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Lincoln Electric System Career Opportunities: Geospatial Operations Lead (4192) in Lincoln, Nebraska
Career Opportunities: Geospatial Operations Lead (4192)
Requisition ID 4192 - Posted - Regular - Full-time - GIS
Located in Lincoln, Nebraska, customer-owned LES is one of the nation’s leading utility companies. We’re recognized for low costs, reliability, financial stability, innovation, environmental stewardship, community involvement and exceptional customer service. So, if you are looking for a career, and not just a job; if you value working in an atmosphere that values passion and talent, high personal standards, service excellence, the environment and the community in which we live- LES may be the place for you. Please note, LES is interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States. However, LES is not able to sponsor employment-based immigrant or non-immigrant visas. This is not a remote position and requires residency within reasonable commuting distance to LES in Lincoln, Nebraska daily.
Job Title
Geospatial Operations Lead
Employment Type
Starting Pay Range
Posting Date
Full-time
$81,166.00 - $101,458.00
7/5/2024
Employment Classification
Division
Closing Date
Regular
Technology Services
7/15/2024
LES's primary objective is to deliver cost-effective, dependable, and sustainably sourced electricity to its customers. Our Geospatial Operations team recognizes the significance of this objective and collaborates closely with our Operations, Engineering, Construction, and Technology teams to uphold it. Our primary responsibility in this collaboration is to ensure the accuracy and accessibility of data within the enterprise GIS system, enabling our internal stakeholders to make informed decisions that benefit our customers. Due to this increasing demand for resources, we are restructuring our team to fill additional leadership roles. Currently, we are in search of an individual who possesses a deep understanding of electric utility operations and is passionate about upholding LES GIS standards. This person shall also be capable of training new and current staff on electric utility infrastructure concepts.
In this role, the typical work week comprises of five days, primarily spent in the office. However, flexibility is integral, and often, the schedule may involve three days of office work and two days dedicated to fieldwork. Field assignments involve inspecting both new and existing equipment, including opening energized equipment for field data verification, as well as labeling and tagging distribution assets as needed to uphold the accuracy of our GIS, Engineering, and Outage Management System. Our team uses ArcMap to create, remove, and maintain features and feature data, including electrical connectivity. We also read and mark up construction prints and schematics while collaborating closely with T & D Construction, Engineering and Operations teams.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND COMPETENCIES
Assists with leadership support of assigned department staff and advanced-level design projects related to Geospatial Services. Specific responsibilities include integrated workforce development and overseeing work of assigned staff, conducting field research, maintaining departmental standards, and other Geospatial-related programs and policies. Completion of duties will require the opening and inspection of energized, high-voltage electrical equipment or entering electrical substations. Consistent and reliable attendance is an essential function of this position.
Leads staff to include prioritizing and assigning work, providing input on performance evaluations, monitoring employee performance, ensuring staff are trained, and making hiring, termination, and disciplinary recommendations.
Completes field survey of projects. Inspects, collects, and verifies data. Labels electrical facilities for use with GIS system records per LES procedures. Completion of duties will require the opening and inspection of energized, high-voltage electrical equipment and entering electrical substations.
Leads large, ongoing, and complex projects for area of assignment.
Performs QAQC and auditing functions to ensure quality and compliance with department standards for assigned staff. This shall include day-to-day operations and project-related work.
Accountability - Holds self and others responsible for goals, outcomes, deadlines, and objectives and follows through on commitments. Takes accountability for delivering on commitments; owns mistakes and uses them as opportunities for learning and development.
Customer Focus - Putting customers, both internal and external, at the center of business decisions in order to identify and respond to current and future customer needs. Builds customer confidence, is committed to increasing customer satisfaction, sets achievable customer expectations, assumes responsibility for solving customer problems, ensures commitments to customers are met, solicits opinions and ideas from customers, responds to internal customers.
Decision Making - Moves quickly to make good decisions and commit to a clear course of action; comfortable making sound decisions based on partial information; willing to take appropriate risks in order to maintain momentum; shows a strong bias toward action.
Initiative - Takes action on their own without being prompted; handles problems independently; able to resolve issues without relying on extensive help from others; does more than is expected or asked.
Job Technical Skills - Keeps their technical skills current; effectively applies specialized knowledge and skills to perform work tasks; understands and masters the technical skills, knowledge, and tasks associated with their job; shares technical expertise with others.
Leading/Facilitating Teams - Helps team develop a vision, objectives, and goals consistent with the organization’s mission while encouraging personal ownership, anticipating and resolving conflicts, and fostering an environment where team members are motivated to do their best work.
OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED
Advanced proficiency with GIS software, Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Access), Autodesk software including Map3D and SBS Automated Utility Design.
Ability to apply advanced knowledge of electrical distribution connectivity principles.
Ability to conduct effective research.
Advanced database management principles.
REQUIRED EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
Associates degree in Architectural Engineering Technology, Geographic Information Systems, Geography, or related field, and
At least five years of related work experience, or
An equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job.
REQUIRED CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS
- Valid driver’s license
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