Design Consultant 1, 2, Senior - Design Distribution

About the role

Join us in building a better future for Arizona! SRP is one of the largest public power and water utilities in the U.S., providing electricity to approximately one million customers in the greater metropolitan Phoenix area. Since its founding in 1903, SRP has fostered a culture of stewardship and customer service, consistently ranking as an industry leader in customer service according to J.D. Power and named one of Arizona's best employers by Forbes. SRP continues to adapt to its changing business environment by seeking innovative ways to reimagine utility service and the provision of critical resources essential to the life and economy of Arizona.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates and consults with SRP construction, engineering, land agent, survey, customer, contractors, developers, owners, and other internal and external stakeholders to develop design layout of electrical facilities that meet SRP safety and standards.
• Acts as liaison between SRP and customers, contractors, developers, owners, and other external stakeholders throughout the entire design process.
• Manages expectations of internal and external stakeholders- service level agreements, job process, responsibilities, deliverables, cost, schedule, and safety.
• Collaborates closely with CAD Tech throughout the design process. This includes providing accurate preliminary design sketch, monitoring progress, setting priorities and deadlines, and reviewing work for accuracy. Meets with and assists CAD Tech as needed to achieve these goals.
• Understanding and use of CAD tools.
• Manages, reads, interprets, and utilizes plan sets and base maps required for design. Plan sets include but are not limited to electrical, architectural, civil, geographical, and structural documents provided by developers/customers, internal research files, municipal plans, or other sources as needed.
• Performs field checks to validate the accuracy of reference maps, design constraints, and scope.
• Self-manage and prioritize deliverables to make determination on when to proceed with design work.
• Utilizes Work Management System by reviewing, documenting, and updating to ensure job tracking policies are being followed.
• Assigns and monitors due dates for internal and external milestones/tasks.
• Oversees design steps specific to business area processes.
• Prepares material inventory required for project construction.
• Determines the design and construction fees to be assessed in compliance with corporate costing policies and procedures and creates an accurate and appropriate design and construction contracts for each job.
• Demonstrates understanding of various municipal requirements and incorporates these into the completed design to successfully secure construction permits.
• Demonstrates understanding of various municipal permit requirements, SRP construction and engineering standards, engineering tools, land rights, and incorporates these into the completed design.
• Affords support or training to other design resources within the department as needed.
• Resolves job-related hazards and encroachment situations.
• Understanding of electrical systems such as applicable components and conductor types.
• Ability to provide detailed job history and knowledge as requested.

Requirements

• Placement into Level 2 requires: Advancement in skills listed above, as determined by leadership in design department. Demonstrates the ability to efficiently design multiple job types within the design department.
• Placement into Level 3 (Senior) requires: Advancement to “Advanced Understanding” in skills listed above, as determined by leadership in design department. Demonstrates the ability to efficiently design all job types within the design department. Performs some or all Project Leader duties as directed. Operates autonomously, maintaining high-quality production with minimal oversight.

Qualifications

• This position may be filled at one of three levels outlined below, based on the candidate’s relevant education, experience, or a combination of both that demonstrates the required knowledge, skills, and competencies.
• Level I — Associate: In lieu of a degree, 4 years of relevant experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience totaling 4 years may be considered.
• Level 2 – Journey: Minimum 2 years of relevant experience required. In lieu of a degree, 6 years of relevant experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience totaling 6 years may be considered.
• Level 3 – Senior: Minimum 5 years of relevant experience required. In lieu of a degree, 9 years of relevant experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience totaling 9 years may be considered.

Skills

• Understanding and use of CAD tools.
• Understanding of electrical systems such as applicable components and conductor types.
• Ability to provide detailed job history and knowledge as requested.

Benefits

In addition to competitive pay and performance incentives, eligible employees can take advantage of the following benefits:

• Pension Plan (at no cost to the employee)
• 401(k) plan with employer matching
• Medical, vision, dental, and life insurance
• Over 200+ hours of PTO (includes vacation days, holidays, floating holidays, and sick leave)
• Parental leave (up to 4 weeks) and adoption assistance
• Wellness programs (including access to a recreation and fitness facility)
• Short and long-term disability plans
• Tuition assistance for both undergraduate and graduate programs
• 10 Employee Resource Groups for career development, community service, and networking

Pay

Competitive pay and performance incentives.

Schedule

Hybrid Workplace. SRP currently offers a hybrid workplace, which allows employees whose jobs can be performed remotely, and who have sufficient technical capability, to telework up to three days per week. Although teleworking is available, all employees must live and work in Arizona.