T&D Construction Planner

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Be a part of the team that is transforming the power industry of

northern and eastern Maine.

Versant Power is building on our 100-year history of delivering

efficient, safe and reliable electricity service to customers in

northern and eastern Maine. We never lose sight of safety, quality,

integrity and innovation.

We are committed to our dedicated people, who inspire us every day to

deliver something more powerful than power alone.

Position Overview

Under the general direction of the Supervisor, Planning the T&D

Construction Planner operates as an expert in the proper layout and

design of pole lines within public ways and on private properties,

including new extensions, relocations, rebuilds, voltage changes, road

construction projects, 34.5kv, 44kv, 46kv, and 69kv transmission

projects, distribution construction, and private lines. The T&D

Construction Planner is responsible for preparing, overseeing, and

coordinating the most complex projects and designs within the capital

plan. Projects include rebuilds, new installations, reconductoring,

material and infrastructure replacements, designing residential and

commercial electric installations. T&D Construction planners are experts

in the planning field with the ability to provide leadership, mentoring,

and position coverage to all other planning roles.

Essential Functions

- Design and stake pole line locations in a safe and economic manner

considering safety codes, company policy, company standards, state

and municipal requirements, and the requirements of contract

agreements with other utilities.

- Coordinate with all internal and external stakeholders, the design

and construction of overhead and underground power lines.

- Coordinate design activities for all infrastructure replacement

programs, including, among others, reclosers, capacitors,

deteriorated structures, cable replacement, switch replacement,

mobile substations, other assigned projects.

- Design and coordinate the relocation of electrical facilities within

the parameters of MDOT & Municipal road construction projects with

all parties concerned.

- Gather field data and apply for pole permit applications, easement

document preparation, FAA permitting, railroad authorizations and

other necessary permits.

- Prepare detailed construction plans and cost estimates.

- Perform assignments in a timely manner to meet internal and external

deadlines.

- Demonstrate a full understanding of Transmission and Distribution

construction practices and guidelines.

- Understand and be able to interpret the National Electric Safety

Code (NESC), Versant Power construction standards, and the National

Electric Code (NEC).

- Ability to think critically and work collaboratively to find

solutions to complex design issues.

- Fully understand the government requirements (MDOT, FAA) pertaining

to utility locations.

- Understand contract agreements and construction requirements with

third party attachment companies, telephone companies, internet

providers, and cable television companies.

- Inspect residential and commercial electric services to ensure that

they are safe and meet all company, local, state, and NEC codes.

- Understand and stay current with distributed generation standards,

rules, and practices held by Versant Power. Obtain knowledge around

Maine public utility Commission rules related to distributed

generation facilities, specifically chapter 324 of the MPUC for

interconnection procedures.

- Works in accordance with the documented environmental procedures,

instruction, and specific responsibilities. The planner reports

problems or deviations associated with environmental issues and the

Environmental Management System (EMS) to the Environmental

Department.

- Act as a mentor to all other planner classifications providing;

assistance, guidance, instruction, and coverage to all team members.

Additional Responsibilities

- Act as a point of contact during storm restoration as a bird dog,

Emergency systems on sight ESOS resource, or damage assessor to

document and coordinate storm damage with Line & Trim crews.

- Participate in Field Data Collection Projects such as Streetlight

Inventory, Third Party Attachments, meter locations and General

Field Verifications.

- T&D Construction Planner is expected to complete daily activities

independently and act as a resource for all other planning roles.

Provide accurate and detailed coverage for co-workers who are out of

office.

- T&D Construction Planner is expected to keep their assigned work

scheduled and organized, meeting timelines with little oversight

required from leadership.

- Serve as a resource within Versant Power on design questions,

standards updates, process improvement, etc.

- Other related duties as assigned.