Distribution Designer

M&S Engineering LLC; The Woodlands (TX); Hybrid; USD 50.000 - 80.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Health/dental/vision insurance

STD/LTD

Life Insurance

401k with employer match

Zusammenfassung

M&S Engineering, LLC in The Woodlands, TX seeks a qualified Distribution Designer to design electric distribution facilities, perform staking and project estimation, and prepare construction prints. The role requires independence or teamwork and onsite work at the The Woodlands office, with travel as needed.

Requirements include a high school diploma and Texas license eligibility; a preferred associate degree in Electric Power Technology or related experience.

Qualifikationen

• Must possess a high school diploma or equivalent.
• Ability to pass background check and drug screening and possess a current Texas Driver’s License with an insurable driving record.

Aufgaben

• Represent self with property owners, other engineering firms and construction resources.
• Stay abreast with changing technologies, work planning, and design methodologies for Electric Distribution Design.
• Ensure adherence to client standards to develop detailed scoping and engineering plans for projects.
• Recognize 4kV–35kV distribution framing and components to initiate designs for overhead and underground facilities.
• Perform distribution line design calculations for structure loading, guying, angle calculations, conductor sag, materials, framing design, and safety guidelines.
• Secure easements, right of entry requests, and permitting on an as needed basis.
• Take responsibility for quality, accuracy, and time constraints of work product.
• Collaborate with Project Management, DOC, Data Maintenance, Planning, Operations, Transmission, Construction.
• Mentor and/or train staff to transfer design knowledge to others.
• Integrate safety, reliability, operability, constructability, and configuration management into final products/designs/processes.
• Proficient with MS Outlook, MS Excel, and MS Word.
• Demonstrate strong time management, organization, and multi-tasking.
• Work outdoors extended hours, travel including overnight stays.

Kenntnisse

Distribution design

Staking

Project estimation

Engineering documentation

MS Excel

MS Word

MS Outlook

Communication

Teamwork

Ausbildung

High school diploma

Associate degree or certificate in Electric Power Technology

Tools

Maximo

MicroStation

AutoCAD

Jobbeschreibung

M&S Engineering, LLC seeks qualified candidates that are highly organized, energetic, self-motivated with the ability to work independently or as a team for the Non-Exempt position of Distribution Designer out of The Woodlands, Texas office. The position will support distribution design/engineering of projects being implemented among our clients in multiple states. The position will produce electric distribution field designs, staking of distribution facilities, project estimation and preparation of construction prints using electronic design/estimation software in accordance with the client’s standards of construction and specifications.

This position will report to the office and is not remote.

Requirements Include:

• Must possess a high school diploma or equivalent
• Ability to pass background check and drug screening and possess a current Texas Driver’s License with an insurable driving record.

Preferences Include:

• Associates degree or certificate in Electric Power Technology with a minimum of one (1) year experience or three (3) years prior experience with electric distribution design and estimation.

Required Duties and Responsibilities Include:

• Represent self in both M&S and the client’s image while meeting with property owners, other engineering firms and construction resources
• Stay abreast with the changing technologies, work planning, and design methodologies associated with Electric Distribution Design
• Ensure adherence to client standards to develop detailed scoping and engineering plans for projects
• Recognize electric distribution framing and components 4kV through 35kV, to initiate designs for construction or reconstruction of both overhead and underground distribution facilities
• Perform distribution line design calculations for structure loading, guying, geometric angle calculations, conductor sag interpretation, material assemblies, framing design, construction practices and construction safety guidelines using industry tools and methods
• Able to secure easements, right of entry requests, and permitting on an as needed basis
• Take personal responsibility for the quality, accuracy, and time constraints of work product
• Partner with subject matter experts input into the scoping such as (Project Management, DOC, Data Maintenance, Planning, Operations, Transmission, Construction)
• Possess strong analytical and technical problem-solving skills and able to communicate effectively and professionally, orally and in writing
• Accountable for the resolution of technical engineering conflicts that affect cost, schedule quality or customer satisfaction
• Able to mentor and/or train other staff members to transfer personal design knowledge to others
• Ensure the integration of safety, reliability, operability, constructability, and configuration management practices into final products/designs/processes
• Proficient with the use of a laptop computer, and related software programs including, MS Outlook, MS Excel, and MS Word
• Strong skills of time management, organization, and multi-tasking
• Able to work outdoors extended hours, walk and carry hammers, stakes, lathes, etc. for the purpose of laying out staking for Electric Distribution Design over and across various terrain, and travel, including overnight stays

Desired Duties and Responsibilities Include:

• Knowledge of Entergy’s GDT system and experience Maximo, MicroStation, and/or AutoCAD
• Familiarity with the NESC and its applications to electric distribution line design.
• Familiarity of the operation and maintenance of electrical distribution systems.
• Familiarity of joint construction and electric utility best practices.
• Prefer the ability to interpret property line boundary, topographic surveys, as-built surveys, construction staking, ROW staking and collection of geospatial points.
• Familiarity with the procedures for permit acquisition involving TxDOT, City, County, State and Federal applications.
• Use of surveying equipment and gathering of geospatial points is a plus, but not required.
• Salary commensurate with experience
• Employer paid health/dental/vision insurance
• Employer paid STD/LTD
• Life Insurance
• 401k retirement plan with employer match