| Job Title |
Power-distribution Engineer |
| Job Description |
Plans Construction And Coordinates Operation Of Facilities
For Transmitting Power From Distribution Points To Consumers:
Lays Out Substations And Overhead And Underground Lines In Urban
And Rural Areas. Prepares Specifications And Estimates Costs.
Makes Complex Electrical Computations To Determine Type And
Arrangement Of Circuits And Size, Type And Number Of Pieces Of
Equipment, Such As Transformers, Circuit Breakers, Switches,
And Lightning Arresters. Computes Sag And Stress For
Specifications On Wire And Cable. Plans Layout Of Pole Lines And
Underground Cable And Solves Problems, Such As Determining
Height, Location, Spacing, Guying, And Insulating Of Poles. May
Be Designated According To Specialization As
Overhead-distribution Engineer (utilities); Rural-service
Engineer (utilities); Substation Engineer (utilities);
Underground-distribution Engineer (utilities).
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