Distribution Engineer

Distribution Engineer

Location: Redmond, WA,  United States

Job Description:

category Transmission, Distribution, & Power38.46 USD - 55.28 USD/hour

Job Title: Distribution EngineerJob Description

The Distribution Engineer plays a key role within the Distribution Department, focusing on the engineering, design, and review of overhead and underground electric distribution lines ranging from 12.5 kV to 34.5 kV. This role develops detailed cable and conduit work packages for new customer construction projects, ensures designs comply with established quality and consistency standards, and supports clients throughout the construction lifecycle. The position offers a remote work environment while requiring periodic travel to client sites to support field activities and project execution.

Responsibilities

• Design and review overhead and underground electric distribution lines from 12.5 kV to 34.5 kV in accordance with engineering and construction specifications.
• Develop comprehensive overhead and underground cable and conduit work packages for new customer construction and asset replacement projects.
• Engineer and design complex overhead and underground distribution projects in both urban and rural environments, including field engineering of project requirements and identification of conflicting utilities.
• Perform engineering and design calculations and program protective line equipment to ensure safe and reliable power distribution.
• Coordinate small design teams as needed to develop budgets, prepare scoping documents, establish design criteria, and produce project deliverables.
• Provide engineering assistance to clients during construction, including participation in construction meetings, coordination sessions, and community outreach activities as needed.
• Identify when project objectives are not being met and initiate appropriate corrective actions to keep projects on schedule and within scope.
• Interpret applicable codes and regulations and contribute to the development of standards for construction projects.
• Promote engineering professionalism and adherence to technical standards across project teams.
• Develop, recommend, and implement engineering plans by establishing goals, objectives, schedules, resource requirements, and information needs for complex projects.
• Travel to client sites up to 30% of the time, with trip durations varying based on project needs.

Essential Skills

• Minimum of two to five years of experience with electric utility distribution design projects.
• Minimum of two to five years of experience in overhead distribution, underground residential distribution (URD), reconductoring, asset replacement projects, and underground cable/conduit distribution design work package development.
• Minimum of two to five years of experience delivering complex overhead and underground distribution projects in both urban and rural environments.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD drafting for electric distribution design.
• Hands-on experience working on utility distribution services or electrical engineering within commercial construction.
• Experience working within power distribution systems, including overhead and underground distribution, underground utilities, and electric system design.
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field from an accredited institution.
• Ability to interpret engineering codes, regulations, and standards and apply them to distribution design.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills for engineering and design calculations.
• Ability to coordinate and collaborate effectively within small design teams.
• Willingness and ability to travel up to 30% of the time to client sites.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience designing overhead distribution lines and underground distribution systems for utility or commercial projects.
• Background in developing distribution design work packages that support new customer connections and system improvements.
• Familiarity with identifying and resolving conflicts with existing utilities during the design phase.
• Experience supporting clients during construction, including responding to field questions and adapting designs to site conditions.
• Strong communication skills to participate in construction meetings, coordination efforts, and community outreach when required.
• Demonstrated ability to set project goals and objectives and contribute to planning schedules and resource allocation for complex engineering work.
• Commitment to maintaining high standards of engineering professionalism and quality in all project deliverables.

Work Environment

This role operates in a remote work environment, allowing you to perform design and engineering tasks from your home office while collaborating with distributed project teams. The position requires travel to client sites up to 30% of the time, with trip length varying based on project needs, to support field engineering, construction coordination, and site meetings. You will work extensively with AutoCAD and other standard engineering tools to produce and review electric distribution designs. The role offers a generous paid time off package, including 20 days of PTO, along with additional paid days that support work–life balance. The work focuses on utility and power distribution projects across both urban and rural settings, involving regular interaction with clients, construction personnel, and internal engineering teams in a professional, project-driven environment.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of Redmond, WA.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $38.46 - $55.28/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)

Workplace Type

This is a fully remote position.

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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