We invite you to check out our Cooperative Engineering Program.

Jackson Energy Authority offers an ongoing Co-operative Engineering Program that gives engineering students practical work experience. More than 100 students have come through our program since it was initiated. We have a total of five positions available in Electric, Gas, and Water/Wastewater Engineering.

To apply for a co-op engineering position please contact your university co-op office or to obtain more information about opportunities at JEA contact our Human Resources Department at 731-422-7332 or email us at acooper@jaxenergy.com.

Jackson Energy Authority's program has a twofold purpose of providing a pool of excellent, experienced employees for future employment at JEA and a training ground for promising engineering students. We allow co-ops to do as much as they are technically capable with the goal of having them perform engineering duties before they complete their stay with us.

Technology

JEA is a leader in the use of technology in the utility industry. Co-op students use state-of-the-art PC's, running programs such as AutoCAD, Excel and Word as well as network modeling programs for electric, gas, water, and wastewater systems. JEA also utilizes a Geographical Information System (GIS) and a third generation Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system.The SCADA system monitors and controls two water treatment plants (one 14.4-million-gallon-per-day and one 10-million-gallon-per-day), two wastewater treatment plants (one 17-million-gallong-per-day and one 4-million-gallon-per-day) and 23 electric substations from a single dispatch location.The Master Stations utilize the HSQ Technologies Miser system. Data from the SCADA system aids in the planning and design of facilities. Co-op students also use GPS (Global Positioning Systems) and surveying total station equipment for field surveys and inventories.

Read on for information about each of our Co-op positions:

The Electrical Co-op:

• Works with the System Engineer to layout and design 12kV, 46kV and 161kV lines and substations.
• Prepares new and maintains existing construction standard drawings.
• Works with Project Coordinators on commercial projects, meeting with customers to determine their needs and designing facilities to meet their needs.
• Works with Maps and Records personnel to update the Geographical Information System.
• Helps prepare and update computer system models.
• Helps prepare planning studies, including Long Range Plans and Construction Work Plans.
• Helps design plant additions, including surveying as required, and helps preparation of layouts, construction drawings and contract documents.
• Prepares and maintains various departmental files, records, drawings, plans, plat sheets, etc.
• Helps formulate computer systems and programs used for departmental filing, record keeping and design work.
  

The Gas Co-op:

• Works with the System Engineer to lay out and design gas system facilities, including subdivisions, meter and regulator installations.
• Does field survey and design of gas distribution lines for installation by JEA crews or contractors.
• Works with Maps and Records personnel toupdate the Geographical Information System.
• Works with the System Engineer to prepare and update system models used to forecast and plan for future growth and expansions.
• Aids in the performance of feasibility studies for new main extensions.
• Works with Project Coordinators on commercial projects, meeting with customers to determine their needs and designing facilities to meet their needs.

The Water/ Wastewater Co-op:

• Works with the System Engineer to layout and design water and wastewater systems facility installation, including replacement of existing mains and services.
• Uses surveying equipment and transfers field notes to drawings with CAD.
  Designs water main and sewer line relocation plans used by construction crews in the field.
• Aids in the performance of feasibility studies for new main extensions.
• Performs hydraulic calculations for proposed water and wastewater lines.
• Creates detailed cost estimates for main extensions.
• Assemblies contract documents including specifications and drawings for contractors to place bid.

Co-op students also get the opportunity to work in the field with various crews to learn more about the systems. For more information about co-op programs at nearby universities, contact:

• The University of Tennessee at Knoxville www.coop.utk.edu
• Tennessee Technological University in Cookeville www.tntech.edu/career/coop.html
• Union University in Jackson, TN www.uu.edu/dept/engineering
• The University of Tennessee at Martin www.utm.edu/departments/cens/engineering/program.php