Design Engineer

About the role

This is a 6-month contract-to-hire position based in Seattle, WA, offering 100% remote work with potential hybrid work once a new office opens. The role involves performing design engineering for electric utility customers, developing work packages for various project types, and managing scope, schedule, and budget of assigned work.

Responsibilities

• Perform design engineering for electric utility customers
• Develop work packages for OH, UG, URD, Make Ready, and Street Light projects, using customer GIS and WMS systems such as DDS, GDT, GE Smallworld, Bentley Expert Designer, and Maximo
• Manage the scope, schedule, and budget of work assigned
• Design tools such as Pole Foreman, SOCKET, Spida-Calc, DDS
• Review engineering design packages with clients
• Perform functional tasks, planning, and/or customer follow-up
• Perform scope analysis of work assigned and maintain schedule adherence to advocate client priorities
• Initiate continuous improvement to workflow processes that drive efficiency and high-quality standards in client design deliverables
• Gain experience in coordinating conflicting utilities and other field engineering design requirements, assessing and developing large design packages for complex cable/conduit projects in dense urban environments, work permit development, easements, and ROW applications
• Be comfortable in both a field and office setting: the role may require customer-site visits to collect field data that will assist in developing work packages

Requirements

• 4+ years of prior relevant experience
• Bachelor's Degree (Electrical, Mechanical, Civil, or Industrial preferred); additional relevant experience/certifications may be considered in lieu of bachelor's degree
• Relevant experience working directly with an electric utility or an electric utility consulting company performing design engineering for electric distribution
• Knowledge and demonstrated proficiency with the National Electric Safety Code (NESC)
• Some prior knowledge of structural analysis, guying calcs, cable pulling calcs, coordination of protective devices, and electric demand and fault currents calculations
• Ability to demonstrate strong written, verbal and interpersonal communications skills

Qualifications

• Proficiency with providing estimated costs, development of a BOM, calculating the CIAC
• Proficiency with MicroStation - performing Electrical Distribution design
• Proficiency with work management software and job estimating software
• Proficiency with CAD tools

Pay

$45/hr - $60/hr

Benefits

Medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, life insurance, long-term disability insurance, short-term disability insurance, paid parking/public transportation, paid time off, paid sick and safe time, paid vacation time, paid parental leave, paid holidays annually (as applicable).