Power Distribution Designer - #2881.34

Wadetrim; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Short and long-term disability

Education reimbursement

401(k)

Job summary

Wade Trim is seeking a field engineer to develop and lead a Make Ready team, coordinating with engineering and project staff on-site and at client locations throughout projects. The role requires field visits, structural analysis, and collaboration with utility standards to ensure safe, compliant make-ready solutions.

Travel will be required for weeks at a time to sites for execution, training, and quality assurance, with a focus on accurate pole data collection, cost analysis, and timely

Qualifications

• High school diploma required.
• 2+ years of experience in engineering or field engineering.
• Engineering administrative or field engineering experience is required.
• Experience using Katapult, ikeGPS, O-Calc, SPIDAcalc or similar programs is required.

Responsibilities

• Develop and train a Make Ready team.
• Ensure project team has knowledge and tools to complete tasks.
• Manage resources to deliver projects on time and under budget.
• Execute and/or lead project execution.
• Attend client, staff, and project meetings.
• Travel to job sites for weeks at a time for execution or training.
• Coordinate pole attachments with NESC standards and owner regulations.
• Review poles and field notes to determine the best make-ready solution.
• Read construction prints and create 3D pole models in O-Calc and SPIDAcalc.

Skills

Katapult

ikeGPS

O-Calc

SPIDAcalc

Education

High school diploma

Tools

Pole loading software

Job description

What We Offer

Our excellent salary and benefits package includes medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short and long-term disability coverage, education reimbursement, 401(k), performance bonuses, and an employee stock program. Employee Resource Groups and Programs offered include the Young Professionals Group, Women at Wade Trim, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Professional Development, Leadership Development, Rotation Program, Mentor Program, Sustainability Program, and Wellness Program.

Position Description

• Develop and train a Make Ready team
• Ensure project team has the knowledge and tools to complete tasks
• Manage resources to successfully deliver project to client on time and under budget while meeting or exceeding client expectations
• Execute and/or lead execution of projects
• Attend client, staff, and project meetings
• Travel to job sites for weeks at a time for project execution, training, or quality purposes
• Ability to coordinate and design joint use pole attachments and make ready recommendations
• Coordinate with Engineering team members regarding overall aerial processes ensuring accuracy, completeness, and delivery of all work
• Coordinate with team to determine appropriate scope of pole installs including; NESC standards for cable attachments, spacing and midspans regulations, and utility pole owner regulations
• Gather appropriate information from field collection process to identify pole owners and complete the necessary application process
• Ability to perform various field inspections, site walks, Katapult pole collections, etc.
• Ability to identify existing pole conditions which include electrical equipment, pole configurations, and third party attachers
• Ability to work within pole collection software such as Katapult, IKE, SPIDAcalc, O-Calc, and other similar applications
• Read and understand construction prints, documents, and make ready summaries
• Ability to create a 3-dimensional model of poles in O-Calc and SPIDAcalc to provide results to ensure safe and proper attachment to power and telecommunication poles
• Review utility poles and field notes to determine most accurate make ready solution
• Perform structural loading calculations using O-Calc or SPIDAcalc in accordance with National Electrical Safety Code (NESC) and pole owner protocol through inventory and analysis of pole type and class, riser details, attached facility type including weight and diameters, span footages, drip loops, etc.
• Review proposed aerial projects and determine the overall cost analysis of the project; recommend the project to be conducted aerial or underground
• Provide solutions for poles that fail pole loading or are not good candidates for new attachments
• Ability to create make ready summaries for various pole owner requirements
• Maintain a safe working environment
• High school diploma
• 2+ years of experience
• Engineering administrative experience or field engineering experience is required
• Experience using Katapult, ikeGPS, O-Calc, SPIDAcalc, or other similar programs is required

Equal Opportunity Statement

Wade Trim is an Afforative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.