Lead Engineer - Distribution

Qualus; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; 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 seeks a Lead Distribution Engineer to provide technical leadership within the Distribution group. This role guides engineers and coordinates design activities across projects, ensuring compliance with standards and client requirements.

The position may sit in Raleigh, NC or other locations; travel up to 25% is expected. A BS in Engineering with 6+ years of distribution experience, strong communication skills, and staff mentorship are required.

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 (monthly).

Responsibilities

• Knowledge of electrical distribution system design engineering standards, practices, and regulatory requirements.
• Supports the Design Engineering Manager by handling some supervisory and management tasks for a 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.

Skills

Computer skills

Communication skills

Travel flexibility

Willingness to learn

Proven production results

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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