Senior Design Consultant - Electrical Utility (Hybrid)

Salt River Project; Tempe (AZ); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension Plan (at no cost to the worker

401(k) plan with employer matching

Medical, vision, dental, and life保险 on

Over 200+ hours of PTO

Parental leave and adoption assistance

Wellness programs and fitness facility

Short and long-term disability plans

Tuition assistance

10 Employee Resource Groups

Job summary

Salt River Project in Tempe, AZ seeks a Design Consultant to manage complex distribution designs throughout their lifecycle, ensuring safety and SRP standards while coordinating with multiple stakeholders.

The role involves field checks, CAD tool usage, and contract development for design and construction, with hybrid work options and strong emphasis on municipal permitting and design excellence.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree relevant to the assignment from an accredited institution is preferred.
• Level I — Associate: In lieu of a degree, 4 years of relevant experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience totaling 4 years may be considered.
• Level 2 – Journey: Minimum 2 years of relevant experience required. In lieu of a degree, 6 years of relevant experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience totaling 6 years may be considered.
• Level 3 – Senior: Minimum 5 years of relevant experience required. In lieu of a degree, 9 years of relevant experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience totaling 9 years may be considered. Eligibility for advancement to the next level in the same role is based on overall job performance, mastery of all functional responsibilities, and time in position.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates and consults with SRP construction, engineering, land agent, survey, customer, contractors, developers, owners, and other internal and external stakeholders to develop design layout of electrical facilities that meet SRP safety and standards.
• Acts as liaison between SRP and customers, contractors, developers, owners, and other external stakeholders throughout the entire design process.
• Manages expectations of internal and external stakeholders- service level agreements, job process, responsibilities, deliverables, cost, schedule, and safety.
• Collaborates closely with CAD Tech throughout the design process. This includes providing accurate preliminary design sketch, monitoring progress, setting priorities and deadlines, and reviewing work for accuracy. Meets with and assists CAD Tech as needed to achieve these goals.
• Understanding and use of CAD tools.
• Manages, reads, interprets, and utilizes plan sets and base maps required for design. Plan sets include but are not limited to electrical, architectural, civil, geographical, and structural documents provided by developers/customers, internal research files, municipal plans, or other sources as needed.
• Performs field checks to validate the accuracy of reference maps, design constraints, and scope.
• Self-manage and prioritize deliverables to make determination on when to proceed with design work.
• Utilizes Work Management System by reviewing, documenting, and updating to ensure job tracking policies are being followed.
• Assigns and monitors due dates for internal and external milestones/tasks.
• Oversees design steps specific to business area processes.
• Prepares material inventory required for project construction.
• Determines the design and construction fees to be assessed in compliance with corporate costing policies and procedures and creates an accurate and appropriate design and construction contracts for each job.
• Demonstrates understanding of various municipal requirements and incorporates these into the completed design to successfully secure construction permits.
• Demonstrates understanding of various municipal permit requirements, SRP construction and engineering standards, engineering tools, land rights, and incorporates these into the completed design.
• Assist or train other design resources within the department as needed.
• Resolve job-related hazards and encroachment situations.
• Understanding of electrical systems such as applicable components and conductor types.
• Ability to provide detailed job history and knowledge as requested.

Job description

Salt River Project in Tempe, AZ seeks a Design Consultant to manage complex distribution designs throughout their lifecycle, ensuring safety and SRP standards while coordinating with multiple stakeholders.

The role involves field checks, CAD tool usage, and contract development for design and construction, with hybrid work options and strong emphasis on municipal permitting and design excellence.