Distribution Lines Designer - Flexible Schedule & PTO

FirstEnergy; Oil City (Venango County); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible schedule

Overtime opportunities

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Volunteer time off (VTO)

HealthyLiving Wellness Program

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Job summary

FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Company in Oil City, PA is seeking a Distribution Designer to plan and design overhead and underground distribution for residential, commercial, and industrial customers. You will collaborate with customers, utilities, and internal teams, ensuring safety, regulatory compliance, and accurate documentation.

Ideal candidates have 2–4 year degree (Engineering Technology or related) or 2+ years experience with a high school diploma, and proficiency with CREWS, OMS,

Qualifications

• Two to four-year degree in Engineering Technology, Construction Management or related discipline and 0-2 years related work experience.
• OR High School / equivalent and minimum 2 years related work experience.
• Pass the Edison Electric Institute (EEI) Technician Occupations Selection System (TECH) employment test.
• Strong communication ability to guide decision-making or consensus, negotiate acceptable outcomes, and diffuse challenging situations.
• Willing to seek guidance and advice to fill gaps in understanding.
• Self-motivated and able to manage shifting priorities.
• Able to interpret complex written and visual information, such as procedures, manuals, drawings, and schematics.
• Able to gain working familiarity with standards, codes, regulations, electrical systems, construction methods, equipment, and safety requirements, including practical applications.
• Able to gain proficiency in software applications including Microsoft Office, SAP, customer request work scheduling (CREWS), outage management system (OMS), and graphic work design (DDS).

Responsibilities

• Demonstrating and directing a solid commitment to all aspects of safety.
• Utilizing FirstEnergy construction standards and engineering practices to complete single- and 3-phase overhead and underground designs to serve residential, commercial, and industrial requests.
• Supporting job progress through customer contacts, field work, job packages, and job closeout functions including material review and paperwork verification.
• Facilitating billing functions for line extension and applicable relocation work, including billing recommendations in non-routine scenarios.
• Facilitating completion of outage management system (OMS) follow-up requests, inspection and maintenance repairs, streetlight installation and replacement, claims, Transmission priority repairs, and aerial patrol findings.
• Acquiring permits related to railroad, Department of Transportation, and municipality road right-of-way.
• Collaborating with customers to secure and document easements for line extensions and highway relocation work.
• Updating and maintaining compliant records to support technical reports, metrics, and information systems.
• Travelling to various off-site locations as required, including FirstEnergy offices, training facilities, and customer sites.
• Providing ongoing assistance during emergencies and storm-related activities.

Skills

Strong communication

Self-motivated

Adaptable

Decision-making

Education

Engineering Technology degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

SAP

CREWS

OMS

DDS

Job description

FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Company in Oil City, PA is seeking a Distribution Designer to plan and design overhead and underground distribution for residential, commercial, and industrial customers. You will collaborate with customers, utilities, and internal teams, ensuring safety, regulatory compliance, and accurate documentation.

Ideal candidates have 2–4 year degree (Engineering Technology or related) or 2+ years experience with a high school diploma, and proficiency with CREWS, OMS,