Hybrid/Remote Distribution Design Engineer – CAD & GIS

Electric Power Engineers, LLC; Austin, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401K

Paid time off

Hybrid/Remote options

Job summary

Electric Power Engineers, LLC is seeking a Distribution Design Engineer to support Austin-area utility projects. You will develop customer-focused distribution designs for residential and commercial sites, including single- and three-phase systems, overhead and underground distribution, and transformer placement.

You will review prints, coordinate PE sealing, participate in design reviews, and handle the project lifecycle from material processing to final release.

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering from an ABET accredited university/college.
• Preferably an Electrical Engineering degree but a Mechanical degree is also acceptable.
• Experience with electrical power calculations.
• Familiarity with the NESC and NEC.
• Experience with Utility Work Management Systems (WMIS, Dynamo, SAP).
• Experience with Utility Design and Construction Standards.
• CAD Experience (AUTOCAD/MicroStation or similar).
• Must have experience using ESRI ARC GIS or AUD/AutoCAD Experience.
• Consulting Experience preferred.
• Ability to travel to client site.

Responsibilities

• Create distribution design sketches and supporting documents per the Client’s distribution design guidelines and standards.
• Specify distribution construction standards.
• Review, approve and stamp distribution designs and drawings.
• Specify necessary materials per Client distribution construction standards.
• Perform and provide cost estimates to customers.
• Support distribution designers with customer related issues and expectations.
• Prepare new drawings utilizing AUD which is similar to AutoCAD.
• Field inspects pole locations.
• Stake pole locations.
• Coordinate with Client’s internal stakeholders including Construction, Civil Inspection, Forestry, Public.
• Maintain knowledge of current procedural/process documents.
• Create and update process documents as needed
• Maintain accurate documentation of project correspondence, project schedules/timelines.
• Provide professional and timely communication with the client, other contractors, and utility customers as well as other project stakeholders
• Field inspect locations of the impacted field locations to gather necessary information for design purposes.
• Perform and/or check engineering calculations to determine and confirm design feasibility.
• Create distribution construction notes.
• Specify materials required for distribution construction projects.
• Perform and provide cost estimates to customers.
• Follow Client approved safety procedures both in the office and in the field.
• Wear appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
• Other distribution engineering and design services as required such as permitting or project coordination

Skills

Electrical power calculations

NESC/NEC familiarity

Travel to client site

Client coordination

CAD experience

Education

ABET-accredited engineering degree

Tools

AutoCAD

MicroStation

ESRI ARC GIS

AUD/AutoCAD

Job description

Electric Power Engineers, LLC is seeking a Distribution Design Engineer to support Austin-area utility projects. You will develop customer-focused distribution designs for residential and commercial sites, including single- and three-phase systems, overhead and underground distribution, and transformer placement.

You will review prints, coordinate PE sealing, participate in design reviews, and handle the project lifecycle from material processing to final release.