Power Distribution Designer
Key details
- Location
- Taylor, MI, United States
- Work style
- Onsite
- Level
- Mid level
- Job type
- Full-time
- Experience
- 2–5 yrs
- Function
- Hardware, mechanical & civil engineering
- Focus area
- other
- Posted
- Yesterday
Skills
nescpower distribution
About the role
What We Offer:
As an employee-owner, you’ll share in the firm’s success through profit sharing, an employee stock purchase plan, and a 401(k) with a company match. You’ll have every opportunity to grow through mentoring, the Wade Trim Leadership Academy, and tuition reimbursement. And because life outside of work matters, we offer paid parental leave, paid holidays, vacation and sick time, and a stewardship day, along with medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance and an employee assistance program.
About this role:
As a Power Distribution Designer on our Industrial Commercial Energy team, you’ll design joint use pole attachments and make ready solutions for electric utilities across Michigan. Your work will keep the lights on. You’ll work alongside engineering team members and field crews, with every opportunity to grow your career and share in the firm you help build.
What you'll do:
- Coordinate and design joint use pole attachments and make ready recommendations
- Perform structural loading calculations using O-Calc or SPIDAcalc in accordance with National Electrical Safety Code (NESC) and pole owner protocol through inventory and analysis of pole type and class, riser details, attached facility type including weight and diameters, span footages, drip loops, etc
- Create 3-dimensional models of poles in O-Calc and SPIDAcalc to ensure safe and proper attachment to power and telecommunication poles
- Review utility poles and field notes to determine most accurate make ready solution
- Provide solutions for poles that fail pole loading or are not good candidates for new attachments
- Develop and train a Make Ready team
What you'll bring: (These are the minimum qualifications for this role.)
- High school diploma
- 2+ years of engineering administrative or field engineering experience
- Experience using Katapult, ikeGPS, O-Calc, SPIDAcalc, or similar programs
Nice to have:
- Comfort working in the field occasionally
Come grow with us. Apply today and help build the infrastructure your community counts on.
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About Wade Trim:
Wade Trim has been developing solutions to complex engineering and planning challenges for a century to deliver water and sewer services to residents and businesses, keep traffic flowing smoothly and safely, treat wastewater and stormwater to protect our waterways, distribute reliable power to customers, and provide community spaces to enjoy. We’re 100% employee-owned, so our 850+ employee-owners share in the firm’s success and help set its direction. Our teams are organized by practice, so you’ll collaborate with experts and leaders across offices and markets. We also invest in new ideas through our Office of Applied Technology and Innovation Hub.
Wade Trim’s success is shared by the employees that make it happen. Since our beginning, our firm has been 100% employee owned. This cultivates an ownership mindset that benefits our work approach, collaborative culture, and ability to deliver client solutions. We believe employee ownership drives the sustainability and growth of our firm and provides all our employees with opportunities for financial success.
If you are looking for a challenging and rewarding career in a friendly environment, please submit your resume by visiting the Careers section of our website at http://www.wadetrim.com/careers.
Wade Trim does not accept unsolicited resumes, candidate profiles, or CVs from third-party recruiters or employment agencies. Any submission made without a valid, signed agreement and an approved engagement request from Wade Trim’s People Services Team will be considered the property of Wade Trim. Wade Trim reserves the right to pursue and hire any candidate submitted through unsolicited means without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. A valid agreement can only be signed by the Director of People Services. Resumes or candidate profiles submitted at the request of a Wade Trim employee who is not authorized by the People Services team do not constitute a valid engagement. Recruiters and agencies must have a current, written agreement authorized by the Director of People Services to be considered an approved vendor.
Wade Trim is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We welcome applicants of every background, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need a reasonable accommodation at any point in the hiring process, contact us at PeopleServices@wadetrim.com.
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