Distribution Engineer

Insight Global; United States; Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global is seeking a Distribution Engineer with an active PE license to provide technical leadership and QC oversight for electric utility distribution projects. A remote work option is available, and candidates with 3–5 years of distribution engineering experience in utility, contractor, or consulting environments are encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities include leading QA/QC reviews of designs, plans, and BOMs; performing complex design reviews for overhead and underground systems; and

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of distribution engineering experience in a utility, contractor, or consulting environment.
• Experience in overhead and underground distribution design packages.
• Active PE license and ability to provide technical leadership and QC oversight.

Responsibilities

• Serve as Quality Control lead/reviewer for electric utility distribution deliverables.
• Verify completeness, constructability, and compliance with client standards and codes in QA/QC workflows.
• Perform independent technical reviews of distribution designs including overhead and underground systems, line upgrades, reconductoring, and switchgear.
• Coordinate with project managers to align QC milestones with schedules and document QC comments and corrective actions.
• Provide mentorship to engineers and drafters and support design quality improvements.

Skills

Distribution engineering

QA/QC oversight

Overhead distribution design

Underground distribution design

Education

Professional Engineer (PE) license

Tools

GIS

CAD

Design/analysis software

Job description

- 3-5 years of distribution engineering experience in a utility, contractor, or consulting environment

- Experience in overhead and underground distribution design packages

Job Description

We are seeking a Distribution Engineer with an active Professional Engineer (PE) license to provide technical leadership and quality control (QC) oversight for electric utility distribution infrastructure projects. This role is responsible for supporting project teams QA/QC through design review and construction support activities while ensuring engineering deliverables meet applicable codes, utility standards, and client requirements. This position has possibility of being remote.

Key Responsibilities

Serve as Quality Control lead/reviewer for electric utility distribution engineering deliverables, including designs, plans, calculations, specifications, and bill of materials.

Work within established QA/QC workflows and review processes to verify completeness, constructability, and compliance with client standards and applicable codes.

Perform independent technical reviews of distribution designs such as overhead and underground systems, pole replacements, reconductoring, voltage conversion, capacitor banks, regulator placements, pad-mount equipment, switchgear, and network/spot systems (as applicable to the client).

Review staking sheets, plan-and-profile drawings, structure loading/strength calculations, guying, grounding, clearances, and equipment ratings; confirm coordination with protection and controls requirements when applicable.

Provide mentorship and technical guidance to engineers, designers, and drafters; support continuous improvement of design quality and standardization.

Coordinate with project managers to align QC milestones with schedules; document QC comments, dispositions, and corrective actions.

Support client/utility standards maintenance efforts (typical details, material standards, drafting standards) and participate in lessons-learned reviews.

Interface with utility clients, municipalities, and stakeholders as needed to clarify requirements, resolve design issues, and support permitting.

Provide construction support including RFIs, field issue resolutions, and as-built reviews; support outage planning and work package readiness as required.

Maintain familiarity with relevant tools and systems (as applicable), such as GIS, work management systems, CAD platforms, and design/analysis software.

Support proposal development and scope definition for distribution engineering and QC services.

Uphold safety, ethics, and compliance expectations; demonstrate professional responsibility consistent with PE licensure.