Electrical Engineering Associate

Full Job Description

MOS Code: 32E1E (Air Force); 47D (Army)

Education and Experience: A Bachelor's degree in engineering or higher, and two (2) years electrical engineering experience.

Licenses and Certificates: None.

Requirements

Under general supervision, design, develop electrical projects and specifications, troubleshoot and evaluate conditions of existing and proposed electrical engineering plans and specifications prepared in-house, review and inspect those prepared by private consultants and contract workers, may supervise staff.

Qualifications

Develop electrical designs, energy conservation projects, and specifications.

Involves: Design electrical, illumination and special systems for new and remodeling projects of the City's facilities and street illumination utilizing computer software programs.

Manage electric energy conservation programs in illumination, air conditioning, and power quality of the City's facilities and streets.

Develop and prepare construction documents for electrical, control and lighting equipment, specifications and cost estimates.

Conduct evaluation and prepare professional reports on electrical code components of existing City's buildings and recommend solutions for electrical, grounding, control and lighting systems.

Provide electrical support and troubleshooting for public works building maintenance crews. Investigate new electrical and control technology equipment and continuing education resources.

Prepare wire lists, assembly and wiring diagrams.

Design solid-state programmable controls, grounding systems and low and medium voltage (wiring size, conduit raceways, UPS's, voltage regulators, electric panels and protections, circuit breakers, etc.).

Review and interpret plans, specifications and proposals prepared by private consultants and contract workers. Review construction plans to identify design problems and compliance to standards.

Make recommendations for changes to plans and specifications.

Review electrical components, design and development of solid-state control and monitoring equipment to assure efficient utilization of energy. Assure compliance with electrical codes.

Interface with El Paso Electric Company regarding electric meters and services requirements in new or remodeling projects and electric demand tariffs and rates.

Provide technical support to other City departments. Maintain public and operator safety. Manage documents, maintain records, review and prepare technical reports.

May supervise and direct staff. Involves: Schedule, assign, instruct in, guide and check work. Appraise employee performance. Provide for training and development.

Enforce personnel rules, regulations, and work behavior standards. Counsel, motivate and maintain harmony. Interview applicants.

Recommend hiring transfers, discipline, merit pay or other employee status changes.

Additional Information

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Please note: Applicants with foreign diplomas, transcripts, and degrees must have all documents translated and evaluated by an agency of the National Association of
Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) prior to submitting them to the Human Resources Department. Please visit www.naces.org/members for more information.

Note: Applicants are encouraged to apply immediately. This position will close when a preset number of qualified applications have been received.

Important Note: The required Supplemental Questions and answers are considered an examination component and will generate a score.

Applicants are being tested on a conditional basis pending a review of minimum qualifications. Applications will be reviewed for applicants who pass the Supplemental
Questions exam.

Per CSC Rules & Regulations, after review of the minimum qualifications for applicants that pass the Supplemental Questions exam, a passing score, combined with
applicable seniority points and veteran points, will be used to create a list of candidates.

A résumé and/or other documents will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application. Comments such as “See résumé” are not acceptable and will result in the application
being considered incomplete.

To qualify for this position, the required education, experience, knowledge, and skills must be clearly stated on your application’s employment history. We do not use any
information on your resume to review if you meet the minimum qualifications for this position.