STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
HUMAN RESOURCES
CLASSIFICATION: ASSISTANT CHIEF ENGINEER - PUC
Class Code: 0271-30
Date Established: 08-31-82
Occupational Code: 7-5-9
Date of Last Revision: 12-28-01
BASIC PURPOSE: To provide administrative support to
the Chief Engineer, PUC and to perform regulatory duties as a utility engineer
for assigned utility companies.
CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Assists Chief
Engineer in administration of the unit and performs those duties in the Chief
Engineer's absence.
·
Provides advice to
the Chief Engineer on a variety of subjects, including policies and procedures.
·
Coordinates utility
matters of a technical nature with other regulatory agencies.
·
Monitors utility
crossings over and under both public lands and waters, prepares recommendations
for required action, and participates in related hearings.
·
Performs utility
engineer duties for certain utility companies by developing and enforcing
standards, rules, and criteria.
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DISTINGUISHING FACTORS:
Skill: Requires skill in analyzing and
interpreting data, policy and procedures OR in using equipment in order to
arrive at logical conclusions or recommendations.
Knowledge: Requires logical or scientific
understanding to analyze problems of a specialized or professional nature in a
particular field.
Impact: Requires responsibility for achieving
major aspects of long-range agency objectives by planning short- and long-term
organization goals, reviewing recommendations for procedural changes, and
developing or revising program policies.
Errors at this level result in incorrect decisions at an administrative
level, and are detected subsequent to implementation in an overall evaluation
process.
Supervision: Requires delegating supervisory or
program responsibilities to subordinate managers, with overall accountability
for hiring employees and approving program policies. The supervisor in this position assumes responsibility for
an organizational unit, including developing long-range plans, analyzing
staffing requirements, and formulating systemwide policies and procedures.
Working Conditions: Requires performing regular job
functions in a controlled environment with minimal exposure to disagreeable job
elements and little risk of hazard to physical or mental health.
Physical Demands: Requires light work, including
continuous walking or operating simple equipment for extended periods of time
as well as occasional strenuous activities such as reaching or bending.
Communication: Requires acting as the official
representative of the agency, including explaining and defending current and
long-range goals or objectives which directly affect public policy decisions
regarding major state programs and services.
Complexity: Requires formulating the combination of
overall job functions in order to address highly diverse or novel situations
requiring new concepts and imaginative approaches to a wide range of
intellectual and practical problems.
Independent Action: Requires administrative decision-making
in authorizing and monitoring the implementation of major departmental policies
and procedures.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Bachelor's degree from a recognized
college or university with a major study in Civil, Chemical, Electrical, or
Mechanical engineering. Each
additional year of approved formal education may be substituted for one year of
required work experience.
Experience: Seven years' post baccalaureate
experience in the practice of engineering, with at least four years' experience
in utility or Commission regulatory matters.
License/Certification: Must be a Registered Professional
Engineer in the State of New Hampshire.
RECOMMENDED WORK TRAITS: Knowledge of utility construction,
operation, and valuation.
Knowledge of the laws, rules, and regulations pertaining to the
operation and regulation of public utilities. Knowledge of the accounting and engineering factors involved
in utility and rate structure valuation.
Skill in establishing and maintaining cooperative relationships with
utility representatives and the public.
Ability to administer the work of an engineering unit. Ability to investigate and evaluate
technical and public relations problems and to make recommendations concerning
their disposition. Ability to
prepare comprehensive reports.
Must be willing to maintain appearance appropriate to assigned duties
and responsibilities as determined by the agency appointing authority.
DISCLAIMER STATEMENT: This class specification is descriptive
of general duties and is not intended to list every specific function of this
class title.
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