Distribution Designer II

Sirius Staffing; Hammond (LA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Sirius Staffing is seeking an experienced Distribution Design Engineer to join our team in Jefferson, LA. The role involves meeting with customers to determine service needs and designing distribution facilities to support reliability projects and infrastructure improvements.

You will manage multiple distribution projects, prepare construction drawings, estimate costs, and coordinate pre-design and pre-construction meetings with stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Associate or Bachelor's degree in a related field (technical diploma accepted).
• 4–7+ years of experience in utility design and field practices.
• Strong expertise in utility design and field practices.

Responsibilities

• Meet with customers to determine service needs.
• Design overhead and underground line extensions.
• Estimate costs, prepare construction drawings, and coordinate construction commitments.
• Coordinate and lead pre-design and pre-construction meetings with internal and external stakeholders.
• Perform engineering calculations to support planning and corrective measure projects, including load studies, revenue justification, fault current, and voltage drop.
• Provide leadership and technical support to local operations and contract compliance regarding distribution design standards and practices.
• Assist local Right of Way agents with acquiring permits and ROW documents.

Skills

Utility design

Field practices

Project management

Education

Associate degree

Bachelor's degree

Tools

GDT/GIS

Job description

Location: Jefferson, LA 70121
Work Arrangement: Onsite

Job Summary

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 improvements.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage multiple distribution projects for new residential and commercial businesses.
• Meet with customers to determine service needs.
• Design overhead and underground line extensions.
• Estimate costs, prepare construction drawings, and coordinate construction commitments.
• Coordinate and lead pre-design and pre-construction meetings with internal and external stakeholders.
• Perform engineering calculations to support planning and corrective measure projects, including load studies, revenue justification, fault current, and voltage drop.
• Provide leadership and technical support to local operations and contract compliance regarding distribution design standards and practices.
• Assist local Right of Way agents with acquiring permits and ROW documents.

Qualifications

• Associate or Bachelor's degree in a related field (technical diploma accepted).
• 4–7+ years of experience.
• Strong expertise in utility design and field practices.

Preferred Experience

• Drafting background is a plus.
• Experience in construction.
• Experience in management.
• Experience working with GDT/GIS.
• Familiarity with structural analysis.
• Experience with Pole Foreman is a plus.
• Candidates with distribution design experience are preferred.

Sirius Staffing is an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to characteristics such as race, color, national origin, religion, gender, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other status protected by law.