Region Line Engineer

Who is EnergyUnited?

Would you like to join our team of dedicated professionals?  We have an immediate opening for a talented, hardworking individual to join our team as a Region Line Engineer at our Cornelius, NC office! Entry level candidates will be considered! An ideal candidate for this position would be someone who:

• Places safety as top priority
• Collaborates effectively
• Enjoys analyzing and troubleshooting
• Values the cooperative business model
• Fosters an attitude of innovation and efficiency

What would you do?

• Coordinate inspections of employee tools and equipment to ensure that they are properly maintained and in safe working condition, inclusive of fleet vehicles and equipment.
• Coordinate the implementation and adherence to appropriate safety programs and protocols with the safety group.
• Conduct/assist with Safety and other training sessions.
• Conduct Safety audits.
• Complete necessary vehicle, injury, and other event reports. Provide reports and all information necessary to the safety department in a prompt and timely manner.
• Participate in incident investigations as necessary.
• Process damage claims.
• Schedule Work Orders to ensure that member’s needs are being met
• Oversee internal and external crews to coordinate work to meet Service Delivery model
• Plan workload (6-week window) and daily crew schedules.
• Update vehicles and drivers in GPS Insight.
• Handle member issues.
• Provide occasional IT support.
• Provide engineering support for the Distribution Designers.
• Coordinate Power Quality & Reliability investigations – CEMI, feeder patrols & infrared worst performing feeders
• Assist with the migration from a paper to a digital environment.
• Participate in the Standards Committee.
• Ensure accurate and timely closing of work orders.
• Learn to utilize the Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) – RNI, MDMS, Alerts and Alarms to extract reliability information such as overloaded equipment, high voltage areas, low voltage areas, areas with click counts, etc.
• Coordinate the assignment of overloaded transformers with the Distribution Design Manager.
• Assist System Engineering to implement studies that benefit the regions.
• Learn and maintain uptodate knowledge of RUS engineering related bulletins and regulations, Cooperative policies and Service Rules and Regulations.
• Review reliability reports from System Engineering and track and document completion of recommended actions.
• Analyze reliability of electrical system and recommend remedial action as required for such power quality problems (e.g. frequent outages, momentary interruptions, high and low voltage issues, etc.)
• Meet member needs as it relates to power quality such as stray voltage, large motor starting, harmonic distortion and flicker/blinks.
• Coordinate special needs of large or complex customers including system design, metering, power quality and reliability.
• Work collaboratively with System Engineers to adopt Company-wide standards, gain experience in Regional Operations, and share best practices.
• Prepare Switching Procedures for region as needed. 
• Be available after hours and during emergency situations.  In the absence of the Region Line Manager, acts in that capacity, with assistance from experienced Crew Leaders, to manage customer expectations.
• Attend conferences and schools as requested by the Region Line Manager.