Distribution Designer

Entergy; El Dorado (AR); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Entergy is seeking a Distribution Designer I/II/Sr to determine electric needs, design distribution facilities, and support customer requests and reliability projects. Responsibilities include meeting with customers, designing overhead and underground extensions, estimating costs, and coordinating construction.

Successful candidates will coordinate pre-design meetings, perform engineering calculations (load studies, fault current, voltage drop), and provide leadership to operations while

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree (any discipline) or 2-year Technical Associates degree.
• 1-year Electric Utility Distribution (or Transmission) Design experience OR > 2 years Electric Utility field operational experience.
• 2 additional years Electric Utility Distribution (or Transmission) Design experience for Designer II.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple distribution projects for new residential and commercial customers, including meetings to determine service needs and design of overhead/underground extensions.
• Coordinate and lead pre-design and pre-construction meetings with internal and external stakeholders.
• Perform engineering calculations to aid planning, such as load studies, fault current and voltage drop analyses.
• Provide leadership and technical support to operations and ensure compliance with design standards.
• Assist with ROW documents and permits with Right of Way.
• Support storm restoration efforts as needed.

Education

Bachelor's degree (any disciple)

2-year Technical Associates degree

1-year Electric Utility Distribution (or Transmission) Design experience

2+ years Electric Utility Distribution (or Transmission) Design experience

> 2 years Electric Utility field operational experience

Job description

Posting End Date

Work Place Flexibility

Onsite

Legal Entity

Entergy Arkansas, LLC

This position can be filled as a Distribution Designer I, II, III, or Sr depending upon the candidate's experience.

Job Summary/Purpose

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.

Job Duties/Responsibilities

• Primary responsibility will be to manage multiple distribution projects for new residential and commercial businesses. Includes meeting with customers to determine their service needs, design of overhead and underground line extensions, estimating costs, preparing construction drawings and coordinate construction commits.
• 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 (i.e., load studies, revenue justification, fault current, voltage drop, etc.).
• Provide leadership and technical support to local operations and contract compliance with regards to distribution design standards and practices to provide seamless service to customers and external constituents.
• Aid local Right of Way agent with acquiring permits and ROW documents.
• Assist with storm restoration efforts as needed both local and out of town leading and/or participating in damage assessment activities.

Minimum Requirements

Designer I

Requires one of the following –

• Bachelor's degree (any disciple) OR
• 2-year Technical Associates degree OR
• 1-year Electric Utility Distribution (or Transmission) Design experience OR
• > 2 years of Electric Utility field operational experience (Transmission Line or Substation, Distribution Line or Service, Field Metering) OR

Department Sr. Manager's (or above) approval in lieu of all requirements

Designer II

Requires 2 years Electric Utility Distribution (or Transmission) Design experience AND

• Bachelor's degree (any disciple) OR
• 2-year Technical Associates degree OR
• 2 additional years Electric Utility Distribution (or Transmission) Design experience OR
• > 2 years of Electric Utility field operational