Power Engineer, Reliability - Associate, I, II, Sr

Company: LCEC
Location: North Fort Myers
Posted on: May 3, 2021

Job Description:

JOB TITLE: Power Engineer, Reliability - Associate, I, II, Sr Location: North Fort Myers, FloridaWork hours: 8am 5pm, M-F with occasional call out LCEC provides reliable, cost-competitive electricity to more than 224,000 customers throughout a five county service territory located in Southwest Florida. We employ approximately 400 skilled employees and are one of more than 750 electric distribution cooperatives located throughout the United States. LCEC has been recognized locally and statewide as an industry leader and continually receives acknowledgment for the work that our employees do in the community along with other civic, environmental and professional honors.Position Summary: Position is responsible for analyzing and reporting on the reliability of the electric power system.Position Responsibilities:Track and publish various reliability metrics including SAIDI, SAIFI , CAIDI , MAIFI and CEMI5.Maintain and ensure the accuracy of reliability data base.Provide post analysis of trouble calls to ensure accurate and consistent reporting.Conduct root cause analysis of all trouble calls that exceed designated thresholds.Collect pertinent information and material from field crews needed to identify the root cause of failure.Work with the standards/materials engineer to analyze failed electric system components.Perform trend analysis to identify repetitive trouble causes.Conduct periodic meetings with E&O management team to provide findings of outage analysis.Organize quarterly metric reporting meetings for E&O staff.Participate and coordinate collection of data for nationwide benchmarking studies.Organize and develop reliability related reports for company distribution.Provide data and analysis required for management to establish annual KPI reliability goals.Assist E&O staff in the mining of reliability data as requested.Maintain effective working relationships with contractors and LCEC employees, customers and other stakeholders. Ensure smooth operations, productive communications, and effective understanding during interpersonal communications. Provide current and accurate information to all requests, courteously and in a timely manner.Perform other duties as assigned.Required and Desired Qualifications (by grade level):Associate Engineer Required Qualifications:BS in Electrical Engineering (or AA in EET with 2 years experience).Florida drivers license or ability to obtain one upon employment.Associate Engineer Desired Qualifications:BS in Electrical Engineering.3 years engineering experience.2 years experience in a power engineering profession.Engineer I Required Qualifications:BS in Electrical Engineering.3 years engineering experience.2 years experience in a power engineering profession.1 year of experience in an E&O engineering role.Florida drivers license or ability to obtain one upon employment.Engineer I Desired Qualifications:Masters degree in Electrical Engineering.Licensed professional engineer.Engineer II Required Qualifications:BS in Electrical Engineering.7 years engineering experience.5 years experience in a power engineering profession.3 years experience in E&O engineering roles multiple roles and rotations (i.e. reliability, protection).Florida drivers license or ability to obtain one upon employmentEngineer II Desired Qualifications:Masters degree in Electrical Engineering.Licensed professional engineer.Senior Engineer Required Qualifications:BS in Electrical Engineering.15 years engineering experience.10 years experience in a power engineering profession.7 years experience in E&O engineering roles experience in at least (2) areas and qualified to fill in multiple functions.Florida drivers license or ability to obtain one upon employment.Senior Engineer Desired Qualifications:Masters degree in Electrical Engineering.Licensed professional engineer.Recognition in the profession as a specialist in the field (teaching, writing).Experience in multiple areas of electrical engineering.Physical Demands and Work Environment: The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.Physical Demands: Able to sit at computer desk and terminal for extended periods of time. Able to view computer monitor from reasonable distance. May be required to lift up to 25 pounds on occasion. Able to drive vehicle.Work Environment: Primarily air-conditioned office environment. Occasional trips to field facilities such as substations.Please note that at the time a candidate is made a job offer, the candidate will be subject to a background check and a drug screening.Required SkillsRequired Experience

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