Lead Engineer - Distribution

Qualus; Las Vegas (NV); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

401(k) match

Paid time off

Holidays

Job summary

Qualus is seeking a Lead Distribution Engineer to provide technical leadership for our Distribution group. The role may be based in multiple US locations including Las Vegas, NV, and involves supervising a subset of the team, guiding design efforts, and ensuring regulatory compliance across projects.

The ideal candidate has a BS in engineering with 6+ years in distribution engineering, strong NESC knowledge, and proven ability to deliver results in production environments.

Qualifications

• BS Engineering Degree and 6+ years of distribution engineering experience.
• Knowledge of NESC and other applicable codes and standards.
• Strong computer and communication skills.
• Willingness to learn and operate client provided programs and systems.
• Proven history of successfully attaining results in a production environment.
• Ability to travel up to 20-25% of the time to client sites for project and/or meetings.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and guidance to Distribution group.
• Support the Design Engineering Manager by handling supervisory/management tasks for a subset of the team.
• Identify and resolve problems efficiently.
• Mentor and manage workloads for assigned team members.
• Coordinate task assignments to maximize staff utilization.
• Review designs for compliance with client, industry, and regulatory requirements.
• Ensure design products meet quality and consistency expectations.
• Communicate with internal, client, and regulatory counterparts.
• Maintain production in a changing environment.
• Identify and promote training opportunities.
• Support recruiting including interviews and college career fairs.

Skills

Electrical distribution design

Leadership & supervision

Communication skills

Willingness to travel

NESC knowledge

Education

BS Engineering Degree

Job description

Power your future with Qualus in our Distribution department as a Lead Distribution Engineer. The Lead Distribution Engineer is responsible for providing technical leadership and guidance to all members of the Distribution group.

This position may be based in Lake Mary, FL; Palm Beach Gardens, FL; Las Vegas, NV, Boise, ID; Raleigh, NC; or Fort Worth, TX.

Responsibilities

• Knowledge of electrical distribution system design engineering standards, practices, and regulatory requirements.
• Supports the Design Engineering Manager by handling some of the supervisory and management tasks for a smaller subset of the team.
• Problem identification and resolution.
• Provide technical guidance, mentorship, and effectively manage workloads for assigned team members.
• Coordinate task assignments to maximize staff utilization.
• Review of completed designs and design products to ensure compliance with client, industry, and regulatory requirements.
• Review of design products to ensure compliance with quality and consistency expectations.
• Ability to apply client, industry and regulatory standards and requirements to existing distribution system components.
• Ability to effectively communicate with internal, client and regulatory counterparts.
• Ability to maintain production in a changing environment.
• Identify and promote training opportunities.
• Provides support to recruiting including interviews and attendance at college career fairs.

Minimum Qualifications

• BS Engineering Degree and 6+ years of distribution engineering experience.
• Knowledge of NESC and other applicable codes and standards.
• Strong computer and communication skills.
• Willingness to learn and operate client provided programs and systems.
• Proven history of successfully attaining results in a production environment.
• Ability to travel up to 20 - 25% of the time to client sites (expected to travel at least one time per month) for project and/or marketing meetings.

Benefits & Compensation

Qualus benefits offered include Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short and Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays, for those who qualify.

The final salary awarded for this role may vary from the above range based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs. The salary range provided in this job posting may be subject to change for business purposes.

Company Overview

Qualus is a leading pure-play power solutions firm and innovator at the forefront of power infrastructure transformation, with differentiated capabilities across grid modernization, resiliency, security, and sustainability. The firm partners with utilities, commercial, industrial, data center, and government clients, and renewable and energy storage developers, offering comprehensive solutions through boutique and integrated advisory, planning, engineering, digital solutions, program management, energy efficiency and specialized field services. Qualus also provides software and technology enabled services and develops breakthrough solutions for critical power industry challenges such as distributed and variable resource integration, emergency management, and secure data exchange. The firm has over 2,000 professionals, with offices throughout the U.S. and Canada.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. We are committed to providing an inclusive workplace and do not discriminate on any grounds protected by applicable human rights legislation across Canada and the US.

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