Entry Level Distribution Designer

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title: Entry Level Distribution Designer

Job Description

This position involves working as a Designer within the Power Distribution Engineering team, contributing to the growing Power Sector. This is an exciting opportunity for individuals who enjoys combining technical expertise, field experience, and project coordination to deliver impactful utility infrastructure projects. You'll work alongside talented engineers, designers, and utility clients to develop innovative and reliable distribution solutions while contributing to projects that directly support grid modernization and system reliability.

Responsibilities

• Perform detailed design work including preparing drawings, specifications, and estimates for review and approval by the responsible engineer.
• Provide limited direction to Designers and Technicians on assigned projects and may act as a design leader on projects of minor complexity.
• Possess thorough knowledge of practices and procedures in technical areas such as Electrical Engineering, Instrumentation and Control, Protective Relaying, Transmission Design, Substation Design, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Distribution Engineering, Surveying, GIS and Mapping, and CADD.
• Prepare manual or computer-assisted design and construction drawings of a complex nature with neatness and a minimum of errors.
• Perform design services requiring a full understanding of drawings, specifications, and industry standards covering the assigned work.
• Take a significant role in the preparation of cost estimates, specifications, evaluations, and requisitions.
• Assist in the preparation of engineering calculations.
• Coordinate equipment deliveries and design development to meet project schedules.
• Acquire on-site field data to accomplish the design or monitor and evaluate equipment performance.
• May serve as a Project Coordinator on certain projects.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Essential Skills

• Experience in power distribution and distribution design.
• Degree in Electrical Engineering or Electrical Engineering Technology from an accredited college or university, or related degree.
• Demonstrated ability and experience with GIS systems, preferably Smallworld or GWD, and CADD systems like AutoCad.
• Experience working in field and office environments preferred.
• Utility distribution design experience with a utility or consulting engineering firm with demonstrated project capability preferred.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Ability to handle contacts with clients and other agencies in connection with project design responsibilities.
• Ability to follow prescribed standards and procedures.
• Demonstrated leadership and technical capability to perform job responsibilities.

Work Environment

The role involves working both in field and office settings, coordinating with various teams and ensuring project schedules are met. The position may require travel for on-site data acquisition and monitoring.

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Charlotte, NC.

The pay range for this position is $22.00 - $23.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

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)

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Charlotte, NC.

This position is anticipated to close on Nov 6, 2026.

This is a fully onsite position in Charlotte,NC.

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 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service.

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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