HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - No. 2014-116RESOLUTION NO. 2014-116
A RESOLUTION OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL
APPROVING JOB CLASSIFICATION AND SALARY
RANGE FOR THE POSITION OF ELECTRICAL
ENGINEER
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Lodi City Council does hereby
approve the job classification for the position of Electrical Engineer, attached hereto as
Exhibit A; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the salary range for Electrical Engineer is
hereby approved and shall be as follows:
ELECTRICAL ENGINEER
Step A Step B Step C Step D Step E
$7,689.89 $8,074.39 $8,478.10 $8,902.01 $9,347.11
Dated: June 18, 2014
I hereby certify that Resolution No. 2014-116 was passed and adopted by the
Lodi City Council in a regular meeting held June 18, 2014 by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — Hansen, Johnson, Mounce, Nakanishi,
and Mayor Katzakian
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
4��HL-OLSON
City Clerk/Legislative Affairs Officer
2014-116
CITY OF LODI
ELECTRICAL ENGINEER
EXHIBIT A
JUNE 18, 2014
DEFINITION
Performs a variety of professional office and field engineering work relating to planning,
design, construction and maintenance of electric utility systems and projects within the
Engineering and Operations Division of the Electric Utility Department and performs
related work as required.
SUPERVISION EXERCISED AND RECEIVED
Receives general direction from the assigned supervisor. May provide supervision or
lead direction to lower -level classifications of this division.
EXAMPLES OF DUTIES
Duties may include, but are not limited to the following:
Assists in performing complex professional engineering work in the design, construction
and maintenance of City's electrical and communication facilities, including system
modeling and planning, engineering studies, material specification, cost and scheduling
estimates and written reports and presentations;
Assists in developing material and equipment standards and specification, and
operating and maintenance procedures for the electric utility;
Assists in preparing reports and presentations for load forecasts and analyses, system
expansion studies and other power system studies, analyses and calculations;
Prepares bid specifications and Council communications, reviews bids and proposals,
recommends awards of contracts and monitors progress of capital improvement
projects and professional services contracts;
Prepares plans, specifications, and cost estimates for electric utility construction
projects, makes feasibility and economic studies of alternative plans;
Coordinates Electric Utility Department activities with other city departments and
outside agencies;
Performs engineering assignments for a wide range of utility, commercial and
residential electric systems, including substations, overhead and underground electric
distribution, transmission, generation, metering, grounding systems, protective fuse and
relay systems, and various street lighting systems;
Assists in the training of utility personnel;
Provides technical guidance as directed for lower level engineering division staff;
Assists and provides guidance for the utilities' customers for the efficient use of electric
energy, in establishing utilities service requirements, fault current protection, load
management and demand control, power factor correction, and systems safety and
protections schemes;
Assists in the preparation of the division budget, capital improvement programs and
reports as required;
Assists in the performance of long and short term system planning studies for
transmission, substation and distribution systems modifications, improvements and
additions to serve existing and new loads;
Assists in monitoring system performance and efficiency and recommends corrective
measures as required;
Assists in performing load studies and preparing forecasts as required for the utility's
distribution system planning and budget preparation;
Performs other related duties as required.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Knowledge of:
Electrical theory, design parameters and applicable codes and regulations as applied to
electrical utility distribution, transmission and generation facilities;
Methods, materials and techniques used in the construction of electric transmission,
distribution and substation projects;
Use and application of computer aided design software and geographical information
systems;
Principles and practices of applicable codes and standards;
Principles of supervision and training; principles of budget preparation and
administration;
Principles and practices of safety.
Ability to:
Prepare complex engineering plans, specifications, engineering computations and
studies;
Check designs and supervise the preparation of engineering plans, studies and reports;
Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing;
CITY OF LODI
Electrical Engineer
Use and operate centralized telephone equipment, personal computer, related software
and peripheral equipment;
Establish and maintain cooperative and effective relationships with those contacted
during the course of work.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
Any combination of experience and education that would likely produce the qualifying
knowledge and ability. A typical combination is:
Education:
Possession of a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major
coursework in electrical engineering or a related field.
Experience:
Three (3) years of responsible electric utility engineering experience.
LICENSES AND CERTIFICATES
Possession of the appropriate valid Driver's License from the California Department of
Motor Vehicles.
Registration as a Professional Electrical Engineer is preferred.
WORKING CONDITIONS
Environmental Conditions: Exposure to safety hazards including, fumes or odors, dust
or gases, chemicals, toxic materials, oil, and a variety of mechanical machinery.
Physical conditions: Essential functions may require maintaining physical condition
necessary to see well enough to read, write and make observations; hear well enough
to converse on the radio, telephone and in person; bodily mobility to occasionally walk,
bend, kneel, reach, stand, crouch or climb; operate assigned equipment and vehicles;
operate office equipment requiring repetitive hand movement and fine coordination
including use of a computer keyboard; to verbally communicate to exchange
information; and intermittently sit while preparing reports and operating vehicles and
equipment.
*FLSA Status: EXEMPT