General Purpose of Job

This position is a student internship in the Engineering Department. The intern will work with experienced engineers to support transmission and distribution projects. This internship is designed to help develop engineering experience and skills within the electric utility industry in the areas of overhead and underground line design, planning and design of construction of electric facilities, and development of distribution system models used for load flow, voltage, and fault current analysis.

Minimum Required Qualifications and Competencies

The following includes the minimum job requirements and essential duties for this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Some job requirements may exclude individuals that cannot be reasonably accommodated or who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health and safety of themselves or other employees.

Education

Minimum: Completion of 1 Year towards BS Degree - Major: Electrical, Mechanical, or Civil

Minimum: Currently enrolled as a full-time student for BS Degree - Major: Electrical, Mechanical, or Civil

Experience

Preferred: Experience drafting drawings with AutoCAD and/or MS Visio

Other Requirements

• Ability to operate a variety of office equipment, including a personal computer, printers, copy machines, telephone, and fax machine.
• Ability to work irregular hours for assignment completion and flexibility to change scheduling and report to work on short notice during emergency situations.
• Successful completion of pre-employment background check, physical and drug screen.
• Normal work hours shall be eight (8) hours between 7:00 am and 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday.
• Valid Florida driver’s license for regular driving privileges of cooperative vehicles; must have and maintain an acceptable driving record as determined by the Cooperative.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability to interpret construction assembly drawings; ability to understand changes and make corrections to drawing dimensions, placement within the top, plan, and side drawing views, and when objects are hidden within a view.
• Ability to change the width of lines within drawings, change line types, and import a component from another drawing or as provided by the manufacturer.
• Ability to maintain confidential information, and effectively manage stress and pressure in a frequently changing environment, ability to multi-task calmly and effectively in all situations.
• Computer proficiency with the ability to utilize Microsoft Office applications; ability to learn GE Design Manager and other corporate computer systems applicable to the position.
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills including written, verbal and listening to effectively interact with employees, supervisor and managers.
• Strong math skills and knowledge of electrical concepts and calculations.
• English is the primary business language. Second language in Spanish is desirable.

Verification: The above qualifications and competencies for this position may be verified through a combination of education, experience, interview questions and technical skills exercise(s).

Essential Duties and responsibilities

This description is intended to indicate the kinds of tasks and levels of work difficulty required of the position given this title and shall not be construed as declaring what the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position shall be. It is not intended to limit or in any way modify the right of management to assign, direct and control the work of employees under supervision. The listing of essential duties and responsibilities shall not be held to exclude other duties that may be assigned based on the needs of the Cooperative. 

•  Support system planning by updating detailed drawings from rough sketches, engineering notes, verbal descriptions, surveys, previous project documents, and pictures collected in the field data.
• Create and modify Design Manager Drawings (based on experience) to support project designs and studies and to help maintain electrical infrastructure records.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met by or those an employee encounters to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Some requirements may exclude individuals that cannot be reasonably accommodated or who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health and safety of themselves or other employees.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to walk, sit, stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

This position has general office environment with frequent field work and moderate exposure to inclement weather. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Minimum Required Qualifications and Competencies

The following includes the minimum job requirements and essential duties for this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Some job requirements may exclude individuals that cannot be reasonably accommodated or who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health and safety of themselves or other employees.

Education

Minimum: Completion of 1 Year towards BS Degree - Major: Electrical, Mechanical, or Civil

Minimum: Currently enrolled as a full-time student for BS Degree - Major: Electrical, Mechanical, or Civil

Experience

Preferred: Experience drafting drawings with AutoCAD and/or MS Visio