POSITION SUMMARY:

We are seeking a remote Staking Technician who is open to traveling across North Alabama/Tennessee. This role involves designing medium-voltage electric utility distribution facilities for cooperatives and municipalities. Proficiency or experience with computerized staking packages is necessary.

JOB FUNCTION:

• Specification of pole height/class, pole top assemblies, and guying assemblies
• Ensure engineering and construction standards are followed throughout the design, constructability of the design, and compliance with RUS and NESC specifications as necessary.
• Perform field inspections of construction projects to ensure compliance and report any discrepancies to the supervisor.
• Responsible for preparing permits.
• Knowledge in property deeds, right-of-way easements, and acquisition.
• Responsible for interfacing with landowners to obtain easements and/or permission for the construction of the electric facilities

This department is a distribution and transmission design group at the company, that provides system design and planning services for electric utilities throughout the United States. Company services include medium voltage design for overhead pole lines and underground power systems, system planning and analysis, transmission design, substation design, system modeling, and load flow analysis, and specialized design services and general consulting services related to the design, construction, and operation of electric power systems.

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION:

• Technical degree, engineering technology degree (civil or electrical), or business degree with (2) years experience or equivalent education and experience.
• Ability to travel to the project site.
• Ability to carry a 20-pound pack several miles in rough terrain.
• Ability to drive stakes to mark the location of future poles and anchor placement.
• Must pass a drug test, driver’s license check, criminal history background check, and social security number verification check.
• Think clearly and identify and solve problems in a thorough and logical manner.
• Communicate clearly, persuasively, concisely, courteously, and professionally with co-workers, members, and other business contacts.
• Interpret verbal and written communications applicable to RUS specifications and structural layouts.
• Math skills include plane and solid geometry and basic algebra; basic statistics and percents; and addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
• Well-reasoned decision maker.
• Record field data neatly and accurately.
• Meet and deal effectively with a wide variety of people.
• Demonstrate a working knowledge of land descriptions, basic surveying, and basic electricity terminology and concepts.
• Recognize electric utility construction units.

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