CENTRAL HUDSON GAS & ELECTRIC CORPORATION
Position
Title: Engineer
Job
Number: 40310
Group:
Engineering
Reports
To: Section Engineer
Job
Family: Engineering &
Science
Date: December 17, 2003
Corporate Mission: “We will consistently exceed the expectations of our customers for
the delivery of natural gas and electricity.”
Family Contribution /
Engineering & Science: In support of the
Corporate Mission; Provides, participates and/or assists in research and
analysis encompassing primarily one or more of the following engineering
disciplines: electrical, mechanical, civil, and/or environmental. Conducts analytical studies on engineering
proposals to develop designs utilizing and applying engineering principles, research
data, and proposed system specifications.
Analyzes data to determine feasibility of project proposals. Prepares or directs preparations of system
layout and detailed drawings and schematics.
Directs and coordinates building of prototype systems. Plans and develops experimental test programs. Evaluates engineering test results for
possible application to development of systems or other use. May determine sources and methods of
controlling pollutants in air, water, and soil, utilizing knowledge of
engineering principles and applied technologies.
Individual Contribution: In support of the Corporate Mission and Family Contribution;
under general direction, perform complex engineering assignments related to the
preparation of coordinated development plans for the Company's electric and gas
systems. These assignments include;
conducting computer studies of existing and proposed transmission and
distribution systems on both in-house and outside facilities, preparation of
input data and analysis of results, preparing reports for management's approval
detailing results and conclusions of studies, including consideration of
capital requirement schedules, annual costs, construction schedules, operating
procedures, line and equipment loadings, voltage levels or gas pressures, and
system losses. Investigate planning
methods and procedures of the electric or gas utility industry, and implement
new planning techniques in the Company when appropriate. Devise and apply methods and procedures for
the technical and economic evaluation of alternate proposals for the
reinforcement or expansion of the electric or gas transmission and distribution
systems. Develop and recommend
statements of engineering practices, service standards and equipment capability
standards to be used as a basis for system reinforcement, design and
operation. Participate in the
preparation of long-range construction program forecasts and the annual
construction budget for the electric or gas system and requiring knowledge of
Company and industry practices and the exercise of maximum discretion and
independent judgment in making decisions and taking action of a non-routine
nature.