Senior Field Engineer - Benton Rural Electric Association

General Summary:

Are you a dedicated and experienced Field Engineer (Staking Engineer) seeking a rewarding career with an organization that truly values its people? Benton REA invites applications for a full-time Senior Field Engineer. Join our team and take on responsibilities planning, developing, and designing electrical utility systems, while providing efficient and courteous service to Benton REA members.

Key Emphases:

• Customer Service: Promptly and professionally addresses member inquiries by evaluating service requests for cost-effective solutions, maintaining appropriate contact with members, and providing additional services as needed to ensure a reasonable construction schedule for service, in an acceptable timeframe.
• Efficiency and Accuracy: Prepare and verify the accuracy of designs for line extensions, conversions, retirements, relocations, and replacements, and prepare unit recaps and project cost estimates; coordinate with developers, department engineering staff, and planning departments for design, workplan projects, construction material specifications, and deadlines.
• Technical Skills: Performs field surveying and data collection related to system engineering studies and analysis; Assists with updating and maintaining system maps by utilizing computer-aided drawings; providing field changes and field verifications as needed to ensure manuals are current are up to date.
• Resource Management: Assist with planning and organizing schedules, equipment resources, and labor resources, ensuring vehicles are maintained, in good condition, and stocked; performs staking, mapping, posting, gathering field data, and providing estimates by utilizing labor in a cost-effective, efficient and safe manner; coordinates work plans and schedules with engineering staff.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in electrical, mechanical, and/or civil engineering.
• Five (5) years of experience performing electrical staking, layout, and design.
• Five (5) years of experience performing surveying and operating surveying equipment.
• Or an equivalent combination of education and experience that allows the incumbent to successfully perform essential job functions.

Special Requirements:

• Valid driver's license
• NWPPA Staking Certification or equivalent
• NWPPA Distribution Engineering Series Certification or equivalent
• NRECA Introduction to Distribution Engineering Certification or equivalent

Desirable Qualifications:

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
• Professional Engineer (PE)
• NRECA MIP or NWPPA FUEL or equivalent

Compensation and Benefits:

• 401(k) plan with employer match of 12% with employee contribution of 6%
• Excellent and comprehensive benefits package options including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D, STD, LTD, and Business Travel Accident insurance.
• 4-10 work schedule, with every Friday off
• Paid time off (vacation, sick, holidays, and personal business)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Tuition Assistance
• Training and Development opportunities

Benton REA has offices in West Richland and Prosser, WA, with a new West Richland headquarters campus coming in January 2026. This position will be located at the current West Richland office and will move to the West Richland headquarters once it is complete.

Supplemental Information:

Final candidate selected will be subject to a comprehensive background process, to include criminal background check, driving history review, and drug screen.