Senior Electric Distribution Designer

RDQ, Inc.; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental & Vision Coverage

Life, Short-Term, and Long-Term Dis—b

401(k) Retirement Savings & Profit-Sh-

Continuing Education, Training, & Coa-

Job summary

RDQ, Inc. is seeking a Senior Distribution Designer to support design and Owner’s Engineering services for electric utility overhead and underground projects.

You will review designs, assess constructability, and coordinate with engineers, utility personnel, contractors, and project managers to ensure practical, code-compliant solutions. The ideal candidate brings extensive hands-on experience in distribution design and review, with a solid understanding of how designs translate to field

Qualifications

• Five or more years of electric utility distribution design experience, with overhead and underground distribution.
• Experience developing or reviewing overhead and underground distribution construction packages.
• Ability to read and interpret utility standards, drawings, specifications, surveys, and construction documents.
• Experience coordinating electrical distribution designs with civil infrastructure and existing utilities.
• Familiarity with utility GIS, mapping, drafting, or work-management systems.

Responsibilities

• Review Owner’s Engineering outputs and perform design reviews for overhead and underground projects.
• Prepare and review distribution designs for overhead and underground primary/secondary systems and feeders.
• Coordinate electrical requirements with civil drawings and site development.
• Support field teams through constructability reviews and RFIs.
• Mentor junior designers and provide design scope guidance to project managers.

Skills

Distribution design experience

Coordination with civil infrastructure

Reading utility standards & drawings

Communication & problem-solving

Education

Assoc/Tech degree or drafting/design certification

Tools

AutoCAD

MicroStation

GIS

CYMCAP

Pull Planner

Job description

RDQ, Inc. is seeking a Senior Distribution Designer to support design and Owner’s Engineering services for electric utility overhead and underground projects.

You will review designs, assess constructability, and coordinate with engineers, utility personnel, contractors, and project managers to ensure practical, code-compliant solutions. The ideal candidate brings extensive hands-on experience in distribution design and review, with a solid understanding of how designs translate to field