Evergy Lawrence , KS 66045
Posted 2 months ago
JOB TITLE: Distribution Project Engineer
REQUISITION: DIS00QB
DEPARTMENT: Design Services
LOCATION: Lawrence, KS
Shawnee, KS
PAY GRADE: (Min-Mid)
Project Engineer I: $57,100 - $71,400
Project Engineer II: $69,900 - $87,400
Sr Project Engineer: $79,100 - $105,400
Scheduled Work Hours: Monday
Friday, 7:00 a.m.
4:00 p.m. or 8:00 a.m.
5:00 p.m.
Summary of Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
Under minimal direction, Project Engineers liaise between company distribution, transmission, substation, standards and planning engineers, operations craft and management, and external parties as needed including residential, commercial, and industrial customers, consultant engineers, and project managers. Project Engineers engage project stakeholders to transform engineering concepts into organized, actionable, and safely constructable designs focused on affordability, reliability, and sustainability.
Duties and Responsibilities:
⦁ Collaboration with various functional groups, both internal and external to Evergy
⦁ Coordination/deconfliction with other public and private utilities and infrastructure
⦁ Identification of real-estate survey and easement acquisition needs
⦁ Application of company construction standards, and policies and procedures to assigned projects
⦁ Review and interact with project plan and profile drawings
⦁ Field observations and creative thinking to create the most effective solution
⦁ Calculate or interpret electric and mechanical loads to size facilities
⦁ Estimate labor hours and cost details to perform construction projects
⦁ Create job maps complete with instructions to field personnel
⦁ Calculate company revenue justification and required customer contributions
⦁ Define and support project requirements for permitting and real estate needs
⦁ Field stake or validate staked project work locations
⦁ Active and real-time problem solver for field personnel during project construction
Education and Experience Requirements:
One of the following is required; Bachelors Degree OR Associates Degree in Engineering Technology, Technology, or Construction Science, OR 4 years applicable industry experience.
Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:
Required
Excellent written and verbal communication
Foundational project management and coordination
Planning, organizing, and time management
Problem-solving
Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and Teams (or similar)
Preferred
Mathematics, engineering statics and mechanics of materials
Technical reading
Electrical theory
CAD and GIS
Land and Construction Surveying
Physical Requirements:
Job includes, but is not limited to hearing, seeing, walking long distances on uneven terrain, talking, reading, typing, writing, color distinction, depth perception, working outside in adverse conditions, and lifting and carrying up to 50 pounds, etc.).
Licenses, Certification, Bonding, and/or Testing:
Requires a valid Kansas Driver's License.
Working Conditions:
Most work is performed in an office with field work as necessary. Occasional travel to other locations within the company is required. Position requires work beyond normal business hours depending on workload, project deadlines, and service restoration efforts. Must have a satisfactory work record including good attendance.
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