Distribution Engineer

Summary:

• Location: Williamsport, MD
• Duration: 12 Months
• Work Mode: Hybrid (4 days available to work from home per month)

Responsibilities:

• Demonstrates and directs a solid commitment to all aspects of safety.
• Develops familiarity with state regulatory requirements for distribution inspection and maintenance.
• Assists with generating annual PM inspection program package, including identifying work, preparing SAP forms, and monitoring progress.
• Maintains PM inspection information and updates orders as necessary.
• Performs regulatory required safety and security inspections according to established I&M practices.
• Reviews and interprets reliability data from PowerOn, SAP, and the Enterprise Data Warehouse to prioritize work.
• Responds to customer and commission inquiries concerning reliability and voltage conditions, including EMF and RFI inquiries or short circuit analysis.
• Manages Distribution Customer Distributed Generation Application Mailbox under direct supervision.
• Assists customers with proper completion of their applications.
• Fields program capacitors and monitors inoperable equipment log for capacitor programming needs.
• Initiates and tracks Unsatisfactory Performance Reports (UPR).
• Maintains a tracking database of all interconnection applications and installations.
• Monitors interconnections' progress and prompts appropriate parties to meet required timeframes.
• Corresponds with installers to address issues and answer questions about application or installation requirements.
• Performs technical reviews for all Level 1 interconnection applications, including verifying equipment size and installation compliance with COMAR requirements.
• Provides approval to customers once technical review is satisfactory or works with customers on necessary modifications.
• Directs Level 2 or higher interconnection applications to the appropriate engineer/designer for technical review.
• Fields technical questions from customers regarding interconnection requirements.
• Assists with preparing budget items for Distribution System Reliability work.
• Serves as liaison to assist Designer and Customer in completing applications and agreements.
• Coordinates with Meter Services to initiate Meter Exchange when interconnection is ready.
• Ensures completion of interconnection agreement and provides certificate of completion post-inspection.
• Initiates regular reports to the Mapping Group for GIS mapping of interconnections.
• Monitors the generation interconnection mailbox and responds to customer inquiries.
• Reviews WV and MD interconnection applications for completeness and accuracy, working with customers to resolve discrepancies.
• Provides initial technical evaluation and collaborates with company personnel to process applications.
• Communicates professionally with customers, property owners, architects, and engineers under direct supervision.
• Provides reliable day-to-day support to supervision and other employees on assigned tasks.
• Assists during emergencies and storm-related activities and travels to various locations as required.
• Manages time and priorities, updating management on work progress.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering Technology or related discipline with minimum 1 year of related work experience, OR Associate’s degree in Engineering Technology or related discipline with minimum 2 years of related work experience, OR High School Diploma (or GED) with minimum 4 years of related work experience.
• Knowledge of construction and maintenance practices, procedures, work methods, materials, equipment, and tools.
• Current knowledge of National Electric Safety Code (NESC) and National Electric Code (NEC).
• Understanding of the Company’s Accident Prevention Handbook and practical application in the workplace.
• Ability to interpret work requests, engineering drawings, schematics, equipment instruction manuals, and procedures to develop accurate work plans.
• Working knowledge of equipment, residential, commercial, and utility electrical distribution and control systems.
• Familiarity with construction methods, maintenance practices, service practices, standards, and procedures.
• Understanding of legal and regulatory requirements.
• Ability to develop, collect, organize, and analyze information for reports on backlog and productivity.
• Professionalism to work with engineer and management personnel and interface with customers, contractors, and the general public.
• Ability to maintain strong working relationships at all levels.
• Self-motivated and able to multi-task with competing priorities.
• Ability to provide quality customer service internally and externally.
• Solid verbal and written communication skills.
• Must have a personal vehicle to commute to various facilities and locations as required and possess a valid driver’s license.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with PC software applications including Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, etc.), Outlook, SAP, GIS, CREWS, PowerOn, CAD/AutoCAD, and Energy Delivery Outage Application.
• Experience with database query tools (Hyperion/BRIO, Business Explorer Analyzer (BEX), Cognos); experience using Visual Basic is a plus.