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PQR&I - Engineer II

Organization:
Duke Energy
Region:
United States, North Carolina, Aberdeen
End of contest:
June 7, 2017
  This job posting has expired
Type:
Full time
Category:
Engineering
Description
This position will support the Coastal Plains Zone. The preferred work location is Florence.  The alternate location can be Southern Pines or Wilmington or potentially other offices within the Coastal Plains territory. The primary work location will be discussed during the interview.

This is the intermediate level of the Engineering classification hierarchy.  Employees at this level solve more complex problems in engineering areas of specialization with general supervision.  Incumbents are expected to develop advanced skills and the ability to work with greater independence.  They effectively apply fundamental concepts and procedures to work that is fairly complex and varied.

This position will be responsible for reliability improvement for a geographic area within the Coastal Plains division.  The primary job functions will be to perform field outage investigations, correct outage coding records, address escalated customer and Commission inquires related to reliability, and initiate reliability improvement projects.  Additional job functions will include vegetation planning prioritization, storm restoration leadership, and training for OMS and outage coding.

With general supervision, responsibilities and duties include but are not limited to the following:

  • Provides engineering/technical expertise and guidance in the identification, analysis and resolution of well-defined problems in area of expertise.
  • Contributes to team decision-making in the accomplishment of business goals and objectives through effective planning, organizing, estimating, scheduling and monitoring of work activities; deals with changing priorities and differing situations and makes decision that may affect the work of the team.
  • Prepares thorough and accurate technical reports, correspondence, documentation, calculations and sketches related to well-defined problems and analysis  of moderate scope and complexity.
  • Conducts engineering and related studies; projects  and assignments are clearly defined with  focus on development but must be able to complete routine engineering projects with minimal oversight; competent to design, operate and maintain systems with minimum impact on existing systems.
  • Possesses and applies the fundamental concepts, practices and procedures; demonstrates proficiency in technical competencies and has ability to interpret technical information and instructions.
  • Develops positive working relationships to effectively coordinate work activities.  Demonstrates effective oral and written communication skills.  Maintains accurate records and files.
  • Supports the company's goals and represents the company positively and professionally.
Requirements

Basic/Required Qualifications:

  • Graduation from a four-year college or university with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from an ABET accredited program.  A Master's degree in engineering will be considered in lieu of the B. S. engineering degree.
  • Minimum of 2 years of engineering experience.

Desired Qualifications:

  • Passing grade on the Engineering Fundamentals Exam
  • Understanding of basic engineering theories and principles
  • Understanding of basic practices of researching engineering and design issues, evaluating alternatives, making sound recommendations and preparing and presenting recommendations
  • Understanding of basic principles of project management
  • Experience in the utility industry
  • Ability to deal with a variety of individuals from various socio-economic, cultural and ethnic backgrounds
  • Good written and oral communication skills
  • Strong customer service experience
  • Experience handling Commission and large account inquiries
  • Storm restoration leadership experience

Primary Location: South Carolina-Florence-DE Progress-Florence(S Reg),SC (4073)

Other Locations: North Carolina-Aberdeen-DE Progress-Aberdeen(So Pi),NC (4006), North Carolina-Wilmington-DE Progress-WilmingtonEast,NC (4067)

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Contact

Duke Energy

526 S Church St

Charlotte

North Carolina United States

www.duke-energy.com