Senior Distribution Designer

About the role

Responsible for meeting with customers to determine electric needs and requirements. Design jobs to install, replace, or remove distribution facilities to support customer requests, reliability projects, or infrastructure improvement.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple distribution projects for new residential and commercial businesses.
• Meet with customers to determine their service needs.
• Design overhead and underground line extensions.
• Estimate costs and prepare construction drawings.
• Coordinate construction commitments.
• Coordinate and lead pre-design and pre-construction meetings with internal and external stakeholders.
• Perform engineering calculations to aid in planning and corrective measure projects (e.g., load studies, revenue justification, fault current, voltage drop).
• Provide leadership and technical support to local operations and ensure contract compliance with distribution design standards and practices.
• Aid local Right of Way agent with acquiring permits and ROW documents.

Requirements

• Associate or Bachelor's degree in a related field (or a Technical Diploma).
• 4-7+ years of experience.
• Strong expertise in utility design and field practices.

Skills

• Required:
  • Experience in Construction
  • Experience in Management
  • Familiarity with Structural Analysis
• Preferred:
  • Drafting background
  • Experience with GDT/GIS
  • Experience with Pole Foreman

This is an onsite position.