Job Description
Job Description
**Applicants can live in the surrounding area and be open to local travel to client sites**
Position: Distribution Design Engineer
6-month Contract to Hire
Pay Range: $25-$30/hr
-Bachelor's Degree in Electrical or Mechanical or Civil Engineering
-0-2 years of prior relevant experience: working in electrical design, utilities, OR could have strong construction background, design work, civil engineering, electrical experience and programming experience
-Strong previous experience with AutoCad or MicroStation Design software
-Interest in developing construction work packages for the electric distribution system using various software systems and construction standards
A company is looking for a Distribution Design Engineer to join their team. This engineer will aide in the upgrades of a major energy providers distribution grids. They will be in charge of scheduling and developing construction plans for the project work. This person will create work packages, create construction plans, bill material and will be in charge of the scope or work schedule. This person will be in charge of owning their own field work where they will be taking notes, pictures, measurements and will ultimately be in charge of the designing the project construction plans. The work will be developed using Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Computer Aided Design (CAD) tools, Work Management Systems (WMS), and other client systems. The project work will require performing engineering calculations that may include: structural analysis of poles, guying, cable pulling, electric demand, transformer sizing, voltage drop and flicker, and coordination of protective devices.