IKE PoleForeman Support Engineer
| Position title | IKE PoleForeman Support Engineer |
| Primary work unit | PoleForeman Team |
| Reports to | Vice President, Structural Analysis |
| Number of Reports | 0 |
| Position status | Indefinite Duration |
| Hours of work | 40 Hours per week |
| Salary | Market Related |
| Our vision | IKE plays a key role in the engineering of the electrical grid across North America, and also enables communications networks to be built faster and at a higher quality digital standard. We care most about the success & wellbeing of the amazing people doing this important work. |
| Our mission and purpose | Our Mission is that, by 2033, IKE is the most trusted & admired company delivering productivity solutions for overhead network assessment & design in North America. Our Purpose is Manaakitanga, which means We Rise By Lifting Others. |
| Our values | Simplicity and Clarity: In an industry dominated by complex products and language, IKE is differentiated by products and communications that are simple and clear
Ingenuity: Our value chain stretches from the field to the cloud – every player on the IKE team player brings their talents and resourcefulness to our customers and to each other.
Open Company. No Bullsh*t: With ourselves and with our customers. No ego. No politics. No hidden agendas. No hierarchical barriers that inhibit individual, team and company performance. There’s no time for any other approach.
Be Yourself: Bring the best of yourself and all your gifts to work. We’re lucky to have such talent both on and off the field. It makes work. Better.
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Position purpose
IKE PoleForeman is a structural analysis software application used to design and maintain overhead power and communication pole lines. This position, IKE PoleForeman Support Engineer, will be a key member of the PoleForeman team responsible for configuring databases for clients and providing support for the PoleForeman software product.
Position location
This position will be in IKE’s Chelsea office located southeast of Birmingham, AL. This position qualifies for IKE Anywhere (flexible work policy)
Strategic context
The structural analysis engineer will be a key member of the PoleForeman structural analysis team to support projected sales demand.
Key responsibilities & Expected Outcomes
- Configuring PoleForeman databases based on utilities distribution construction standards and design practices.
- Working with clients and the manufacturers of overhead pole line hardware to obtain material strength ratings.
- Understanding the National Electrical Safety Code (NESC)
- Thorough knowledge of IKE PoleForeman
- Creating conductor and cable sag and tension tables
- Working with IKE support desk on level II and greater support tickets
- PoleForeman Software Development Team
- IKE Analyze
- Sales
Key relationships
Competencies
| Competency | Demonstrated by |
| Self-management | Effectively plans and organize work to achieve desired outcomes; proactive, remains focused, takes action to overcome obstacles and follows through to completion with little or no supervision. |
| Integrity | Is fair, open, honest and consistent in behavior and can be relied upon and generates confidence in others through professional and ethical behavior |
| Relationship building | Builds and maintains positive and productive working relationships and networks both internally and externally as required. Capable and willing to mentor and guide peers and others in their grow to ensure consistency and maintainability of the product range. |
| Organization | Able to organize own work and priorities and balance these against business needs. |
| Communication | Excellent communicator able to adjust to the appropriate levels and avenues of communication at the appropriate time to ensure that everyone is up to date on development. Adept at keeping communication lines open |
| Decision-making | Capable of sound judgement, with clear explanations of reasoning behind decisions. Able to demonstrate an appropriate level of autonomy and accountability. |
| Security Awareness | Strong in keeping security in mind at all times, e.g., cybersecurity, protecting IKE’s architecture and customer data from cybersecurity breaches. Able to ensure that systems and processes meet security and compliance expectations. |
Required Qualifications & Skills:
- Requires a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering from ABET accredited university
- 2+ years of experience designing overhead power lines
- Ability to make decisions based on sound engineering principles
- Self-motivated,
- Disciplined work ethic
- Accountability for actions or lack thereof
PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT:
- This position requires working at a computer terminal either standing or sitting for the entire workday.
- Ability to travel as needed if out of CO
The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or physical requirements. Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.