida licensed Professional Engineer

Licenses/Certifications

Required: None Required

Preferred: Florida licensed Professional Engineer

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities (KSA)

Required:

• The ability to calculate forces acting on structures and equipment, resolve geometric and trigonometric problems to calculate geographical position and direction of forces.
• Familiarity with and understanding of the Tampa Electric transmission and distribution construction specifications, operations, and mapping to produce designs and create estimates that encompass the expansion, relocation, and maintenance of transmission facilities while appropriately considering distribution facilities.
• Must be able to work independently on complex assignments involving a wide variety of situations requiring sound judgment.
• Requires familiarity with TEC computer-based tools MSOffice, GIS, PLS-CADD, PLS-Pole, and AutoCAD to efficiently complete day-to-day assignments.
• Must be able to communicate effectively both through oral communication and formal written correspondence.
• Requires accessing energized substations for inspection purposes after being trained.

Working Conditions

Employee is required to work in clear to stormy, hot or cold weather while upon both improved and unimproved terrain. Occasional overtime is required.

Physical Demands/Requirements

Employee is required to drive a 4-wheel drive vehicle off-road, repeatedly exit and enter a high sitting vehicle, and open and close gates using 100 pounds of force in clear to stormy, hot or cold weather while upon both improved and unimproved terrain. It is required that the employee be able to tape measure off of physical features in the landscape and with a five-pound hammer drive 4' wood lathes to mark pole locations.

Level Scope and Additional Qualifications

A combined maximum of one year of work experience credit may be granted for co-op work experience, an advanced degree, and/or a PE license.

Engineer I

Performs routine engineering work requiring application of standard techniques, procedures, and criteria in carrying out a sequence of related engineering tasks; receives close supervision on new aspects of non-routine assignments; using prescribed methods, performs specific and limited portions of a broader assignment of an experienced engineer; may have minor responsibility for training, orientation, or assigning of work to other employees; may schedule/coordinate projects with supervision and review; prepare engineering analyses, write specifications and reports as directed.

Experience

Required: Minimum of 18 months of experience as an Engineer performing work related to the Duties & Responsibilities of this position; or 12 months of related experience with the successful passing of the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam.

Preferred: Minimum of 3-4 years of work experience related to the Duties & Responsibilities of this position, including PLS-CADD and AutoCAD experience, understanding of engineering, construction, and operation of transmission systems.

Engineer II

Qualifications for this level shall include sustained demonstrated sound knowledge in a functional work area with an expected or higher degree of performance. Should have demonstrated knowledge of policies and work procedures within the Company. Independently evaluates, selects, and applies standard engineering techniques, procedures, and criteria using judgment in making minor adaptations and modifications; may have significant role in training, orientation, assigning work or supervising other employees; may receive assistance and/or guidance on unusual problems; may have limited authority for performing work on an individual basis with quasi-supervisory responsibility over other employees as may be assigned; may prepare engineering analyses, specifications, and reports on an independent basis.

Required: Minimum of 4 years of experience