Distribution Designer

TRC Companies, Inc.; Rocky Hill (CT); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

TRC Companies, Inc. in Connecticut seeks a Distribution Designer III to design overhead and underground electric distribution systems, prepare field notes, drawings, specifications and design estimates.

You will independently design construction orders, negotiate rights of way, apply standards, and prepare sketches, estimates, BOMs, and reports for construction and maintenance projects, while assisting in load studies and ensuring compliance with client procedures.

Responsibilities

• Design and prepare construction orders for overhead and underground electric distribution facilities.
• Negotiate rights of way easements with landowners or agents and gather tax map information.
• Apply client standards, guidelines, specifications, and procedures in layouts of distribution facilities.
• Prepare design sketches, cost estimates, bill of materials, and project reports for construction and maintenance.
• Assist in load studies on distribution transformers and investigate overloads/voltage issues for corrective action.
• Prepare and submit required reports and correspondence.
• Use client and company systems to track and update design activities.
• Maintain working knowledge of distribution design practices.
• Assist in gathering information from field notes.
• Digitize, copy, and scan drawings, prints, and maps.
• Assist in acquiring field data.
• Aim to achieve weekly billable goals as defined by project guidelines.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Job description

Job Summary

Under the direction of a Distribution Designer III or experienced staff, perform detailed design of overhead and/or underground electric distribution systems. This work includes the preparation of field notes, drawings, specifications and design estimates.

Overview of Duties

• Design and prepare independently, construction orders related to overhead, underground facilities associated with electric distribution systems applying prescribed standards, guides, specifications and procedures.

• Contact landowners and/or their agents, to negotiate agreement of Rights of Way (easements) for proposed utility equipment. Obtain necessary contact and tax map information for easement processing.

• Apply the client\'s standards, guidelines, specifications, practices and procedures or appropriate industry standards in preparing layouts of overhead and/or underground electric distribution facilities.

• Prepare design sketches, cost estimates, bill of materials and any other required documents and reports for construction and maintenance projects.

• Assist in the performance of load studies on distribution transformers, investigate circuit overloads and voltage complaints to determine necessary corrective action.

• Prepare and submit required reports and correspondence.

• Utilize client and company information systems to track and update design activities.

• Shall have a working knowledge of the practices and procedures pertaining to technical matters in electric distribution design.

• Assist in the gathering of information from field notes.

• Perform tasks such as digitizing, copying and scanning of drawings, prints and maps.

• Assist in the acquisition of field data.

• Achieve weekly billable goal as defined by the project guidelines.

• Perform other duties as assigned.