Location: Michigan.

Duration: 12 Months.

Responsibilities:

• Design electric distribution systems for customer relocation, capacity projects, failures or reliability improvement projects.
• Design various new business projects, including line extensions (primary, secondary) and services of various degrees of difficulty, and customer types (residential, commercial, industrial, developments).
• Design in a CAD system.
• Identify other pole attachments.
• Negotiate with customers and obtaining easements (or work with the Right of Way department).
• Work with government entities for permits (or work with the Permitting department)  * Track projects in spreadsheets and/or databases.
• Create projects and/or orders and order materials in SAP  software.
• Communicate work to internal departments (LVD Planning, Forestry, Long and Short Range Scheduling, Field/Construction, Closeout, etc.).
• Create billing invoices.
• Obtaining field notes outdoors, and at times, work in remote areas on uneven terrain and/or in difficult-to-access locations

Skills:

• Experience with electric utility.
• Successfully completed electric power classes
• Electric distribution system design knowledge and experience
• Electric distribution system construction knowledge
• Experience with CAD systems
• Experience working with SAP software.
•  Excellent oral and written communication skills .
• Ability to work as an independent contributor with minimal supervision at the assigned physical work location.
• A valid driver's license.
• The LVD Engineering department assists with storm and emergency restoration activities and includes both office and field assignments; employees must be willing to work additional hours as necessary to assist with storm restoration activities.
• Ability to perform the above-mentioned duties in a safe manner at all times; driving to and from field (including remote) sites is required and the individual must be able to perform this function in all Michigan seasons.