Distribution Engineer (PE) Quality Control Oversight

Insight Global; Denver (CO); Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work option

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. This role supports project QA/QC through design review and construction support activities while ensuring engineering deliverables meet applicable codes, utility standards, and client requirements.

Remote work option available. Responsibilities include acting as QC lead for designs, reviewing plans and calculations, mentoring

Qualifications

• PE license is required for the role.
• Degree in Electrical Engineering.
• 3-5 years of distribution engineering experience in utility, contractor, or consulting environments.
• Experience with overhead and underground distribution design packages.

Responsibilities

• Quality Control lead/reviewer for electric utility distribution deliverables (designs, plans, BOMs).
• Verify QA/QC workflows, constructability, and compliance with client standards and codes.
• Perform independent technical reviews of distribution designs (overhead/underground, pole replacements, reconductoring, etc.).
• Review staking sheets, drawings, load/calculations, grounding, clearances, and equipment ratings.
• Mentor engineers, designers, and drafters; drive design quality improvements and standardization.

Education

Degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

GIS

CAD

Job description

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.

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Skills and Requirements

• Degree in Electrical Engineering

• PE in New Mexico or Texas

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

• Experience in overhead and underground distribution design packages