Dist Service Tech - Trainee

Overview

Design and support maintenance of overhead/underground electric distribution facilities.

Key Responsibilities

• design spec
• maintenance orders
• work orders
• permit requests
• right-of-way
• stakeholder coordination

Tasks

-Specifies design for single phase and three phase overhead and underground facilities per training curriculum according to specifications and defined compatible units. -Prepares corrective maintenance, failed equipment and pole replacement work orders for overhead and underground facilities -Collaborates with internal and external stakeholders to meet with customers to satisfy project needs and service complaints. -Determines customer obligations from Standard Practice Instructions for contracts, costs, billing and accounting purposes. -Prepares work orders, sketches, right-of-way requests, permit requests and estimate Generates work orders in appropriate company systems and computer tools. -Works with other utility companies, municipalities, corporations and authorities regarding joint use of distribution facilities

Requirements

• engineering degree
• accredited
• training completed
• driver's licence

What You Bring

-Graduate of a two-year Engineering or Engineering Technology degree program from a school/program which has been accredited by a nationally recognized accreditation agency. PPL’s Engineering Aide Qualifying Exam will be used to screen internal candidates who do not meet the minimum entry degree requirements for the position. -Successful completion of the company's Training and Development Program for Distribution Service Technicians. -Licensed to operate a motor vehicle

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About Ppl Corporation

-Headquartered in Allentown, Pennsylvania, it operates across Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Virginia, and Rhode Island. -Structured into three regulated segments—Kentucky, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island—it delivers both electricity and natural gas. -Over recent years, it has invested more than $14 billion (up to $20 billion by 2028) to modernize its grid and strengthen infrastructure. -Typical projects include transmission upgrades, smart-grid technology deployment, and large-scale infrastructure resilience enhancements. -Its grid modernization efforts have earned national recognition, including over 50 J.D. Power awards for customer satisfaction. -Notably, after spinning off non-regulated generation in 2015 and selling UK operations in 2021, it refocused on U.S. utilities and acquired Rhode Island Energy in 2022.

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