Electrical Distribution Designer

Primary-Engineering-and-Constructio; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Primary-Engineering-and-Constructio seeks an Electrical Distribution Designer to deliver timely, quality electrical distribution designs for client projects. Reporting to the Manager - Contract Design, you will perform overhead and underground design calculations, create alignment and construction prints, and coordinate with customers and stakeholders to keep projects on time and on budget.

Your background in engineering or technologist studies, strong collaboration, and experience with design

Qualifications

• Engineering degree or technologist diploma from a recognized college.
• Strong interpersonal and professional communication skills.
• Ability to liaise with marketing, drafting, construction, survey and civil teams.
• Self-motivated with drive for improvement.
• Valid Class 5 driver’s license.

Responsibilities

• Collect background information to inform design.
• Create alignment, survey, and easement plans for review.
• Coordinate permits, third-party services, and cost estimates.
• Perform overhead and underground distribution design calculations.
• Draft construction prints and ensure customer requirements are met.
• Provide prompt, courteous, and proactive client communication.
• Collaborate with customers, landowners, and approving bodies.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Collaborative

Self-motivation

Prioritization

Leadership

Education

Engineering Degree

Technologist Diploma

Engineering Technologist Diploma

Tools

AutoCAD

MicroStation

SPIDAcalc

PLS-CADD

QuickPole

AGI32

MS Office

Job description

Reporting to the Manager - Contract Design, the Electrical Distribution Designeris responsible for providing timely and efficient execution of technical designs for client projects.

Responsibilities:

• Collect and review pertinent background information to inform design.
• Create alignment plans, survey plans, easement plans, and other preliminary deliverables for review.
• Compile specifications and issue requests for third‑party services, including surveys, geotechnical review, grounding studies, brushing requests, constructability reviews, environmental assessments, and easement applications.
• Perform detailed overhead line design calculations and modelling of various structures.
• Perform detailed underground distribution design calculations and modelling.
• Draft or oversee the drafting of required construction prints per customer requirements.
• Provide exceptional customer service in the form of prompt responses, courteous discourse, honest interaction, and proactive communication.
• Coordinate designs with customers, landowners, approving bodies, and other

stakeholders.

• Compile and submit permitting and approvals packages.
• Aid the Design Lead and/or Project Manager in establishing firm timelines and budgets.
• Other work as required.

Qualifications:

• Engineering Degree OR Technologist Diploma OR Engineering Technologist Diploma from a recognized college or technical institution (Civil or Electrical preferred).
• Great interpersonal skills with the ability to develop business relationships, conducted professionally.
• Strong collaborative skills and willingness to liaise with other disciplines (marketing, drafting, construction, survey, and civil) to ensure projects are accurate, compliant, on time, and on budget.
• Demonstrated self‑motivation and drive for improvement.
• Class 5 driver’s license.

A few qualifications that would help you succeed:

• Experience working in the electric utility or related engineering environment, ideally with experience in design and cost estimating of electrical distribution projects.
• Deep-rooted background in Alberta electrical and gas utility sector, design and construction standards. The successful candidate will demonstrate a mastery of Alberta rural and urban distribution engineering principles, specifically those practiced by EPCOR, FortisAlberta, and ATCO Electric.
• Experience with AutoCAD, MicroStation, SPIDAcalc, PLS-CADD, QuickPole, AGI32, and MS Office and distribution design software.
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple responsibilities.

• Have shown leadership skills by participating in extra‑curricular events and volunteer work.