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    Wabash Valley Power Alliance

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    Distribution Engineer (LaGrange County REMC)

    LaGrange, United StatesOn-SiteFull-time2–5 yrs experience$70k – $90k / yearPosted 1w ago
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    Job description

    The role of Distribution Engineer means you’ll be performing engineering analysis, 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.
    • Manage and monitor our Advanced Metering Information (AMI) platform.
    • 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-$90,000 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.

    *This is not a remote position. 

    Job details are sourced from the employer's original posting.

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    About the company

    Wabash Valley Power Alliance

    Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, Wabash Valley Power is a not-for-profit electric cooperative and wholesale provider of reliable, affordable electricity to our 21 electric distribution member cooperatives. These cooperatives in turn serve more than 280,000 homes, businesses, and farms in Indiana and Illinois. As a not-for-profit co-op, we do things a bit differently—and that’s the point. Because we aren’t influenced by shareholders, we make our decisions with our members in mind. That means we value things like teamwork, and putting families first. It also means a business model that’s designed for stability and growth. It’s a Deliberately Different approach to the energy industry, and that’s great news for the people who count on us.

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