Distribution Designer

Leidos; United States; On-site; USD 35,100 - 63,450; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and Wellness programs

Income Protection

Paid Leave

Retirement

Job summary

Leidos is looking for Distribution Designers to join their team in Minneapolis, MN. This contract role focuses on developing work packages for electric distribution systems in overhead and underground environments.

The successful candidate will engage in engineering calculations, perform field visits, and contribute to the overall design and coordination of distribution projects.

Qualifications include a 2-year technical degree or H.S. Diploma with relevant experience, as well as familiarity with necessary software tools.

Qualifications

• 2-year technical degree or H.S. Diploma with less than 2 years of relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop engineering work packages for overhead and underground distribution systems.
• Perform engineering calculations including structural analysis of poles and fault currents.
• Conduct field visits or field engineering of project requirements.

Skills

Experience with STORMS

Familiarity with Pole Loading software

Excellent communication skills

Strong understanding of mathematics

Education

2-year technical degree or H.S. Diploma

Tools

AutoCAD

Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

Job description

Description

Leidos is seeking Distribution Designers to work in Minneapolis, MN. The contract opportunity is to work with our team on the MYR Master Design Build contract. In this mission we are tasked with providing distribution design engineering for overhead and underground feeders across the client's distribution footprint. The successful Distribution Designer candidate will have an interest in developing construction work packages for the electric distribution system using various software systems and construction standards. Distribution systems may be in an OH, UG, or URD environment. Project work may include joint use make ready, and street light projects. Work packages will be developed using Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Computer Aided Design (CAD) tools, Work Management Systems (WMS), and other client systems.

This position requires the successful candidate to work for a contractor in a temp-to-perm format with the possibility of converting to a direct Leidos employee in approximately 6 months from the initial hire date.

Project work will require performing engineering calculations that may include structural analysis of poles, guying, cable pulling, electric demand, fault currents, and coordination of protective devices. Assignments may also include preparing forestry trimming requests, facilitating permit and Right-of-Way acquisition, development of a BOM, estimating costs, and customer advocacy such as acquiring easements or calculating a customer Contribution in Aid of Construction (CIAC).

Distribution Designer Responsibilities

Duties may include work package development of overhead, underground residential distribution, and underground cable/conduit, field visits or field engineering of project requirements, identification of conflicting utilities, engineering and design calculations, and post-construction reviews.

Distribution Designer Required Education & Experience

• 2-year technical degree or H.S. Diploma with less than 2 years of relevant experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with STORMS, Katapult, ESRI, AutoCAD, PDS, and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) is a plus
• Familiarity with Pole Loading software (DDS, O-Calc, SPIDA Calc, Pole Foreman, LD Field)
• Proven ability to communicate with clients and project teams
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Experience with projects in 3rd party make-ready design with electric utility distribution design being a plus.
• Experience with development of civil & electrical packages associated with proposed work for each 3rd party carrier.
• Ability to read and seek information through various client supplied documents/standards.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office programs.
• Strong understanding of mathematics.

Additional Experience & Expertise

• NESC
• Structural Pole Modeling
• Electrical Power Calculations
• DDS design
• Project management

Pay Range

Pay Range $35,100.00 - $63,450.00. The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary.

Benefits Overview

Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement.

EEO Statement

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.