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Power Distribution Designer - #2881.23

CincinnatiFull-timemid

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What We Offer: Our excellent salary and benefits package includes medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short and long-term disability coverage, education reimbursement, 401(k),

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OtherPower Distribution Designer

What We Offer:

Our excellent salary and benefits package includes medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short and long-term disability coverage, education reimbursement, 401(k), performance bonuses, and an employee stock program. Employee Resource Groups and Programs offered include the Young Professionals Group, Women at Wade Trim, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Professional Development, Leadership Development, Rotation Program, Mentor Program, Sustainability Program, and Wellness Program.

Position Description:

This position requires a basic knowledge of computers and a more than basic knowledge of Katapult, ikeGPS, O-Calc, SPIDAcalc, or other similar programs is required. The candidate must also be comfortable working in the field occasionally and must be self-motivated and able to work well with others.

Develop and train a Make Ready team

Ensure project team has the knowledge and tools to complete tasks

Manage resources to successfully deliver project to client on time and under budget while meeting or exceeding client expectations

Execute and/or lead execution of projects

Attend client, staff, and project meetings

Travel to job sites for weeks at a time for project execution, training, or quality purposes

Ability to coordinate and design joint use pole attachments and make ready recommendations

Coordinate with Engineering team members regarding overall aerial processes ensuring accuracy, completeness, and delivery of all work

Coordinate with team to determine appropriate scope of pole installs including; NESC standards for cable

attachments, spacing and midspans regulations, and utility pole owner regulations

Gather appropriate information from field collection process to identify pole owners and complete the necessary application process

Ability to perform various field inspections, site walks, Katapult pole collections, etc.

Ability to identify existing pole conditions which include electrical equipment, pole configurations, and third party attachers

Ability to work within pole collection software such as Katapult, IKE, SPIDAcalc, O-Calc, and other similar applications

Read and understand construction prints, documents, and make ready summaries

Ability to create a 3-dimensional model of poles in O-Calc and SPIDAcalc to provide results to ensure safe and proper attachment to power and telecommunication poles

Review utility poles and field notes to determine most accurate make ready solution

Perform structural loading calculations using O-Calc or SPIDAcalc in accordance with National Electrical Safety Code (NESC) and pole owner protocol through inventory and analysis of pole type and class, riser details, attached facility type including weight and diameters, span footages, drip loops, etc.

Review proposed aerial projects and determine the overall cost analysis of the project; recommend the project to be conducted aerial or underground

Provide solutions for poles that fail pole loading or are not good candidates for new attachments

Ability to create make ready summaries for various pole owner requirements

Maintain a safe working environment

High school diploma

2+ years of experience

Engineering administrative experience or field engineering experience is required

Experience using Katapult, ikeGPS, O-Calc, SPIDAcalc, or other similar programs is required