Joint Use Designer

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🔔 Pennsylvania – Remote

🔔 Pennsylvania – Remote

💵 $36k - $87k / 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 • Prepare make-ready work for joint-use projects • Assist with engineering and project cost estimates and execution schedules • Provide field support during construction • Perform quality reviews and follow QA/QC processes • Evaluate equipment and pole structural loading for safe, reliable, cost-effective designs • Apply NESC, client, federal, state, and local standards to joint-use and make-ready designs • 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 solutions • Provide documentation and support to accounting functions for project budgeting and accounting • Transcribe notes and measure, inspect, and organize field data • Attend client-site meetings and interact with the general public, landowners, and operators as needed • Identify, inspect, and record field equipment, construction situations, and rights-of-way • Communicate with coworkers and clients to agree on engineering design solutions • Work in varied terrain and weather conditions and travel overnight or for extended periods based on project assignments

🎯 Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED required with 3+ years of experience in fieldwork, construction, drafting, utility work, or technical design • Associate Degree in engineering technology, construction, drafting technology, or related technical discipline with 0–2 years of experience, with interest in fieldwork, surveying, or equivalent experience • Bachelor’s degree in engineering, engineering technology, construction, GIS, drafting, or related technical discipline with 0–2 years of experience preferred • Prior utility design or make-ready design experience 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 software such as Spida Calc, O-Calc, Pole Foreman, or Katapult, or construction modeling software such as AutoCAD, beneficial • Knowledge of SPANS, NJUNS, or IkeGPS beneficial • Knowledge of utility distribution design and construction standards and industry practices • Ability to use design software packages • 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 multiple projects and communicate project statuses • Computer proficiency with Microsoft Office, design, and business enterprise software • Effective written and oral communication skills • Reasoning and practical problem-solving skills • Dependable transportation and a valid driver’s license with insurance • Ability 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 and alcohol test and submit to random testing • Willingness to travel overnight or for extended periods as assigned • Candidates with DDS and Katapult experience strongly preferred

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive salary • Career advancement opportunities • Medical coverage • Dental coverage • Vision coverage • Prescription drug coverage • 401(k)-retirement savings plan • Supplemental insurance options • Company-paid life insurance • Company-paid AD&D insurance • Company-paid short-term disability coverage • Generous paid time off program • Remote work arrangement