Title: Distribution Engineering Designer
Location: Greenville, SC
Hire Type: CONTRACT-TO-HIRE
Pay up to $35/hr based on experience.
Overview:
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As a contract employee of Sterling, you are eligible to receive a Full Employee Benefits Package that includes paid time off, paid holidays, 3 medical plans to choose from, dental & vision plans, 401(k), and an Employee Stock Ownership (ESOP) plan.
Job Summary:
The Distribution Engineering Designer III (DED III) position is the third level of the DED career track where progression is based on time in grade and performance. This career track is tasked with developing designs for electrical distribution systems including but not limited to: Overhead and underground circuits for joint use, lighting, and commercial, industrial and residential development. This track is responsible for using technical skills and incorporating accurate field data collection to complete design work. This role will assist with storm restoration when requested, especially as a damage assessor.
Job Duties:
- Producing computer-aided electric distribution design drawings and Bill Of Material (BOM) necessary for the construction
- of complex projects without ongoing oversight.
- · Performing field data collection using standard tools, methods and processes and performing necessary project-specific
- inspections accurately and efficiently
- · Becoming familiar with defined technical skills which can include cable pulling calculations, cable voltage drop
- calculations, transformer loading calculations, and pole loading analysis calculations.
- · Gaining understanding of client construction standards, construction and workflow processes, and customer charging
- guidelines, as required.
- · Generating permitting and other project-supporting documentation as needed.
- · Exhibiting ability to communicate with clients and lead site meetings with minimal oversight.
- · Demonstrating ability to pursue work from the Client.
- · Understanding the hazards and dangers of the distribution system and how to navigate their role to prevent dangerous
- situations and mitigating hazards during the office and field portion of their role.
- · Actively looking out for others’ safety in all aspects of this work.
- · Attending and engaging in scheduled safety meetings and adhering to driving and site hazard identification, mitigation and
- reporting training.
- · Incumbents will have the ability to work on a storm response local or travel team as an Assessor or Team Lead, as needed.
Qualifications:
- High School Diploma or GED, Prefer Associates Degree
- Minimum or 2+ years of electrical distribution design experience in the utilities industry
- Proficient knowledge of CAD and autoCAD
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identify, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.