Engineering Technician II - System Reliability

Gainesville, GA, US, 30501 Columbus, GA, US, 31901

Our purpose is sustaining energy and water for life, and it is demonstrated in everything we do as a business, and as an employee team.

At Liberty, we hire passionate people who care about doing the right thing for our customers. We are entrepreneurial, creative, and outcome-focused. Here, your natural talent and achievements will flourish in an inclusive environment of teamwork, trust and continuous learning. We are always pursuing excellence to exceed our ambitions goals, rewarding both the goal outcome and how we achieve it.

Purpose

The Engineering Technician II position supports the engineering team in design, planning and management of projects. Duties may include but are not limited to: creating work orders, supporting engineering in designing, drafting, estimating, packaging, distributing, and reporting on projects, organizing and maintaining project files and records, supporting project and vendor coordination, and other duties as deemed necessary to achieve department and business goals. As an intermediate technician, incumbent should be able to work with moderate. To be successful excellent organizational skills will be important as there may be many small projects that will need to be completed at a time.

This position requires knowledge and proficiency in a range of technical processes and procedures in order to perform problems/techniques that provide engineering support.

Accountabilities

Work Execution

Works with moderate degree of supervision or with oversight
Provides engineering support in the following areas: work order creation, engineering design, calculations, reports, materials & resource estimation, updating systems, preparing data for projects and maintaining project documentation.
Uses department and records filing systems to keep organized records and control document revisions.
Continuously develops knowledge of engineering and work management to effectively document and communicate design and workorder requirements, enabling peers to act on work orders efficiently, with limited need to reach out for work order clarification.
Possess capability to develop written and oral communications related to project information to inform effective decision-making
Submit permit applications to multiple entities

Problem-Solving

Work within defined set of procedures/methods with a variety of standard problem-solving techniques
Manages engineering projects of low to moderate complexity to ensure timely completion that is cost effective and within budget guidelines

Leadership

Develop and manage relationships with key stakeholders

Education and Experience

College or professional program of 3 years or less
1-3 years of experiences

Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. is a growing renewable energy and utility company with over $15 billion of assets across North America and internationally.

For more than 30 years, Algonquin has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to delivering clean energy and water solutions. Our rapid growth has led both our regulated utility services and renewable energy business groups into different geographies and commodities, but our purpose remains unchanged – Sustaining Energy and Water for Life.

Through our operating business (Liberty), we provide regulated electricity, water, and natural gas utility services to over 1 million customer connections, primarily in North America. And, our growing portfolio of clean, renewable wind, solar, hydro and thermal power generation facilities represent over 3 GW of renewable generation capacity in operation and under construction.

With our robust, diversified, and growing presence in communities across North America and internationally, we are continually demonstrating our “Think Global, Act Local” business model.

What we offer

Company funded Pension program

401k with Company match

Full insurance benefits (health/dental/vision/life)

Collaborative environment with a genuine flexible working policy

Share purchase/match plan

Defined Contribution savings plan

Top Talent Program

Volunteer paid days off

Employee Assistance Program

Achievement fund

We are focused on building a diverse and inclusive workforce. If you are excited about this role and are not certain you meet the all the qualification requirements, we encourage you to apply to further investigate the opportunity.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value each person’s unique background, diversity, experiences, perspectives and talents. Full participation of all employees in a safe, healthy and respectful environment is key to individual and company success. We are committed to fully utilizing the abilities of all of our employees and expect each of our employees to honor this commitment in their daily responsibilities.