Distribution Portfolio Engineer: Capital Planning & Delivery

Socket.dev; Akron (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits

401(k) match

Job summary

CARIAN is seeking a Distribution Portfolio Engineer to support development, planning, and management of electric distribution capital investments for a major utility client in Akron, Ohio. The role sits at the intersection of distribution engineering, capital planning, project development, and data analysis.

The ideal candidate has a strong engineering foundation, knowledge of electric utility infrastructure, and the ability to translate technical needs into executable capital plans,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from an accredited four-year college.
• 3+ years of relevant electric utility engineering experience.
• Working knowledge of electric utility infrastructure and capital project development.
• Ability to evaluate technical project information and translate engineering needs into actionable requirements.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• High attention to detail and accuracy.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with strong stakeholder-management capabilities.
• Ability to coordinate across multiple engineering, project management, operations, and business organizations.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain long-range distribution capital portfolios with utility stakeholders and leadership.
• Support development and implementation of the utility’s five-year capital plan.
• Coordinate across operating companies to identify capital needs and priorities.
• Evaluate project needs, timing, feasibility, dependencies, and funding for portfolio decisions.
• Identify opportunities to bundle or sequence projects to improve execution and value.
• Develop project concepts, scopes, estimates, schedules, and funding requirements.
• Review project information for completeness and alignment with scope.
• Support planning for distribution equipment, transformers, feeders, substations, and reliability investments.
• Coordinate with engineering, procurement, operations, and management to identify constraints and risks.
• Analyze portfolio data to identify gaps, risks, and opportunities for improvement.
• Support data-quality initiatives and alignment across systems.

Skills

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Problem solving

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Excel proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Tools

Excel

Job description

CARIAN is seeking a Distribution Portfolio Engineer to support development, planning, and management of electric distribution capital investments for a major utility client in Akron, Ohio. The role sits at the intersection of distribution engineering, capital planning, project development, and data analysis.

The ideal candidate has a strong engineering foundation, knowledge of electric utility infrastructure, and the ability to translate technical needs into executable capital plans,