Design Engineer

Insight Global; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global is seeking a Distribution Design Engineer to support upgrades of a major energy provider's distribution grids. The role involves scheduling and developing construction plans, creating work packages, and managing the scope of work while owning field activities such as notes, measurements, and site documentation.

The engineer will leverage GIS, CAD, and Work Management Systems to produce precise designs and perform calculations for poles, guying, cable sizing, voltage drop, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Civil Engineering
• 0–2 years experience in design engineering for electric utility or consulting
• Comfortable in both field and office settings
• Must provide own reliable transportation and be willing to travel ~15%

Responsibilities

• Design construction plans and work packages for electric distribution projects.
• Create construction plans, bill of materials, and schedule scope-of-work.
• Perform engineering calculations including voltage drop, transformer sizing, and protection coordination.
• Collect field data, take notes and photos, and contribute to project documentation.

Job description

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.

Required Skills & Experience:

• Bachelors Degree in Electrical or Mechanical or Civil Engineering
• 0-2 years of prior relevant experience: working directly with an electric utility or an electric utility consulting company, performing design engineering
• OR could have: strong construction background, design work, civil engineering, electrical experience and programming experience
• Must be comfortable in both a field and office setting
• Interest in developing construction work packages for the electric distribution system using various software systems and construction standards
• Candidate must provide their own reliable transportation
• This role will involve 15% travel around the surrounding cities for customer requirements, meeting with construction/project managers and driving timelines on projects (milage reimbursement will be provided)