Distribution Engineer

Do you enjoy working across multiple teams, interacting with customers, and managing projects? Are you a lover of data, passionate designer, and technical analyzer? If so, then we have a fantastic career opportunity for you! LaGrange County REMC is looking for a full-time Distribution Engineer to join our team of driven and dedicated employees.

About Us

LaGrange County REMC distributes electricity to over 7,000 members through a network of 600+ miles of power lines.   As a cooperative, our commitment to exemplary service is equal to our drive to provide affordable and reliable power to our members. With 85 years of success as our foundation, we are now expanding on our mission to serve our community by building a fiber optic broadband network to provide high-speed internet service.  We are looking for team members who share our core values of determination, teamwork, excellence, and innovation to complement this transformation of our business model.

The role of Distribution Engineer means you’ll be performing engineering analyses, designing system improvements, resolving technical questions, and investigating new technologies, all to make us that much more reliable and awesome.

• Ensuring the reliability and overall economics of our system, while performing engineering analyses for optimal performance and system planning.
• Resolving technical questions and communicating our line extension policy and electrical service requirements to our members.
• Designing line extensions and improvements and subsequently monitoring and coordinating the execution of their construction.
• Preparing staking sheets for construction and improvement of electric lines and facilities.
• Monitor and dispatch outages using Outage Management System (OMS) tools.
• Investigating new technologies that will impact and improve the distribution system, as well as conducting routine and special studies of our system performance and power quality.
• Developing standards, including practices regarding construction, materials, and engineering.

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, technology, or a related field.
• Valid driver’s license

Preferred:

• A minimum of 2 – 5 years of experience in operations and familiarity with electric distribution line equipment and materials.
• Familiarity with the electric utility industry-related NEC, NESC, IEEE and OSHA standards.

What’s in it for you!

• Salary range for this position is $70,000-$85,000 depending on qualifications and experience.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Health Savings Account with company contribution.
• Immediate eligibility for paid time off.
• 10 paid holidays.
• National discounts.
• On-site fitness center.
• Life, short-term disability, and long-term disability insurance.
• Fully funded pension.
• Traditional 401K and Roth 401K programs with a company match.