Electric Distribution Designer: Overhead & Underground

TRC Companies, Inc.; Unionville (MA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

TRC Companies, Inc. is seeking a Distribution Designer III to design overhead and underground electric distribution systems under supervision.

You will prepare field notes, drawings, specifications and design estimates for project execution. Responsibilities include preparing construction orders, negotiating easements with landowners, applying client standards, and producing design sketches, cost estimates and BOMs for construction and maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Design and prepare independently, construction orders related to overhead, underground facilities associated with electric distribution systems applying prescribed standards, guides, specifications and procedures.
• Contact landowners and/or their agents, to negotiate agreement of Rights of Way (easements) for proposed utility equipment. Obtain necessary contact and tax map information for easement processing.
• Apply the client's standards, guidelines, specifications, practices and procedures or appropriate industry standards in preparing layouts of overhead and/or underground electric distribution facilities.
• Prepare design sketches, cost estimates, bill of materials and any other required documents and reports for construction and maintenance projects.
• Assist in the performance of load studies on distribution transformers, investigate circuit overloads and voltage complaints to determine necessary corrective action.
• Prepare and submit required reports and correspondence.
• Utilize client and company information systems to track and update design activities.
• Shall have a working knowledge of the practices and procedures pertaining to technical matters in electric distribution design.
• Assist in the gathering of information from field notes.
• Perform tasks such as digitizing, copying and scanning of drawings, prints and maps.
• Assist in the acquisition of field data.
• Achieve weekly billable goal as defined by the project guidelines.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Job description

TRC Companies, Inc. is seeking a Distribution Designer III to design overhead and underground electric distribution systems under supervision.

You will prepare field notes, drawings, specifications and design estimates for project execution. Responsibilities include preparing construction orders, negotiating easements with landowners, applying client standards, and producing design sketches, cost estimates and BOMs for construction and maintenance.