AE Meter Electrician II

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AE Meter Electrician II

City of Austin Austin, Texas, United States

Job Description:

AE Meter Electrician II

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Under general supervision, lead and perform the activities for the installation, removal, testing, calibration, repair and maintenance of electronic metering devices and auxiliary equipment (utilized on most industrial and commercial customers and high voltage transmission metering systems requiring current transformer (CT) service). Assists in the design, documentation and review of complex metering schemes for varying customer requirements.

Job Description:

Purpose:
Under general supervision, lead and perform the activities for the installation, removal, testing, calibration, repair and maintenance of electronic metering devices and auxiliary equipment (utilized on most industrial and commercial customers and high voltage transmission metering systems requiring current transformer (CT) service). Assists in the design, documentation and review of complex metering schemes for varying customer requirements.

Duties, Functions and Responsibilities:
Essential duties and functions, pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the following. Other related duties maybe assigned.


Responsibilities - Supervisor and/or Leadership Exercised:


Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Must possess required knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.


Minimum Qualifications:


Licenses and Certifications Required:


Preferred Qualifications:


Notes to Candidate:

The Meter Electrician II will inspect, install, test, troubleshoot, repair, verify and calibrate all types of metering to include as follows; large capacity and primary and generation station meter equipment, transformer rated, single phase and three phase meters, recorders, totalizers, power analyzers, communication devices, and AMI network devices. Perform related duties such as interpret phase angles and power factor calculations. Install, test and repair or remove all load management equipment. Provide technical direction, assistance and training to other Metering Operations employees and internal/external customers. Perform down to board level repair, diagnosis, programming, verifying, interrogating, testing and calibration of metering installations, monitoring devices and associated components. Interpret, update, and develop drawings and documentation for meter equipment and installations of all types.

Working with Austin Energy provides a number of health and welfare benefits such as low-cost medical, dental, vision, paid leave time, highly competitive retirement plan, career development opportunities and more.

Employment Application:


If you are selected as a Top Candidate:


Good Standing Employees:
Employees, in Good Standing, who are candidates within the department/division that the position resides in and who meet the minimum and all of the preferred qualifications (if any) of the position will be included
in the initial interview. Department/division employees must remain in Good Standing through the Top Candidate Selection phase at which time the Good Standing status will be re-verified.

Driving Requirement:


Assessment:
Your skill level in some of the competency areas for this job may be assessed through skills testing.

Pay Range: Commensurate depending on qualifications and experience.

Location/Work Hours: 2500 Montopolis Drive, Austin, Texas.
Monday - Friday 6:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. This position is considered “essential” which may require you to work outside of normal business hours.

WORK SCHEDULE:


Important Note to Applicants:
Please be aware that the Job Posting Close Date reflects the final day to apply, but the posting will close at 11:59 pm the day before the date listed. All application steps, including attachments and submission, must be fully completed before that time.

We also recommend that you save or print a copy of the job posting for your records. Once a posting has closed, it will no longer be viewable in the system.

EEO Statement for City of Austin:

The City of Austin will not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on race, creed, color, national origin, sex, gender identity, age, religion, veteran status, disability, or sexual orientation. In addition, the City will not discriminate in employment decisions on the basis of an individual's AIDS, AIDS Related Complex, or HIV status; nor will the City discriminate against individuals who are perceived to be at risk of HIV infection, or who associate with individuals who are believed to be at risk.

City of Austin is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you require reasonable accommodation during the application process or have a question regarding an essential job function, please call (512) 974-3210 or Texas Relay by dialing 7-1-1.

Closing Date/Time: 2026-02-03
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