Metering Engineering Officer

Purpose of the position:
• Ensure adherence to regulatory and company policy and processes in relation to metering.
• Develop and implement metering compliance guidelines to all the regulatory requirements
Ensure adherence to the UEDCL Meter Management guidelines
• Develop metering equipment specifications and installation standards
• Coordinate and execute quality testing and verification activities of all metering installations, to ensure conformity and compliance to the required standards.
• Inform stakeholders about new/ revised regulations relating to the metering environment
Prepare regulatory reports in regard to metering standards and compliance
• Plan and execute audit assignments to ensure precision and accuracy of metering equipment
• Provide technical support to the territory metering teams for resolution and rectification of metering related issues/complaints
Ascertain metering project quality and compliance to standards
• Participates in the development of design changes for metering equipment and related ancillaries
• Undertaking technical reviews and providing design criteria of technical standards
• Undertake boundary-metering activities (installation, commissioning, relocation and auditing) jointly with UETCL at points of common coupling.
• Oversee the effective metering of all UEDCL customers ranging from the Domestic to the large power users (HT customers).
• Carryout data and trends analysis on reported metering anomalies to guide audit and anomaly resolution.
Act as liaison between UEDCL and all other sector players for all meter related engagements
• Provide metering support to the Revenue Protection Unit (RPU) in loss reduction
• Ensure safety of equipment and personnel.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
• A Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent from a recognized institution.
• 3-5 years’ work experience
• Good knowledge of Windows OS is an added advantage
• Strong knowledge and skills in metering application software such as SMARTSET, MCUBE etc. is an added advantage.
Strong technical knowledge and skills in handling various types of energy meters, meter-testing techniques and with leadership capacity.