Senior Electrical Distribution Designer

The Will Group; Shorewood (IL); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental & Vision

401k Match

PTO & Holidays

Education Reimbursement

Job summary

The Will Group is hiring a Senior Electrical Distribution Designer to join our Power Division and lead some of our most challenging electric distribution design work. This senior technical position requires deep utility distribution experience beyond design software, including field conditions and constructability.

Work is mostly remote with occasional office and job-site responsibilities in the Shorewood, IL area.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 10+ years of utility distribution, power delivery, or utility consulting experience.
• Strong understanding of utility standards and construction practices.
• Experience with GIS, work management, and utility design platforms.
• Ability to independently solve complex technical problems.
• Strong communication and client coordination skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead overhead and underground distribution designs typically ranging from 4 kV–34 kV.
• Take ownership from field information and concept development through construction-ready design packages.
• Mentor Designers, Junior Designers, Engineering Associates, and Project Engineers.
• Collaborate with clients and internal teams to shape standards and best practices.

Skills

Utility distribution experience

Field conditions understanding

Construction practices

Leadership

Client coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

GIS

Work management systems

Utility design platforms

Job description

Senior Electrical Distribution Designer | Mostly Remote

What happens when you combine 10+ years of utility distribution experience with complex 4 kV-34 kV projects, major utility clients, and the opportunity to become a true technical leader?

You get a role where your experience actually matters.

The Will Group is hiring a Senior Electrical Distribution Designer to join our Power Division and lead some of our most challenging electric distribution design work.

This is a senior technical position for someone who understands utility distribution beyond the design software—someone who understands field conditions, constructability, utility standards, and what it takes to get a project from concept to construction.

Why This Role Stands Out

Lead overhead and underground distribution designs typically ranging from 4 kV-34 kV.

Design That Gets Built

Take ownership from field information and concept development through construction-ready design packages.

Major Utility Exposure

Support projects for Commonwealth Edison (ComEd) and other Exelon operating companies.

Become a go-to resource for complex design challenges and help shape TWG's standards and best practices.

Help elevate Designers, Junior Designers, Engineering Associates, and Project Engineers.

Mostly Remote

Work primarily remotely with occasional office and job site responsibilities in the Shorewood, IL area.

We're looking for deep utility distribution expertise - not a license.

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field
• 10+ years of utility distribution, power delivery, or utility consulting experience
• Strong understanding of utility standards and construction practices
• Experience with GIS, work management, and utility design platforms
• Ability to independently solve complex technical problems
• Strong communication and client coordination skills

ComEd experience is highly valued, as is experience with DER interconnections, grid modernization, smart grid, EV infrastructure, urban underground systems, and other complex utility programs.

What We Offer

$110,000-130,000 annually. Factors which may affect starting pay within this range may include geography/market, skills, education, experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

Medical | Dental | Vision | 401(k) Match | PTO | Paid Holidays | Volunteer Time | Continuing Education Reimbursement | Professional Development

At The Will Group, we operate under a simple philosophy:

Where There's A Will, There's A Way.

If you're ready to bring your utility distribution expertise to a team where you can design, solve, mentor, and lead, we'd like to meet you.