Budgeting, Communication Skills, Construction, Construction Support, Consulting, Design Services, Distribution Management, Electrical Design, Electrical Engineering, Engineer in Training (EIT), Forecasting, Leadership, Mentoring, Microsoft Office, Multitasking, Plan Meetings, Process Improvement, Professional Engineer, Project Engineering, Project Schedule, Project/Program Management, Proposal Development, Quality Control, Team Player, Technical Analysis, Technical Leadership, Technical Support, Technical/Engineering Design, Time Management, Willing to Travel
Title: Project Engineer
Location: Madison, WI or Ames, IA
Overview:
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Hire Type: Direct Hire or Contract-to-Hire
Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision
Pay: Up to $115K (Depending on Experience)
Job Summary:
Sterling is seeking a Project Engineer to join a growing electric distribution team supporting overhead and underground utility projects. This role is ideal for an engineer with strong technical design experience who is interested in expanding into project management. The position offers the opportunity to support technical execution, mentor junior team members, coordinate with clients and stakeholders, and develop leadership skills while working on a variety of electric distribution projects.
Job Duties:
- Support and coordinate electric distribution design projects, including overhead and underground systems.
- Perform engineering calculations and technical design work.
- Lead quality control reviews of design packages before and after construction.
- Prepare and review technical analyses, engineering documents, and project deliverables.
- Review vendor drawings and participate in design reviews.
- Assist with permitting, utility coordination, and construction support.
- Partner with Project Managers to support project scope, schedule, budget, and quality.
- Participate in client meetings and technical coordination discussions.
- Communicate project risks, constraints, and schedule impacts to stakeholders.
- Support proposal development, project forecasting, and workload planning.
- Mentor junior team members and contribute to process improvements and team growth.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering required. Civil or Structural Engineering degrees may be considered with relevant electric distribution experience.
- Experience supporting overhead and/or underground electric distribution systems.
- Strong technical foundation with the ability to perform engineering calculations.
- Experience working in consulting, utility, or infrastructure environments.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to collaborate with engineers, designers, clients, and project stakeholders.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a deadline-driven environment.
- EIT certification or pursuit of PE licensure is preferred but not required.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office.
Schedule: Primarily remote with occasional travel to client meetings.
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity
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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