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Job Summary

“Depending upon the qualifications of the successful applicant, the hiring manager may elect to fill this position at a Engineering Tech III or Sr Engineering Tech level within the job hierarchy.”

This position has the option to be based in the Plaza in Charlotte, NC in the NCRH building in Raleigh, NC or out of an Operations Center.

This position is a cross-functional role between the Centralized Subdivision Design, Distribution to Distribution Substation Engineering (D2D), Extra Facilities Engineering and Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) Engineering on the Carolinas Complexed Centralized Design. This position will work closely with other Duke Energy employees in Transmission, Distribution, Large Account Management (LAM), Billing, Payments, Community Relations. When fully up to speed, in general, the person in this role will be fully competent in:

• Producing underground electrical infrastructure designs according to Duke Energy standards.
• Design and overseeing construction of new and inspecting and replacing/removing of existing D2D substations.
• Owning the Extra Facility philosophy and guiding LAM and others in contractual requirements relevant to EF charges.
• Designing and maintaining SPCC plans in accordance with federal requirements and is responsible for SPCC compliance for Customer Delivery in both Carolina’s East Region (DEP) and West Region (DEC).

The Engineering Technologist Ill position is the third level of the non-Engineer degreed technical support role. An Engineering Technologist Ill provides technical expertise to solve more complex problems and leadership skills to provide oversight and direction of work in a specific area of expertise, with some supervision. Employees in the Engineering Technologist Il l position are expected to develop advanced skills and the ability to work with a high degree of independence.

The Senior Engineering Technologist position is the fourth level of the non-Engineering degreed technical support role. The Senior Engineering Technologist provides technical expertise to solve more complex problems, and leadership skills to manage work in a specific area of expertise, with minimal supervision. Employees in the Senior Engineering Technologist position are expected to develop advanced skills and work independently with increased latitude for un-reviewed work.

Responsibilities

• Some Tasks follow set guidelines or procedures
• Employee has the authority to make significant choices and decisions without specific guidance or direction from the Manager
• Applies technical expertise in the identification, analysis, and resolution of problems in area of expertise
• Ensures accomplishment of business goals and objectives through effective planning, organizing, estimating, scheduling, and monitoring of work activities
• Conducts engineering and related studies to prepare thorough and accurate technical reports, correspondence, documentation, calculations, and sketches with limited guidance
• Strives to continually improve job-related, technical, and professional knowledge, skills and performance of self and junior engineers
• Works as One to develop and promote positive working relationships to effectively coordinate work activities within group and cross work-group boundaries
• Demonstrates effective verbal and written communication skills
• Maintains accurate records and files
• Participates in other assigned duties during emergency or storm events
• Participates in other assigned duties during emergency or storm events
• Supports the company's goals and represents the company positively and professionally
• Centralized Subdivision Design:
  • Responsible for creating preliminary and final design layouts and estimates for electrical infrastructure serving single family, multi-family residential developments and commercial projects
  • Provides designs that adhere to relevant safety, environmental, and engineering guidelines
  • Coordinates with field engineering, customer liaisons, system planning, GIS lighting, and construction departments to ensure that projects are cost effective and completed on time
  • Supports positive customer experiences through timely completion of design request
  • Utilizes integrated assets automation portfolio including design tools, work management systems, and GIS applications
  • Maintains accurate records and files.
  • Promotes system reliability through design philosophy
  • Demonstrates effective oral and written communication skills
  • Develops positive working relationships to effectively coordinate work activities
  • Makes electrical load and voltage drop calculations for single and multiphase applications based on customer input and project needs
• D2D Sub Eng.:
  • Understanding the unique process of writing WOs for DD substation work in the Carolinas and other niche tasks.
  • Understand the unique accounting details for DD substations, project set-up, scheduling, and management of the DD substation process.
  • Knowledgeable of the Distribution Spec book regarding DD substations
  • Understanding the various options of laying out substations and the downstream impacts of those options.
  • Adding a neutral resistor at the DD substation when a customer wants to reduce the ground fault current on their system.
  • Understanding substation transformer capacities and how to determine them, as well as adding cooling fans to existing transformers to gain additional capacity and prevent replacements.
  • Providing theoretical estimates to calculate Monthly Facility Charges for customers who have totalized meters.
  • Ensures accomplishment of business goals and objectives through effective planning, organizing, estimating, scheduling, and monitoring of work activities; decisions may affect the operations or results of the work group and may have some impact on major projects or department results.
• Extra Facilities:
  • Be an expert in Carolinas Extra Facility (EF) processes and own the Extra Facility “philosophy.”
  • Manage the “Extra Facilities” process from customer request through contractual implementation.
  • Serve as LAM’s liaison with the Carolinas Customer Delivery organization for customer care, responsiveness, and execution of calculations in timely manner.
  • Support of Extra Facility calculation/process support (consultation, methodology, support) and contract administration (execution, billing, follow-up, existing customer packages).
• SPCC
  • Provides designs that adhere to relevant safety, environmental, and engineering guidelines
  • Coordinates with field engineering, customer liaisons, EHS, Program Development and Governance, construction departments and others to ensure that projects are cost effective and completed on time.
  • Performs SPCC calculations, analyzes oil filled equipment, and prepares reports for sealing.
  • Develops SPCC drawings using current Duke standards and creates SPCC reports/plans.
  • Provides berm calculations and constructible solutions to prevent a berm breach in the event of an oil spill.
  • Provides construction support and solutions. After construction, inspects newly installed secondary containment devices.
  • Supervises the compliance and recordkeeping system of the SPCC plans, Centralized Design D- D Substation SharePoint and CAST Pro, one of Duke Energy's data management tools used to track and ensure regulatory compliance and houses various environmental documents.

