Distribution Engineer III
Fully Remote
San Diego, CA
We are hiring Distribution Engineers for our San Diego, CA team. We are open to candidates residing anywhere in the United States. This position will be working within our Power Distribution Engineering team and a part of our growing Power Sector.
This position is responsible for performing a senior level role in the design or construction aspects of engineering projects and assists other departmental engineers.
Overview of Duties
Review designs of various electrical distribution systems of varying size and complexity completed by junior staff as well as mentor and train.
Activities shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
- Detailed design and budgetary estimates.
- Equipment specification, proposal evaluation and requisitioning.
- Engineering calculations to assure safety and performance of equipment and systems.
- Acquisition of on-site measurements and other field data to accomplish the design or enable the evaluation of equipment performance.
- Responsible for distribution design and engineering in client's geographic information systems (GIS) and work management systems (WMS) as required.
- Checking completed job for adequacy of design and documentation.
- Mentor and train entry level staff.
- Review design and documentation of entry level staff.
- Monitor the construction of various electrical distribution systems as assigned to ensure compliance with plans and specifications. Activities may include, but not be limited to, the following:
- Monitor construction work to ensure conformance with project design plans and specifications.
- Monitor work to ensure compliance with applicable engineering and construction codes and practices.
- Aid in evaluation and approval of contractor's invoices.
- Perform economic analyses of engineering alternatives.
- Prepare reports and feasibility studies for submission to management.
- Serve as project coordinator or project engineer on assigned projects.
- Promote efficient flow of information and ensure complete and accurate record keeping.
- Be familiar with the company's design/drawing system, ANSI standards, National Electrical Safety Code, General Order 95, and the company's and client's design and construction standards.
- Able to model, navigate and review within PLS-CADD and PLS-POLE.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Civil/Structural Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or related.
- 5+ years' experience in the transmission or distribution engineering field
- EIT required.
- California Professional Engineer license (P.E.) preferred or in progress.
- Proficiency with Power Line and Structure modeling for CAD development, PLS-CADD and PLS-POLE.
- Proficiency with providing Quality Assurance/Quality Control reviews.
- Proficiency with NESC and/or GO95.
- Familiarity with industry codes, standards, and practices for electric utility practice.
- Interpersonal and communication skills. Demonstrated initiative and ability to lead. Attention to detail.
