Pike Corporation
Power Engineering Technologist I-PETI CC
Pike Corporation, Columbia, South Carolina, United States
Job Description
This is an entry level position of the Engineering Technologist staff. The purpose of this position is to apply technical skills to accurately evaluate options and design safe, cost effective and reliable facilities for residential, commercial, and industrial projects. Incumbents are expected to demonstrate a basic knowledge of client/customer design and workflow processes/procedures, data entry and technical skills in the client’s specific areas of expertise.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Learn, practice, and promote all safety policies and procedures 100% of the time.
Demonstrate the ability to properly apply various codes, requirements, regulations, policies, and procedures to all assigned work.
Develop skills to safely make job‑site visits and interact with construction personnel.
Develop and demonstrate ability to use the various design software and work management tools utilized by the company and client(s).
Prepare project and job packages that include material lists, requisitions, labor estimates, site drawings and construction drawings for various installations of electrical facilities in a cost‑effective manner that maximizes safety and service reliability.
Develop skills to accurately evaluate loading on distribution equipment such as transformers & fusing.
Demonstrate the ability to learn utility construction practices on public right of way (ROW) and private land.
Regularly communicate job status to assure client expectations and deliverable dates are met.
Develop relationships with key internal and external customers while supporting both company and client’s business goals and expectations.
Maintain files and records in an organized manner.
Mentor under experienced personnel, supervision, management, and PE.
Perform other duties as assigned by management.
Complexity of Work Generally routine, established precedents; practices and procedures exist.
Relationship Outside Work Group Exchange of information, which occasionally requires tact and/or diplomacy.
Qualifications
Regular attendance required.
Education
Required High school diploma or GED.
Preferred Associate’s degree (AA) or equivalent from two‑year college or technical school.
Preferred Bachelor’s degree from a four‑year college or university in non‑engineering science, math, or business.
Experience
0‑1 Year experience in power distribution engineering or craft or GIS/CAD work.
Certifications, Licenses, Registrations N/A
On‑the‑job Training A combination of job shadowing, classroom, and interaction with more experienced employees during the first year.
Language Skills
Ability to read and interpret documents such as procedure manuals, operational procedures, etc.
Ability to write simple correspondence.
Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or the business community.
Mathematical Skills
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume and distance.
Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations. Ability to compute rate, ratio and percent and to draw and interpret spreadsheets.
Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
Reasoning Ability
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
Ability to deal with standardized situations with only occasional or no variables.
Other Skills and Abilities
Ability to deal with a variety of individuals from various socio‑economic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds.
Self‑motivated, savvy, reliable, trustworthy, and technically competent.
Demonstrated team player.
Demonstrated negotiating skills.
Demonstrated time management skills.
Effective oral and written communication skills.
Proficient user of personal computer, particularly Microsoft Office applications.
Ability to constructively manage multiple tasks.
Possess valid driver’s license and vehicle suitable for business use (mileage reimbursement may apply).
Ability to participate in storm restoration activities as a “Driver”, “Wire Down Sitter” or “Clerk” if needed.
Physical Demands
Stand up to 1/3 occasionally.
Walk up to 1/3 occasionally.Sit 2/3 and more regularly.
Talk or hear 2/3 and more regularly.
Use hands to feel, handle or finger tools or controls 2/3 and more regularly.
Climb or balance up to 1/3 occasionally.
Stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl up to 1/3 occasionally.
Reach with hands and arms up to 1/3 occasionally.
Weight lift up to 10 lbs 2/3 or more, up to 25 lbs up to 1/3; up to 50 lbs none; up to 100 lbs none; more than 100 lbs none.
Vision: clear vision 20 inches or less; distance 20 feet or more; color distinguish; peripheral; depth perception; focus adjustment.
Work Environment
Wet, humid conditions none.
Work near moving mechanical parts none.
Work in high, precarious places up to 1/3 occasionally.
Toxic or caustic chemicals none.
Outdoor weather conditions up to 1/3 occasionally.
Risk of electrical shock up to 1/3 occasionally.
Noise level: moderate noise.
Equal Opportunity Employer Pike Engineering is an equal opportunity employer. EOE/Minorities/Females/Vet/Disabled. Pike Engineering is a Non‑Union Company.
About Us Founded in 1945, Pike is a leading provider of construction, repair and engineering services for electric and gas utilities, as well as telecommunications companies with a growing portfolio of turnkey renewable projects. We work with hundreds of utility clients across the country, and we continuously expand our offerings to supply our customers with the ideas, technology, experience, manpower and equipment to perform any job.
“Essential” is the one word that sums up who we are, the work we do and what our people mean to us. Each of our employees plays a critical role in ensuring that infrastructure systems are up and running when people and businesses need them.
Pike is a family‑oriented workplace with a strong culture of safety, collaboration, innovation and exceptional customer service.