Required/Basic Qualifications

Note: This posting is for one open position. Dependent on relevant experience, the level to which a candidate is aligned is outlined below.

Engineering Tech lll

• Associates degree in Engineering Technology (or equivalent).
• In addition to required degree, 5 years related work experience
• In lieu of the degree and 5 years' experience, High School/GED and 9 years related work experience.

Sr Engineering Tech

• Associates degree in Engineering Technology (or equivalent).
• In addition to required degree, 8 years related work experience
• In lieu of the degree and 8 years' experience, High School/GED and 12 years related work experience.

Desired Qualifications:

• Previous work experience providing engineering services for the utility industry.
• Demonstrated ability to work with a variety of individuals from various socio-economic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds.
• Capable of learning quickly, working independently and in a team environment.
• Certified Energy Manager, or Certified Energy Auditor, or Certified Demand Side Management, or Business Energy Professional or Certified Sustainable Development Professional
• Skills and knowledge of substation construction and design best practices.
• Demonstrated ability with AutoCAD.
• Proficient in principles of project management.
• Proficient in practices of researching engineering and design issues, evaluating alternatives, making sound recommendations, and preparing and presenting recommendations.
• Demonstrated ability to be flexible and adapt to constant changing of work needs and priorities.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively handle multiple assignments.
• Ability to scope and estimate projects.
• Basic Maximo experience.

Additional Preferred Qualifications

• Proficient in practices of researching engineering and design issues, evaluating alternatives, making sound recommendations, and preparing and presenting recommendations,
• Ability to deal with a variety of individuals from various socio-economic, cultural and ethnic backgrounds.
• Demonstrated effective verbal and written communication skills

Working Conditions

• Hybrid Mobility Classification – Work will be performed from both remote and onsite locations after the onboarding period. However, hybrid employees should live within a reasonable daily commute to a Duke Energy facility.
• Corporate office or Operation Center
• Frequent Field Visits
• Travel 25-50%

Specific Requirements

• Either 3+ years of relevant industry experience coupled with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering Technology (or equivalent), or 5+ years of experience and Associate Degree in Engineering Technology (or equivalent), or 9+ years equivalent experience without a degree.
• Valid driver's license

Travel Requirements

Relocation Assistance Provided (as applicable)

Represented/Union Position

Visa Sponsored Position

Posting Expiration Date

All job postings expire at 12:01 AM on the posting expiration date.

Please note that in order to be considered for this position, you must possess all of the basic/required qualifications.

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