Senior and Intermediate Designer Drafter Technician / AutoCAD Lead – Underground Power Transmission

Primary location: Reading, MA. Full-time, in-office position with flexible start and finish times. 15–20% travel required.

About the role

We are seeking a passionate and motivated Experienced Underground Transmission Engineer to join XYZER, a dynamic and growing company delivering end-to-end engineering solutions for high-stakes subsea and underground power transmission serving data centers, battery storage systems, utilities, and renewable energy grid interconnections. The role is based in a collaborative, newly designed office space a 5-minute walk from the Reading commuter rail station, just 30 minutes from North Station.

Responsibilities

• Manage a small team of engineers and designers to execute underground transmission projects.
• Assist in business development efforts and contribute to thought leadership initiatives such as conference attendance, marketing, and internal projects.
• Develop specifications and technical document packages for underground projects, including manhole and equipment installation, riser structure, conduit and duct bank design, and cable replacement design.
• Lead construction feasibility discussions through routing analysis, conflict analysis, and construction cost estimation.
• Perform field inspections, measurements, or calculations for underground electric facilities.
• Prepare cable pulling calculations, ampacity calculations, cable selection studies, grounding and bonding schemes.
• Generate proposals, engineering/project cost estimates, and execution schedules.
• Regularly meet and correspond with clients, subcontractors, and external personnel.
• Assist Project Management in monitoring progress and reporting throughout project execution.
• Formulate scopes of work for topographic mapping, surveying, and subsurface utility locating.
• Review and integrate survey data into designs.
• Incorporate various cable installation methods such as direct burial, concrete duct bank, bridge attachment, and trenchless techniques.
• Utilize different types of cables as required for projects, including XLPE and HPFF cable systems.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in civil or electrical engineering.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license.
• Minimum 5 years of underground distribution and/or transmission civil engineering/design experience.
• Strong knowledge of overhead and underground construction methods and electrical system equipment.
• Experience conducting underground field inspections.
• Familiarity with topographic mapping & surveying, and subsurface utility engineering/utility locating procedures and practices.
• Knowledge regarding easements, right-of-way, and permitting.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Able to handle multiple projects simultaneously and prioritize work.
• Strong verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills.

Skills

• Experience with AutoCAD Civil 3D (preferred).