Engineering Team Pike Engineering employees play critical roles in ensuring that essential services like electric power, gas, telephone and wireless communications are up and running when people and businesses need them. We offer engineering opportunities in transmission and distribution, substations, smart meter technologies, renewable energy, telecommunications, storm damage assessment and more.
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Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Learn, practice, and promote all safety policies and procedures 100% of the time.
Demonstrate the ability to properly apply various codes, requirements, regulations, policies, and procedures to all assigned work.
Develop skills to safely make job‑site visits and interact with construction personnel.
Develop and demonstrate ability to use the various design software and work management tools utilized by the company and client(s).
Prepare project and job packages that include material lists, requisitions, labor estimates, site drawings and construction drawings for various installations of electrical facilities in a cost‑effective manner that maximizes safety and service reliability.
Develop skills to accurately evaluate loading on distribution equipment such as transformers & fusing.
Demonstrate the ability to learn utility construction practices on public right of way (ROW) and private land.
Regularly communicate job status to assure client expectations and deliverable dates are met.
Develop relationships with key internal and external customers while supporting both company and client’s business goals and expectations.
Maintain files and records in an organized manner.
Mentor under experienced personnel, supervision, management, and PE.
Perform other duties as assigned by management.
Complexity of Work Generally routine, established precedents; practices and procedures exist.
Relationship Outside Work Group Exchange of information, which occasionally requires tact and/or diplomacy.
Qualifications
Regular attendance required.
Education
Required High school diploma or GED.
Preferred Associate’s degree (AA) or equivalent from two‑year college or technical school.
Preferred Bachelor’s degree from a four‑year college or university in non‑engineering science, math, or business.
Experience
0‑1 Year experience in power distribution engineering or craft or GIS/CAD work.
Certifications, Licenses, Registrations N/A
On‑the‑job Training A combination of job shadowing, classroom, and interaction with more experienced employees during the first year.
Language Skills
Ability to read and interpret documents such as procedure manuals, operational procedures, etc.
Ability to write simple correspondence.
Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or the business community.
Mathematical Skills
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume and distance.
Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations. Ability to compute rate, ratio and percent and to draw and interpret spreadsheets.
Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
Reasoning Ability
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
Ability to deal with standardized situations with only occasional or no variables.
Other Skills and Abilities
Ability to deal with a variety of individuals from various socio‑economic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds.
Self‑motivated, savvy, reliable, trustworthy, and technically competent.
Demonstrated team player.
Demonstrated negotiating skills.
Demonstrated time management skills.
Effective oral and written communication skills.
Proficient user of personal computer, particularly Microsoft Office applications.
Ability to constructively manage multiple tasks.
Possess valid driver’s license and vehicle suitable for business use (mileage reimbursement may apply).
Ability to participate in storm restoration activities as a “Driver”, “Wire Down Sitter” or “Clerk” if needed.
Physical Demands
Stand up to 1/3 occasionally.
Walk up to 1/3 occasionally.Sit 2/3 and more regularly.
Talk or hear 2/3 and more regularly.
Use hands to feel, handle or finger tools or controls 2/3 and more regularly.
Climb or balance up to 1/3 occasionally.
Stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl up to 1/3 occasionally.
Reach with hands and arms up to 1/3 occasionally.
Weight lift up to 10 lbs 2/3 or more, up to 25 lbs up to 1/3; up to 50 lbs none; up to 100 lbs none; more than 100 lbs none.
Vision: clear vision 20 inches or less; distance 20 feet or more; color distinguish; peripheral; depth perception; focus adjustment.
Work Environment
Wet, humid conditions none.
Work near moving mechanical parts none.
Work in high, precarious places up to 1/3 occasionally.
Toxic or caustic chemicals none.
Outdoor weather conditions up to 1/3 occasionally.
Risk of electrical shock up to 1/3 occasionally.
Noise level: moderate noise.
Equal Opportunity Employer Pike Engineering is an equal opportunity employer. EOE/Minorities/Females/Vet/Disabled. Pike Engineering is a Non‑Union Company.
About Us Founded in 1945, Pike is a leading provider of construction, repair and engineering services for electric and gas utilities, as well as telecommunications companies with a growing portfolio of turnkey renewable projects. We work with hundreds of utility clients across the country, and we continuously expand our offerings to supply our customers with the ideas, technology, experience, manpower and equipment to perform any job.
“Essential” is the one word that sums up who we are, the work we do and what our people mean to us. Each of our employees plays a critical role in ensuring that infrastructure systems are up and running when people and businesses need them.
Pike is a family‑oriented workplace with a strong culture of safety, collaboration, innovation and exceptional customer service.
Engineering Team Pike Engineering employees play critical roles in ensuring that essential services like electric power, gas, telephone and wireless communications are up and running when people and businesses need them. We offer engineering opportunities in transmission and distribution, substations, smart meter technologies, renewable energy, telecommunications, storm damage assessment and more.
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