Engineering Technician I

Talascend is currently seeking a Engineering Technician I for a contract opportunity with our client in Hickory, North Carolina.

Overview

As a core team member, you will be interacting with other electric utility disciplines, playing a valuable part in performing field inspections, engineering design work and calculations. You will provide engineering support during construction, including post-construction reviews to ensure all applicable engineering and construction standards have been met.

Responsibilities

• Review work provided by client and assess requirements of scopes.
• Provide engineering support during construction, including post-construction reviews to ensure all applicable engineering and construction standards have been met.
• Conduct root cause analysis of outages and mitigation using engineering principles and design.
• Travel to sites as needed, perform inspections and return to the office to perform engineering design work; about 80% of your time will be spent traveling locally and regionally, collecting field data that will assist in the development of electrical design work packages.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent is required; associates degree or higher in engineering technology or related is preferred.

Requirements

• Willingness to perform both field and office work.
• Written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work in outdoor environments, as some field work could be required.
• Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.).
• This role requires a valid US driver's license as local and regional travel is required.
• Collaborative attitude and inclusivity of individuals of diverse backgrounds and geographic locations.
• Ability to work with limited supervision.
• Positive attitude.
• Professional dress and demeanor.

Preferred Requirements

• Power/utilities experience.
• Previous experience with field data collection.

Shift

Standard work hours, 40 hours per week, 5 days. No telework allowed.