Job Title: Distribution Designer
Job Description
As a Utility Designer, you will coordinate with Residential Project Account Managers to gather information from developers, such as neighborhood layouts and load information. Using this data, you will determine cable routing, transformer locations and sizing, and secondary cable routing and sizing. You will also manage roadway crossing locations and conduit layouts, clean up CAD files for land base mapping and construction prints, and order the necessary cable and equipment for construction crews. Your designs will be delivered back to the RPAM group for continued coordination with developers until project completion.
Responsibilities
Coordinate with Residential Project Account Managers to obtain necessary project information.
Determine underground cable routing and transformer locations.
Size transformers using load calculators.
Route and size secondary cables from transformers to meter delivery points using secondary service calculators.
Identify roadway crossing locations and provide conduit layouts.
Receive and clean up CAD files for land base mapping and construction prints.
Order appropriate cable and equipment for construction crews.
Deliver designs back to the RPAM group for continued project coordination.
Essential Skills
Proficiency in design, engineering, and drafting.
Experience with AutoCAD.
Knowledge in Civil, Electrical design, and Drafting & Design.
Understanding of Distribution/Power, Power delivery, Utility design, Distribution engineering.
Experience in Mechanical Design, Substation Design, Transmission Design, Power & utilities.
Additional Skills & Qualifications
Experience as a CSD Designer, Electrical Designer, Utility Designer.
Background as a Power Systems Designer, Grid Design Engineer, Electrical Distribution Planner.
Experience as an Infrastructure Designer, Utility Planning Engineer.
Work Environment
The work is performed in an office setting. The office environment is positive and engaged, with a nice new 1900 sqft space featuring amenities such as a foosball table and shuffleboard. You will have the opportunity to work in a well-established company with 1700 employees across 59 offices. Once brought on direct, you will receive great benefits, including ESOP, 401K match, yearly performance raises, and excellent healthcare benefits.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $25.00 - $32.00/hr.
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:
Medical, dental & vision - Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital - 401(k) Retirement Plan - Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available - Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) - Short and long-term disability - Health Spending Account (HSA) - Transportation benefits - Employee Assistance Program - Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Workplace Type
This is a hybrid position in Charlotte,NC.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Jun 6, 2025.
About Actalent
Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.
The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.
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