Field Engineering Technician

Job Description

Description

At Exelon, we've got a place for you!

Join the nation's leading competitive energy provider, with one of the largest electricity generation portfolios and retail customer bases in the country. You will be part of a family of companies that strives for the highest standards of power generation, competitive energy sales, and energy delivery. Our team of outstanding professionals is focused on performance, thought leadership, innovation, and the power of ideas that come from a diverse and inclusive workforce.

Exelon will provide you the tools and resources you need to design, build and enhance a successful career. We are also dedicated to motivating the success of our employees through competitive base salary, incentives, and health and retirement benefits.

Join Exelon and share your passion at a forward-thinking Fortune 100 company. Establish yourself in a place where you can truly shine and create a brighter, more sustainable tomorrow. Energize your career at Exelon!

PRIMARY PURPOSE OF POSITION:

Acts as a main point of contact throughout the engineering, scheduling and construction processes for residential, commercial and industrial customers. Performs all activities required to initiate and design cost effective, solutions for internal/external customer requests for engineering services. Interfaces with district resources to meet customer in-service dates, including coordination with other utilities and contractors. Performs outage evaluation in emergency restoration efforts. Maintains accurate GIS system data.

Qualifications

POSITION SPECIFICATIONS

Required:

Associate's degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology or related field OR two years of college level engineering course work OR the equivalent combination of education, training and/or experience.

Experience demonstrating skill reading and interpreting construction plans and/or engineering drawings.

Experience demonstrating skill following technical instructions or procedures (for example, operating procedures, standards, code requirements, specifications).

Experience demonstrating skill performing mathematical computations involving algebra, trigonometry and geometry.

Experience demonstrating skill using PC-based word processing, spreadsheet and e-mail software to perform work functions (for example, communicate with others, create and modify letters, perform calculations).

Ability and willingness to work non-standard and extended hours, rotating shifts, overtime, weekends, holidays, and during system emergencies, as required.

Ability and willingness to perform a second role in accordance with Pepco Holdings Emergency Preparedness Guidelines for all employees.

Ability and willingness to wear and use safety equipment as required by Federal, State, Local and company regulations.

Ability and willingness to adhere to safety regulations and policies.

Ability and willingness to perform physical tasks for extended periods of time (for example, lifting, entering/exiting manhole covers, climbing ladders and scaffolding, bending, twisting, kneeling, crawling, pulling/pushing, standing, walking, and squatting).

Ability and willingness to work in a variety of work environments including outdoors in all weather conditions, on or around energized equipment, in confined spaces, underground, in heavy traffic and in noisy and dirty environments with proper Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).

Ability and willingness to travel to various Company locations and work sites.
Must successfully pass qualification tests.

Must possess a valid driver's license.

Must successfully pass a Criminal History Background Check.

Must successfully pass a Medical Screening to include a Drug Test.

This position is a NERC Regulated position. As such, a background check will be conducted on the incumbent every seven years. Additionally, the incumbent will be required to complete annual NERC compliance training.

Preferred:

Experience demonstrating knowledge of the fundamentals of electricity.

Experience demonstrating skill using GIS, GWD and/or WMIS (work management information system) to perform work functions (for example, create sketches, maintain accurate data, update the status of projects, create job instructions).

Experience demonstrating skill initiating and designing engineering solutions for internal and external customer requests.

Experience demonstrating skill using and maintaining various hand tools and instruments (for example, tape measure, measuring wheel, gas detector, survey instruments).

Experience demonstrating skill providing customer service (for example, interacting with customers, responding to customer inquiries over the telephone, in writing and/or in-person).

Experience demonstrating skill interfacing and coordinating with other departments, companies, and contractors.

Experience demonstrating skill preparing and modifying documentation such as contract agreements and cost letters.

Experience demonstrating skill performing outage evaluation in emergency restoration efforts and/or performing secondary roles.

Experience demonstrating skill reviewing and evaluating billing terms and issues.

Exelon is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and employees or applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to: age, color, disability, gender, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law.
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