Remote - Distribution Engineer (PE)
Actalent · Happy Valley, OR · 6 days ago
RemoteRemoteManagement$45–$60/hrContract
Responsibilities
- Design and review overhead and underground distribution lines from 4 kV to 69 kV.
- Develop overhead, URD, re-conductoring, and asset replacement projects, as well as underground cable/conduit work packages.
- Coordinate small design teams to develop budgets, prepare scoping documents, design criteria, and project deliverables.
- Provide engineering assistance during construction and attend construction meetings, coordination efforts, and community outreach as needed.
- Review completed designs to ensure compliance with quality and consistency standards.
- Lead and coordinate work activities within the work group, team, department, and external partners to complete substation projects.
- Provide training and guidance to lower-level employees.
- Identify and initiate corrective actions when project objectives are not met.
- Interpret codes and regulations and develop standards for construction projects.
- Promote engineering professionalism and standards.
- Develop, recommend, and implement plans with defined goals, objectives, and requirements, including scheduling, resources, and information for complex engineering.
- Travel up to 30% of the time to client sites as required by project needs.
Requirements
- Eight+ years of experience with electric utility distribution design projects.
- Eight+ years of experience in overhead, URD, re-conductoring, and asset replacement projects.
- Eight+ years of experience with complex distribution projects in urban and rural environments.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering (ABET Accredited).
- Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering (ABET Accredited) will count towards years of experience.
Essential Skills
- Experience with electric utility distribution design projects.
- Proficiency in distribution design and power distribution.
- Experience working on utility distribution services or electrical engineering within commercial construction.
- Proficiency in AutoCAD for drafting and design.
- Experience with overhead distribution, underground utilities, and electric system design.
- PE License is required.