Distribution Engineering

Distribution Engineer

Actalent is partnering with a leading electric utility serving the Indianapolis area to identify a Distribution Engineer who is passionate about supporting reliable power delivery and long-term infrastructure improvements. This opportunity offers the chance to contribute to one of Indiana's largest utility systems, supporting critical transmission, distribution, and substation assets that power local communities and businesses.

The Distribution Engineer develops, maintains, and supports engineering standards for transmission, distribution, and substation systems, with a focus on safety, reliability, and long-term asset performance. This role provides technical guidance to engineering, construction, and field services teams, contributes to equipment specifications and construction standards for systems ranging from 12 kV to 345 kV, and supports technical disciplines including overhead and underground distribution, transmission line design, and substation equipment.

Develop, maintain, and support engineering standards related to transmission, distribution, and substation systems.

Provide technical guidance to engineering, construction, and field services teams to ensure designs meet safety, quality, reliability, and project objectives.

Contribute to the development of equipment specifications, design guides, and construction standards for electrical systems ranging from 12 kV to 345 kV.

Support one or more technical disciplines based on experience and business needs, including overhead distribution, underground distribution, transmission line design, and substation equipment.

Participate in site visits, equipment investigations, and incident reviews to identify root causes and drive continuous improvement initiatives.

Partner with teams across the organization to align work practices and standardize engineering approaches where appropriate.

Collaborate with stakeholders from engineering, operations, construction, safety, and maintenance to develop practical and effective solutions.

Balance technical requirements with safety, cost, constructability, schedule, operational performance, and long-term asset management considerations.

Develop, review, and update construction standards and engineering drawings in partnership with drafting and design teams.

Research, interpret, and apply technical documentation, industry standards, and manufacturer information to support sound engineering decisions.

Communicate complex technical information clearly to engineers, operations personnel, and non-technical stakeholders.

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering.

Minimum of 1 year of electrical distribution engineering experience.

Experience applying engineering principles to utility distribution systems.

Demonstrated ability to balance safety, reliability, cost, constructability, and operational needs when developing engineering solutions.

Experience with overhead or underground distribution design.

Experience supporting transmission line or substation projects.

Familiarity with AutoCAD and engineering design workflows.

Interest in developing expertise in areas such as protection engineering, transmission planning, asset management, or utility operations.

This role is based in Indianapolis, Indiana and supports a collaborative engineering team focused on modernizing and maintaining critical electric infrastructure. The position follows a standard 40-hour work week, with employees working on-site Monday through Thursday and the flexibility to work remotely on Fridays after onboarding and training.

Engineers have the opportunity to support long-term utility capital programs, gain exposure to both office and field operations, and work alongside experienced utility professionals. The organization offers strong career growth potential through technical specialization, project leadership, and people management pathways, while encouraging ongoing professional development and licensure.

Join a well-established electric utility serving the Indianapolis community.

Stable, long-term project pipeline and career growth opportunities.

Exposure to transmission, distribution, and substation engineering.

Job Type & Location This is a Permanent position based out of Indianapolis, IN.

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.

with a target bonus opportunity of 10% of your annual base salary.

Benefits: Medical, dental, and vision insurance as well as life insurance, accidental death and

dismemberment insurance, optional employee life insurance, optional dependent life insurance,

health spending account, and dependent care spending account.

PTO: Will receive 22 Days of Paid Time Off (PTO) as well as 13 company paid holidays

Retirement: Will be enrolled in a 401(k)-plan beginning on your first day of employment. Job Type & Location This is a Permanent position based out of Indianapolis, IN.

Application Deadline This position is anticipated to close on Nov 3, 2026.

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.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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