Electrical & Mechanical Design Drafter

Progressive; Omaha (NE); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement savings plans

Paid leave

Job summary

Progressive, a major Omaha utility company, is seeking multiple designers to support ongoing and future construction projects. The roles involve analyzing scope, selecting materials, and producing detailed electrical or mechanical design drawings, with field visits and collaboration across the project team.

Candidates will review and revise drawings for accuracy, provide guidance to junior designers, and report progress to the project manager, contributing to process improvements and project

Qualifications

• Analyze project scope and engineering design criteria to determine manpower requirements.
• Select materials and prepare material lists per standards and engineers' direction.
• Prepare detailed electrical or mechanical design drawings in accordance with standards.
• Review project drawings for accuracy, completeness, content and compliance.
• Revise drawings in accordance with checking feedback and other requirements.
• Provide assignments, guidance and instruction to less experienced designers as required.
• Participate in design conferences and field trips concerning projects.
• Report status of designs to project manager and make manpower recommendations.
• Participate in task forces and training to streamline processes.

Responsibilities

• Analyzes project scope and engineering design criteria of assigned electrical or mechanical design projects to determine design manpower requirements, engineering criteria, etc.
• Selects materials and prepares material lists based on standards, specifications, operation requirements and engineers' direction
• Prepares detailed functional and physical design drawings of electrical or mechanical equipment and related facilities in accordance with accepted design practices and standards
• Assembles and reviews project drawings for accuracy, completeness, content and compliance with accepted drawing standards and format
• Revises drawings in accordance with checking feedback and other requirements
• Provides assignments, guidance and instruction to less experienced designers as required
• Participates in design conferences and makes field trips concerning projects
• Reports status of designs to project manager and makes recommendations relative to manpower requirements
• Participates in task forces, conference and training sessions to streamline or re-engineer internal/external processes as required

Job description

Progressive, a major Omaha utility company, is seeking multiple designers to support ongoing and future construction projects. The roles involve analyzing scope, selecting materials, and producing detailed electrical or mechanical design drawings, with field visits and collaboration across the project team.

Candidates will review and revise drawings for accuracy, provide guidance to junior designers, and report progress to the project manager, contributing to process improvements and project