Distribution Engineer (PE)

Actalent; Portland (OR); Remote; USD 62,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Life Insurance

Short & long-term disability

401(k) Retirement Plan

Transportation benefits

Employee Assistance Program

Time Off / PTO

Job summary

Actalent is seeking a Distribution Engineer (PE) to design and review overhead and underground distribution lines from 4 kV to 69 kV, and to develop work packages for new customer construction projects. The role requires a PE license and ABET-accredited degrees.

Responsibilities include leading design teams, budgeting, and coordinating with clients, while traveling up to 30% to client sites. This position is fully remote, based out of Portland, OR.

Qualifications

• Eight or more years of experience with electric utility distribution design projects.
• Eight or more years of experience in overhead, URD, re-conductoring and asset replacement.
• Eight or more years of experience with complex distribution projects in urban and rural environments.

Responsibilities

• Design and review overhead and underground distribution lines from 4 kV to 69 kV.
• Develop project work packages for overhead, URD, re-conductoring, and asset replacement.
• Lead design teams to develop budgets, scoping documents, and project deliverables.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Distribution design

Project leadership

Travel up to 30%

Design review

Communication

Team coordination

Education

Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering (ABET)

Master's in Electrical Engineering (ABET)

Job description

Job Title: Distribution Engineer (PE)

The position falls within the Distribution Department of the organization. The Engineer will design and review overhead and underground distribution lines from 12.5 kV to 34.5 kV. They will engineer and design overhead and underground cable/conduit distribution design work packages associated with new customer construction projects. They will review completed designs and design products to ensure compliance with client quality and consistency standards.

Primary Duties And Responsibilities

• Design and review overhead and underground distribution lines from 4 kV to 69 kV


• Develop overhead, URD, re-conductoring and asset replacement projects, and underground cable/conduit work packages


• Design complex overhead and underground distribution projects in urban and rural environments in compliance with client's engineering and construction specifications, field engineering of project requirements, identification of conflicting utilities, engineering and design calculations, and work permit development


• Develop Point to Point (PtP) testing plans and lead field and office personnel in the field testing.


• Coordinate small design teams as needed in order to develop budgets, prepare scoping documents, design criteria, and project deliverables.


• Provide clients with engineering assistance during construction, and be available to attend construction meetings, coordination efforts and community outreach as needed.


• Review of completed designs and design products to ensure compliance with client quality and consistency standards


• Lead, facilitate, and coordinate work activities of others within the work group, team, department, or those external to complete substation projects


• Provide training and guidance to lower level employees


• Identify and initiate corrective action when substation project objectives are not being met


• Interpret codes and regulations and develop standards for construction projects


• Promote engineering professionalism and standards


• Develop, recommend, and implement plans by establishing goals, objectives, and requirements that include all scheduling, resources, and information for complex engineering


• Required to travel up to 30% of the time to client sites; duration of travel length may vary depending on project needs

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Eight or more years of experience with electric utility distribution design projects


• Eight or more years of experience in overhead, URD, re-conductoring and asset replacement projects, and underground cable/conduit distribution design work package development


• Eight or more years of experience with complex overhead and underground distribution projects in urban and rural environments


• PE License is required


• Bachelors Degree in Electrical Engineering (ABET Accredited)


• Masters Degree in Electrical Engineering (ABET Accredited) will count towards years of experienc

Job Type & Location

This is a Permanent position based out of Portland, OR.

Pay And Benefits

The pay range for this position is $45.00 - $60.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision


• Critical Illness


• Accident, and Hospital 401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available


• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)


• Short and long-term disability


• Health Spending Account (HSA)


• Transportation benefits


• Employee Assistance Program


• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully remote position.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Oct 19, 2026.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

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