Title: Designer – Electric Distribution
Location: In-office, with flexibility
Hire Type: Contract-to-Hire
Shift/Hours: Monday–Friday, standard business hours
Base Salary: $28 – $40/hour (DOE)
Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision; PTO; 401(k); Career Growth Opportunities
About the Opportunity
An organization is seeking an Engineering Designer to support electric distribution design projects, with a focus on utility-driven work such as green power and service extensions. This role involves working from approved engineering packages to develop and complete design deliverables for overhead and underground distribution systems.
Job Duties
• Design overhead and underground electric distribution systems within existing utility infrastructure.
• Develop designs based on approved engineering packages and ensure completion for QA/QC review.
• Utilize MicroStation to create and modify distribution design drawings.
• Interpret and apply utility standards and design requirements.
• Analyze pole framing diagrams, clearances, tensions, and deflection angles.
• Support projects related to green power connections and utility upgrades.
• Ensure designs meet quality, safety, and compliance standards.
Qualifications
• 2+ years of experience in electrical distribution design.
• Experience with MicroStation required.
• Strong understanding of overhead and underground distribution systems.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, pole framing details, and system requirements.
• Knowledge of utility standards (Exelon/BGE experience preferred).
• Strong attention to detail and ability to work within established QA/QC processes.
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national
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Sterling Engineering, Inc.
Sterling Engineering has been a trusted partner for engineering, project management, and staffing solutions for over five decades. We provide exceptional engineering/technical recruitment and engineering project services to clients nationwide:
- Engineering & Technical Recruitment - With our focus on engineering, technical, and IT, Sterling has the in-depth knowledge, industry expertise, and robust employee pipeline it takes to rapidly find talent for even the most difficult to fill positions. Sterling’s extensive recruitment methodology allows us to engage the most talented employees in the marketplace. We offer exciting work and career-building opportunities for our candidates, along with expert support at every step of the process.
- Engineering Project Services – Our experienced, multi-disciplined team of project managers, engineers, and designers, led by licensed Professional Engineers (PE), provide project management, engineering, design, and Commissioning, Qualification, and Validation (CQV) to manufacturing, OEM, and R&D customers. We work on complex, highly technical projects across a number of industry sectors, and our ability to scale and seamlessly integrate at multiple levels of your organization is what differentiates us.
Sterling offers a unique combination of engineering solutions and Best of Staffing level service to help our clients and talent achieve their goals.
500 to 999 employees
Staffing/Employment Agencies
http://www.sterling-engineering.com