Senior Electric Distribution Engineer - Hybrid (Chicago)

Insight Global; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mileage reimbursement

Job summary

Insight Global is seeking a Distribution Engineer II to support an electric utility client in the Chicago area. Hybrid schedule with about 20% field work and 80% engineering design work, located downtown Chicago near Greektown.

The candidate will design overhead and underground distribution systems, develop engineering packages, and coordinate with stakeholders through design, permitting, construction, and closeout phases.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering (Electrical/Civil/Mechanical) required or equivalent combo.
• 8+ years of electric utility distribution engineering/design experience.
• Experience with overhead and underground distribution projects.
• Field visits, measurements, site assessments, and coordination with construction teams.
• Ability to manage multiple projects with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Support electric distribution projects from pole replacements to complex system rebuilds.
• Perform field visits to collect measurements, photos, and infrastructure data.
• Develop design packages, drawings, one-line diagrams, and BOMs.
• Utilize GIS and design software to model overhead and underground systems.
• Coordinate with stakeholders, field crews, PMs, and engineering teams through design to closeout.

Skills

Communication

Project coordination

Field experience

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering

Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering

EIT certification or PE licensure progress

Tools

Smallworld GIS

MicroStation

Asset Suite 8

SAP

PLS-CADD

SPIDAcalc

O-Calc

PoleForeman

IKE

Job description

Insight Global is seeking a Distribution Engineer II to support an electric utility client in the Chicago area. Hybrid schedule with about 20% field work and 80% engineering design work, located downtown Chicago near Greektown.

The candidate will design overhead and underground distribution systems, develop engineering packages, and coordinate with stakeholders through design, permitting, construction, and closeout phases.