Distribution Design Technician III

Date Opened: 6/24/2025

Location:

The Woodlands, TX

Industry:

Electric Utilities

Department:

Electric Grid Services

Employment Type:

Part-Time (Up To 25 Hours Per Week)

Part-Time Available:

Yes

FLSA Exemption:

Non- Exempt

Job Summary

This position may assist with training of less experienced design technicians and will continued to be mentored by Sr. Electric Distribution Designers or Sr. Engineering Associate’s while performing duties, practices and processes related to the planning, cost estimating, design, construction and construction coordination for electric distribution facilities/systems. The incumbent in this position is expected to demonstrate the ability to perform routine duties and responsibilities independently and seek out guidance appropriately for complex or unusual issues or concerns.

Job Duties And Responsibilities

- Provide technical support to distribution engineering and field operations for the planning extensions, upgrading and maintenance of the distribution system;

- Prepare cost estimates and work instructions including drawings, material lists and related information necessary to convey design and construction intent;

- Meet with external customers (builders, developers and governmental agencies) concerning service requirements and design options;

- Review any customer provided site development plans, electrical one-lines and panel schedules to calculate load and transformer requirements and design;

- Perform survey and layout work in the field;

- Interpret property line boundary, topographic surveys, as-built surveys, construction staking, ROW staking and collection of geospatial points;

- Research and collect property deed information at record facilities for the evaluation of existing or proposed easements, establish ownership information and definition of property boundaries;

- Initiate designs for new construction, conversion or improvement of both overhead and underground distribution facilities;

- Perform distribution line design calculations for structure loading, guying, geometric angle calculations, pole/flicker calculations, conductor sag interpretation, unitized framing design, construction practices and construction safety guidelines using industry tools and methods;

- Gather all information and interpret the processes for permit acquisition involving City, County, State and Federal applications;

- May initiate and execute permit applications;

- Inspect work performed by associated crews to ensure construction meets design requirements, association specifications and NESC/NEC requirements;

- May also entail field inspection duties including but not limited to patrolling distribution lines to assess current state, future needs, or storm restoration support;

- Provide scheduled or requested status updates to supervisors, customers or other relevant parties;

- Must document activities in accordance to established documentation and document control practices.

Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills And Abilities)

- High School Diploma or the equivalent is required;

- Associates degree in Electrical Technology or Engineering Technology (or similar discipline) preferred;

- More than five (5) or more years’ experience with less than ten (10) years’ experience in a position that directly relates to the responsibilities above required;

- One year of on the job experience in Graphic Tool design or electronic design software relating to the position or industry required (e.g. GDT, Maximo, Pole-Foreman) required;

- The ideal candidate has work experience with a Utilities operating company;

- The ideal candidate will have course work or on the job exposure to areas of distribution design such as AC Voltage Generation, Impedance and Voltage Drop, Three Phase Power Systems, System Layout, Overhead Lines, Underground Distribution Systems, Substations, Distributed Generation, Substation Transformers, Distribution Transformers, Fault Interrupting Devices, Fundamentals of Protection and Overcurrent Protection;

- Must demonstrate the ability to understand codes and practices related to the position;

- Must demonstrate understanding and applying basic mathematics;

- Candidate must have the ability to communicate effectively and professionally with a diverse audience (customers, field workers and management).

Working Conditions

Work is primarily conducted at Project Construction Sites within Utility Company service area (may require occasional travel to other services areas). This might include electric Substations, Transmission and Distribution lines.

Interaction with other team members, as well as supervisors and client personnel.

Must be able to wear safety equipment as required by the safety department for personal protection.

May be at more than one job site in a day and must be able to tolerate climate changes.

Physical Requirements (With Or Without Reasonable Accommodation)

- Must be able to lift and carry 20 pounds.

- Sufficient clarity of speech and hearing or other communication capabilities, with or without reasonable accommodation, which permits employee to communicate effectively.

- Ability to sit for prolonged periods of time, with or without reasonable accommodation.

- Sufficient vision or other powers of observation, with or without reasonable accommodation, which permits employee to outlined job assignments.

- Sufficient manual dexterity, with or without reasonable accommodation, which permits the employee to perform routine office duties and site visits.

- Sufficient personal mobility and physical reflexes, with or without reasonable accommodation, to perform office duties and travel when necessary to off-site locations, including onshore and offshore facilities.

This job description is intended to indicate the kinds of tasks and levels of work difficulty required of the position given this title and shall not be construed as declaring what the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position shall be. It is not intended to limit or in any way modify the right of management to assign, direct and control the work of employees under supervision. The listing of duties and responsibilities shall not be held to exclude other duties not mentioned that are of similar kind or level of difficulty.

Drug Free Workplace

EDG Inc. and its subsidiaries are committed to a drug free workplace. Applicants are subject to pre-employment urine drug screens.

Post-hire, employees are subject to random, periodic, post-accident, and reasonable suspicion drug testing. In addition to the requirements of EDG’s drug free workplace program, employees may be required to sign, acknowledge and comply with drug free workplace policies or programs required by clients.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.