Joint Use Designer

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🇺🇸 United States – 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 of work prepared by others and adhere to QA/QC processes • Evaluate equipment loading, including transformers and structural loading of poles, for cost-effective, safe, and reliable designs • Apply NESC standards, client standards, federal, state, local municipal, and other applicable guidelines to engineering designs • Analyze field-collected data, including imagery, and update applicable software packages for design implementation • Use client proprietary software packages or equipment in the engineering design workflow, including facilitating new attachment permitting processes • Complete assigned work within project schedules and budgets while communicating status to management • Communicate with clients to determine cost-effective engineering design solutions • Provide documentation and support to accounting functions to ensure projects are on budget and properly accounted for • Transcribe notes and use measuring devices to identify, inspect, and record field data in an organized manner • Attend client-site meetings as required and interact with the general public, landowners, and operators • Visually identify, inspect, and record equipment and construction situations, including rights-of-way • Communicate with coworkers and clients to agree on engineering design solutions • Perform fieldwork throughout the engineering design process, including driving, walking, navigating terrain, and working in varied weather conditions • Travel overnight or for extended periods based on project assignment

🎯 Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED required with 3+ 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 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 is preferred • Candidates who possess experience with DDS and Katapult are strongly preferred • Prior utility design experience or make-ready design experience preferred • Ability to read and understand engineering drawings/schematics is preferred • Working knowledge of electrical distribution assets and/or communication equipment construction preferred • Experience in pole loading (Spida Calc, O-Calc, Pole Foreman, or Katapult) or other construction modeling software (AutoCAD) is beneficial • Knowledge of industry utility or joint-use software (SPANS, NJUNS, IkeGPS) for make-ready engineering and construction is 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 • Organized approach to keeping project data organized • Ability to prioritize work on multiple projects and communicate project statuses • Computer proficiency including general Microsoft Office products, design, and business enterprise software • Effective written and oral communication at all levels within an organizational structure • Reasoning skills and ability to solve practical problems • 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 (including marijuana) and alcohol test in compliance with Federal regulations and submit to random testing as a condition of continued employment • Must be willing to travel overnight or for extended periods based on project assignment • Must be able to work in all weather conditions and residential, commercial, and industrial areas as needed • Ability to endure frequent driving, standing, walking numerous miles a day, navigating on foot or in a vehicle, and balancing objects weighing up to 20 pounds in congested and/or complex terrain

🏖️ 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