LG&E and KU Energy LLC

Civil Engineer

LocationLouisville, KY
Job Typefull_time

About This Job

Company Summary Statement

Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company, part of the PPL Corporation (NYSE: PPL) family of companies, are regulated utilities that serve more than 1.3 million customers and have consistently ranked among the best companies for customer service in the United States. LG&E serves 334,000 natural gas and 433,000 electric customers in Louisville and 16 surrounding counties. KU serves 569,000 customers in 77 Kentucky counties and five counties in Virginia. LG&E and KU are major employers and active supporters of the communities they serve. They empower employees, community members and initiatives across their service territory through volunteerism and investments in organizations that support education, sustainability and wellbeing.

Overview

This position within the LG&E and KU Fleet Civil Engineering department. Position responsibilities include civil engineering technical support for customer’s (power plants) existing and planned physical assets. Civil engineer will complete field inspections, perform engineering studies, and execute civil engineering programs to optimize plant infrastructure safety and reliability. Work is conducted in the office and power plant environments.

The position will be filled based on the successful candidates education and experience level: Engineer I, II, III or Principal.

Responsibilities

Continue to promote and build the company’s culture of safety throughout all activities, projects, assignments, and work processes.
Provides technical civil engineering support services to internal customers at power generating stations.
Drives assessment, repair design, and implementation support for earthwork, steel, and reinforced concrete structures.
Supports Coal Combustion Residuals (CCRs) impoundment and landfill facility inspections, engineering analysis, operations, and maintenance support.
Supports geotechnical field exploration, field performance monitoring instrumentation.
Identifies opportunities for improvement and/or suggests improved methods.
Gathers, correlates, and analyses specific data using established procedures.
Performs detailed and/or routine engineering assignments involving established calculations, tests, and analysis.
Performs a variety of routine tasks to become familiar with the engineering methods, practices, and programs of the company.
Supports operating and maintenance functions with problem identification, engineering analysis, and problem resolution activities.
Prepares and presents reports giving conclusions of job related engineering activities.
Prepares engineering drawings, specifications, technical reports, calculations.
Works both independently and on teams.
Assists other engineers with large projects, as needed.
Assists with the development of goals, objectives, budgets, programs, and procedures.
Plans and controls all activities so as to provide an accident-free work place.
Conducts work activities with regard to environmental rules and regulations.
Regularly reviews assignments to assure optimum efficiency and cost effectiveness.
Occasionally directs the activities of coops, supervisors, and others as they perform various activities.
Helps plant staff and management with outage and capital projects.
Performs other duties as assigned
Complies with all policies and standards

Qualifications Education Requirement

ABET Accredited Bachelor’s degree in Civil engineering is required

Preferred Qualifications

Passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (F.E.) exam and obtained Engineer-in-Training certificate.
Excellent writing and verbal communication skills.
Positive attitude and professional demeanor.
Self-starter, detail, and goal-oriented personality.
Excellent customer service skills.
Ability to analyze and solve engineering problems from a business perspective.
Experience in the design, construction, inspection, rehabilitation, operation, and maintenance of heavy industrial facilities
Familiarity with Coal Combustion Residuals (CCRs) impoundment and landfill facility inspections, engineering analysis, operations, and maintenance support.
Geotechnical field exploration, field performance monitoring instrumentation.
Experience with site survey control networks, field data collection, layout and analysis.
Experience with inspection and engineering analysis of existing storm water management systems.


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