Senior Design Technician

Senior Design Technician

Basic Purpose

Serves as the primary resource for production of drawings for all engineering department personnel. Orders material, aids in the development of design standards, and provides applicable technical support to field construction and maintenance crews. Leads projects, as needed. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
•    Prepares discipline related / specific design drawings with limited guidance: electrical and civil design drawings (Substation and Transmission Engineering)
•    Telecommunication design drawings
•    Gas distribution design drawings
•    Coordinates efforts with other departmental personnel to ensure that design work is in accordance with design standards
•    Coordinates and executes the issuance of design package to construction personnel
•    Analyzes customer requests to determine compliance with national and local codes and standards
•    Develops and maintains professional and technical relationships with external customers and local government agencies   
•    Implements and coordinates the development, integration, and maintenance of applicable compatible units and other design standards and processes.
•    Assists and trains lower-level Design Technicians
•    Assists with project close-outs including record drawings and mapping updates, maintain department facilities access database
•    Ensures all compliance aspects of position are known and followed; understands and complies with all policies, codes, and regulations applicable to position and company
•    Performs related duties as assigned.

Education and Work Experience
•    Associate degree from an accredited school in engineering or design related fields and 5 years of experience as an Design Technician.
•    Candidates that do not possess an associate degree must have a minimum of 7 years of related work experience in the design field.

Specialized Knowledge and Skills
Demonstrated knowledge of:
*     Substation Design experience
•    Drafting utilizing both manual and computer-aided design tools.
•    Design and construction standards as well as interpreting company and outside agency standards.
•    Demonstrated skills such as:
•    Organizational, interpersonal and communication.
PCs, AutoCAD software, PLS-CADD (Transmission only), word processing, spreadsheet and database software.