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Overview
TekWissen Group is a workforce management provider throughout the USA and many other countries in the world. Our client is is a major investor-owned electric utility in the United States, delivering electricity to more than five million customers in 11 states. Our client ranks among the nation's largest generators of electricity, owning nearly 38,000 megawatts of generating capacity in the U.S. The client also owns the nation's largest electricity transmission system, a nearly 39,000-mile (3,000 km) network that includes 75 kilovolts ultra-high voltage transmission lines, more than all other U.S. transmission systems combined. Our client's utility units operate as our company Ohio, our company Texas, Appalachian Power (in Virginia, West Virginia, and Tennessee), Indiana Michigan Power, Kentucky Power, Public Service Company of Oklahoma, and Southwestern Electric Power Company (in Arkansas, Louisiana and east Texas). Our client's headquarters are in Columbus, Ohio.
Job Title: Designer Sr
Location: New Albany, OH, 43054
Duration: 6 Months
Job Type: Contract
Work Type: Hybrid
Description:
- Proficient in performing daily work activities with minimal supervision.
- Proficient level work activities to be performed include: computer aided drafting to prepare and maintain maps, sketches, schematics and other engineering related drawings.
- Perform higher level Designer skills with direct to moderate supervision.
- Higher level work activities to be performed include: preparation of study layouts, design development, cost estimating, peer review of all deliverables defined as proficient work activities, check drawings, peer review, as well as performing other design and engineering work as defined or directed.
Essential Job Functions & Tasks:
- Plan and coordinate daily work routines as required to maintain efficient production.
- Create, revise and maintain detailed engineering and record drawings, and sketches.
- Create, revise and maintain material and property equipment records.
- Obtain information required to perform work from verbal communication, sketches, marked drawings, listings, field notes, vendors' catalogs technical reference manuals and site visits.
- Perform mathematical calculations required to accomplish assigned work.
- Proficiency in the use of computer aided design software.
- Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office software.
- Check work performed by other personnel for accuracy and compliance with all Company standards and methods.
- Work with other organizations of the company to coordinate the work and assure that it is performed in a safe and efficient manner.
- Read vendors' prints, shop and other drawings and equipment operating instructions, and incorporate that information into assigned work.
- Prepare study layouts, designs and original working drawings in accordance with Client standard practice.
- Check designs for strength or conformity to accepted standards and methods.
- Check manufacturers' prints and shop drawings and other drawings necessary to coordinate work with that of others and with the overall design.
- Prepare and check bills of material when required.
- Specify and write purchase requisitions when required.
- Make cost estimates when required.
- Furnish work direction and assist in training of employees in related work at an equal or lower level as directed.
- Assist employees of higher classification as required.
- Promote and support the Company's Accident Prevention and Safety and Health programs.
- Demonstrate ethical behavior as outlined in the Client corporate policies.
- Support the Client Corporate Compliance policies.
- Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
Minimum Requirements:
Education Requirements:
- Associate degree in applied science (AAS) in drafting and computer aided design (CAD) or in civil, electrical or mechanical engineering technology and 4 years of equivalent experience.
- Equivalent experience without AAS degree - high school graduate and 8 years of experience in electric utility and/or related industrial drafting and/or computer aided drafting work.
TekWissen Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.
