Senior Planning Engineer Position Available In Surry, North Carolina

SENIOR PLANNING ENGINEERFULLTIME/PARTTIME

Fulltime

TYPICAL HOURS WORKED

8:00am-5:00pm Monday

• Friday
• ; Additional hours will berequired in response to system interruption. Occasional travel may be required for meetings. Hybrid work environment available.

• EDUCATION REQUIRED

  Bachelors Degree in Engineering, Professional Engineering (PE) License Required

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REPORTS TO

Director of Operations

REQUIREMENTS

? Requires a bachelors Degree in Engineering from an accredited university.? 7+ years experience.? Professional Engineer License required.? Should have a thorough understanding of electric power distribution design, construction,operations, and SCADA systems.? Must be self-motivated and able to work well with minimum supervision.? Must be able to complete assignments with a high degree of accuracy and with attention todetail.? Requires operation of company owned vehicles.? Should have a valid drivers license and clean driving record.? Must be able to work a minimum of eight hours a day, five days per week,? Must also be able to work outside of these regular hours when required or needed to performduties.? Must be able to work outdoors, during all weather conditions, in a safe and productive manner.? Requires occasional day and overnight travel.? Must be able to communicate effectively in writing and in person.? Should have an advanced level of proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office software products,Engineering Analysis Software, SCADA, and Geographic Information Systems.? Will be responsible for assisting with all aspects of the design and operation of the cooperativesdistribution and transmission systems.

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES

May perform any combination of the following: (duties may include, but are not limited to)? Performing sectionalizing studies and determining settings and placement for protectiveequipment.? Analyzing the distribution system for the proper placement of power factor and voltagecorrection equipment, and for minimizing electrical losses.? Developing and maintaining a database of distribution relay and control settings? Performing follow-up investigation of outages, to identify root outage causes and to identifyopportunities to prevent, or decrease the severity of, additional outages.? Providing on-going reports of projects, priorities, and budget status.? Reviewing outage data for trends and problems, taking corrective action as required.? Programming and operating the cooperatives SCADA, outage management, and AMI systems.? Managing the data communication interfaces between various computer systems including CIS,SCADA, OMS, GIS, AMI, etc.? Assisting Operations Center with dispatching, technical issues, and emergency operations.? Performing all other duties as assigned by the Vice President of Operations.

WORK CONDITIONS/PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

? Work is a mixture of indoor and outdoor work in all weather conditions.? Employee will be provided with a company vehicle for use in the performance of their jobresponsibilities,? Will be responsible for their own transportation to and from work.? Employee must report to work regardless of weather.? Work frequently involves sitting, standing, walking, kneeling, crouching, climbing, and balancing.? Must occasionally lift and/or move items weighi