Senior Distribution Engineering Lead (Overhead & Underground) - Remote

WSB and Associates; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

401K with match

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Tuition reimbursement

Professional growth and development

Job summary

WSB and Associates seeks a Supervising Engineer (Distribution) to lead and grow the electric distribution line engineering practice. You will act as the technical lead and people leader for overhead and underground work, setting standards, mentoring staff, and advancing utility client relationships.

The role emphasizes scaling a team, ensuring quality, and guiding proposals and pursuit strategies across utility, municipal, and contractor clients. PE licensure is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil or Electrical Engineering or related engineering discipline.
• 7+ years of electric utility distribution engineering experience, including overhead and underground design.
• PE license required; valid driver’s license with clean record.

Responsibilities

• Build and scale the Distribution Engineering team, including recruiting, onboarding, mentoring, training, and workforce planning.
• Serve as WSB's SME for overhead and underground electrical distribution design and standards implementation.
• Establish scalable engineering standards, templates, QA/QC, field-collection requirements, and delivery processes for utility projects.
• Lead technical reviews, constructability checks, issue resolution, and ensure compliance with client standards and NEC/NESC.

Skills

Leadership

Staff mentoring

Project management

Client communication

Team scaling

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil or Electrical Engineering

Tools

SPIDAcalc

Small World

O-Calc Pro

PLS-CADD / PLS-POLE

Katapult Pro

ArcGIS / ArcFM / Esri Utility Network

AutoCAD Utility Design

Bentley OpenUtilities

CYME

Synergi Electric

WindMil

ArcGIS Field Maps

Survey123

Fulcrum

IKE GPS

Job description

WSB and Associates seeks a Supervising Engineer (Distribution) to lead and grow the electric distribution line engineering practice. You will act as the technical lead and people leader for overhead and underground work, setting standards, mentoring staff, and advancing utility client relationships.

The role emphasizes scaling a team, ensuring quality, and guiding proposals and pursuit strategies across utility, municipal, and contractor clients. PE licensure is required.