Distribution Designer

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❄️ Minnesota – Remote

❄️ Minnesota – Remote

💵 $33k - $91k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

✍️ Designer

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Orbital Engineering, Inc.

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501 - 1000 employees

Founded 1969

🏗️ Construction

💼 Consulting

🏭 Manufacturing

Construction • Consulting • Manufacturing

Orbital Engineering, Inc. is a veteran-owned engineering and technical services firm that provides full-service solutions in engineering and design, construction management and QA/QC, asset integrity, and safety for industrial and infrastructure clients. Founded in 1969 and headquartered in Pittsburgh with multiple regional offices, the company supports utilities, downstream and midstream oil & gas, metals (steel/aluminum), and public/private infrastructure projects, using advanced inspection technologies (drones/robotics) and proprietary tablet-based apps and databases to deliver inspections, retrofits, greenfield design, and turnkey asset management.

📋 Description

• Prepare construction documents including plan and profile drawings for overhead and underground electric distribution, fiber optic, and telecommunications facilities • Assist with distribution line design from 2.4kV to 34kV • Prepare make-ready work for joint-use projects • Assist with proposals, engineering/project cost estimates, and execution schedules • Provide field support during construction • Perform quality reviews and follow the QA/QC process • Evaluate equipment loading and structural pole loading for cost-effective, safe, and reliable designs • Apply NESC standards, client standards, and applicable federal, state, and local guidelines • Analyze field-collected data and imagery and update software packages for design implementation • Use client proprietary software and equipment in the engineering design workflow and attachment permitting process • Complete assigned work within project schedules and budgets and communicate status to management • Communicate with clients to determine cost-effective engineering design solutions • Provide documentation and support to accounting to ensure projects are on budget and properly accounted for • Transcribe notes and use measuring devices to inspect and record field data • Attend client-site meetings and interact with the general public, landowners, and operators • Visually identify, inspect, and record equipment and construction situations in the field • Communicate with coworkers and clients to agree on engineering design solutions • Perform fieldwork involving driving, standing, walking, navigating, and working in complex terrain • Coordinate with utility personnel when entering energized extra-high voltage substations • Work remotely/office-based while supporting fieldwork throughout the engineering design process • Travel overnight or for extended periods as required by project assignments

🎯 Requirements

• Candidates must reside in Minnesota, preferably in the greater Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN area, or Northwest Wisconsin • High School Diploma or GED required with 4+ years of experience in fieldwork or a construction environment, drafting, utility experience, or technical design • Associate degree in engineering technology, construction, drafting technology, or related technical discipline with 2-4 years of experience, with interest in fieldwork, or surveying • Bachelor’s degree in engineering, engineering technology, construction, GIS, drafting, or related technical discipline with 0-2 years of experience preferred • Knowledge of utility distribution design and construction standards and industry practices • Ability to use design software packages • Prior utility design experience or distribution line work preferred • Ability to read and understand engineering drawings/schematics preferred • Working knowledge of electrical distribution assets and/or communication equipment construction preferred • Experience in pole loading using Spida Calc, O-Calc, Pole Foreman, or Katapult, or other construction modeling software such as AutoCAD is beneficial • Knowledge of utility or joint-use software such as SPANS, NJUNS, or IkeGPS is beneficial • Familiarity with design and checking practices for engineering drawings and deliverables • Familiarity with Safe Work Practices and PPE applications • Ability to organize project data from start to finish • Ability to prioritize work on multiple projects and communicate project statuses • Understanding of AutoCAD, Civil 3D, MicroStation, GIS, and Excel • Computer proficiency including Microsoft Office, design, and business enterprise software • Effective written and oral communication • Reasoning skills and ability to solve practical problems • Dependable transportation and a valid driver’s license with insurance • Must be able to pass a fit for duty test • Ability to work from home and an office setting, as required • Ability to pass a post-offer drug, including marijuana, and alcohol test; subject to random testing • Must be able to endure frequent driving, standing, walking, navigating, and balancing objects up to 20 pounds • May occasionally enter energized extra-high voltage substations up to 745kV • Must be willing to work in all weather conditions and residential, commercial, and industrial areas • Must be willing to travel overnight or for extended periods based on project assignment

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive salary • Career advancement opportunities • Medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage • 401(k)-retirement savings plan • Supplemental insurance options • Company-paid life and AD&D insurance • Company-paid short-term disability coverage • Company-paid maternity and bonding leave • Generous paid time off program • Remote work position • Work-life balance support