Electrical Engineer

Prepare preliminary and final design of electric construction and maintenance projects; estimate project costs; prepare specifications and bid documents; coordinate and inspect major construction projects to ensure specifications are being met.
Coordinate and oversee the installation and testing of electrical equipment and control systems.
Make recommendations concerning the engineering design operation and maintenance of substations transmission subtransmission and electrical distribution networks.
Ensure compliance of the electric utility with local state and federal laws and regulations regarding safety and environmental issues.
Perform and/or supervise work involving major design installation maintenance and repair of transmission subtransmission and distribution lines substation capacitors relays circuit breakers transformers lighting equipment generators and related apparatus and systems.
Develop plans and specifications for construction and/or rebuilding of new electrical substation and transmission subtransmission and distribution overhead and
underground lines and services.
Balance loads on substation circuits; assures that circuit and load records maintenance and related records are on a current basis.
Initiate purchase orders for materials and components of the transmission and distribution system; maintains liaison with central stores to assure adequate stock.
Draft specifications for components of the transmission distribution and substation
systems.
Prepare work orders and cost estimates including personnel material and supply items for construction and maintenance projects.
Maintain system as built and layout maps; assist contractors and Building Inspector in determining loads and required capacity of services and installations and the impact of added load on the system.
Operate and maintain testing devices; supervise line crews in emergency situations; perform related duties.
Review blueprints of new commercial buildings to ensure they meet the requirements and to determine the size of the electrical service and transformers.
Perform electric engineering for transformer loading pole loading fuse coordination and system protection devices.
Performs special projects assigned by the Electric Superintendent.
Investigates and assists customers on power quality issues.
Design plan and produce drawings and estimates for complex metering installations.
Manages system analysis to maintain a safe and reliable electrical transmission substation and distribution line systems for the city.
Prepare construction plans for electric facility projects. Read plats maps and construction plans. Translate accumulated field data and engineering data into
construction plans using standard drafting techniques and computeraideddrafting system (CAD). Compute surveying and engineering mathematical problems. Analyze and recommend possible solutions to engineering problems.