Lighting Field Engineering Technician

Lighting Field Engineering Technician

The Lighting Field Engineering Technician ("LFET") supports Tampa Electric Company's ("TEC") lighting and distribution system design, construction, and maintenance projects. Utilizing standard company specifications and materials, LFET's design the most electrically efficient and cost-effective outdoor lighting systems for new and existing residential and commercial customers. These designs are not limited to lighting, as they typically will also include the expansion, replacement, relocation, and maintenance of existing distribution systems required to serve the outdoor lighting system. The LFET serves as the main point of contact to customers, governmental agencies, TEC departments and contractors, while overseeing construction and verifying that customer requirements are met throughout the project. The LFET processes work requests in TEC's work management system ("WorkPro"), determines customer requirements, completes designs in TEC's designing program ("Visual") and distribution map maintenance in TEC's geographical interface system ("GIS"), calculates estimates ("Tool Kit") and wind loads ("Pole Foreman"), obtains necessary work permits and coordinates activities with TEC departments and contractors to ensure in the successful scheduling and completion of projects.

Primary duties and responsibilities include:

• Meet with commercial and residential customers to identify all needs of construction project, load additions, schedule and other requirements.
• Complete photometric designs in Visual, including acquisition of AutoCAD site plan and incorporation of various fixtures and poles as specified by the customer.
• Process work requests ("WR") in WorkPro. Divide jobs into work phases and crews, establishing an associated WR for each of the different TEC construction phases and crews involved, including overhead and underground line crews, service crews, grounding contractors, project and crossing conduits. Ensure proper allocation of project's financial costs in WorkPro.
• Utilize standard rules and specifications to perform analysis and design in determining the most economical and reliable solutions for customers and the TEC outdoor lighting and distribution systems.
• Using TEC's GIS, draw the proposed and existing electrical features. Establish all specifications in GIS, such as the correct electrical connectivity, proper supporting structures, and all compatible units ("CU's") for materials and labor at the correct type and amount for each feature.
• Produce construction cost estimates using Toolkit (including labor and materials) and determine and communicate the need for contribution-in-aid of construction ("CIAC") charges to customers based on TEC revenue shortage or excess costs as required.
• In advance of initiating a Bright Choices Outdoor Lighting Agreement ("BCOLA"), ensure contractual parties have signature authority to enter into a multi-year agreement with TEC using Sunbiz, LiteBiz, Property Appraiser, and State of Florida Election of Officers web site. Before project is underway, collect appropriate signatures and required CIAC.
• Once the project is underway, represent customers in plan-of-the-week meetings, and manage communication to all involved entities concerning any updates in the construction schedule or other changes with potential impact and documenting updates. Coordinate the construction activities between Lighting's Planner Scheduler and contractors.
• In support of Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, verify activities are coded to the correct classification and charged to the appropriate accounts.

Relationships include internal contacts such as Service Areas, System Service, Mapping Services, Line Clearance, Regulatory, One Source, Business and Industry, Customer Care, Community Relations, Real Estate, Standards, Power Plants; Transmission Engineering and Operations; May also include Telecom, Corporate Communication, and Environmental. External contacts include residential and commercial customers, architectural and engineering firms, electricians, developers, general contractors and their subcontractors, County and City officials, Florida Department of Transportation, CSX, EPA, home owner's associations, community development districts and other community associations.

Qualifications include:

• Education Required: Minimum of a High School Diploma or GED
• Licenses/Certifications Required: Valid Florida State driver's license and safe driving record
• Must complete TEC Safety Training, including safely accessing and inspecting energized equipment.
• Related Experience: Required: Minimum of four years of related work experience; Related work experience may include Lighting Repairman, Distribution Design Technician, Drafter, Lineman Journeyman. A college degree or technical certification may substitute for a portion of the minimum experience requirement.
• Preferred: Experience as a GIS Technician, Lighting Repairman, Distribution Design Technician, Drafter, Lineman, Journeyman and/or line worker.
• Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required: Technical knowledge relative to the Engineering Test Battery and procedural understanding necessary in creating, interpreting and/or processing of work orders for customer construction projects; Solid communication and other interpersonal skills are required to effectively relate to customers, team members, and contractors; Must have the analytical abilities to identify problem situations and solve those of a routine nature, and/or have the initiative to find resolution of more complex issues through appropriate means or resources as needed; Must have the ability to competently utilize various computer applications to complete day-to-day job assignments efficiently.
• Preferred: Previous knowledge and/or proficiency with utility industry software including, but not limited to: WorkPro, GIS, Pole Foreman, SAP, Distribution Engineering Toolkit, AutoCAD, Visual. In addition, General Rules and Specifications, Approved Materials catalog, Assembly Users Manual, Distribution Engineering Technical Manual, Standard Electrical Service Requirements, IES Manual.

Competencies include:

• Takes Ownership and Acts with Integrity
• Builds Strong, Collaborative Relationships
• Drives Operational Excellence for Customers
• Speaks Up on Safety, Health, & the Environment
• Thinks Strategically & Exercises Sound Judgement

Working conditions are both indoors and outdoors in varying weather conditions. The level of stress is moderate to heavy depending upon the level of interaction with customers and governmental agencies. Physical demands require working in field conditions, energized areas, walking in rough terrain, lifting objects up to 50 lbs., and wearing Personal Protective Equipment. While in and around construction site or energized equipment Fire Resistant (FR) clothing is required.

TECO Energy offers a competitive Benefits package!! Competitive Salary *401k Savings plan w/ company matching * Pension plan * Paid time off* Paid Holiday time * Medical, Prescription Drug, & Dental Coverage *Tuition Assistance Program * Employee Assistance Program * Wellness Programs * On-site Fitness Centers * Bonus Plan and more!