Utility Designer/Planner

Description JOB SUMMARY:

Metro Engineering Solutions, LLC (“MES”) is looking for a Utility Designer/Planner to join our team! MES is a multifaceted utility and telecommunications engineering firm serving clients throughout the Midwest. The Utility Designer is responsible for working effectively in a variety of computer systems and software applications while providing internal and power utility clients with utility design services and solutions needed to accurately construct OH/UG power distribution systems.

- Select and interpret data, on a map-based platform such as ESRI/Google Earth.

- Performs various field inspections of overhead/underground construction for compliance and to customer standards.

- Advise customers and other contractors of standards relating to new and/or upgraded service requirements for secondary.

- Write construction orders for both overhead/underground secondary jobs.

- Negotiates with prospective, residential, and commercial customers if needed on behalf of client if requested.

- Participates in meeting or group discussions; provides advice and direction on products and/or services.

- Prepares proposals, presentations, work unit policies/procedures as needed. Facilitates group discussions and participates in employee training.

- Understand overhead distribution and specifications of our client’s needs to develop the appropriate design solution(s).

- Conduct research, appropriate field visits and support scoping of jobs.

- Other duties as assigned by Project Manager.

Work Environment And Physical Demands

- Interpret sketches, drawings, building program and other similar material.

- Primarily work in an office setting.

- Ability to travel and/or work in the field as needed.

Compensation And Benefits

- Medical benefits package that includes medical & prescription coverage, dental, and vision plans for employees and their qualifying family members (eligible after 90 days employment), which is 100% covered by the employer.

- Retirement benefits including a 401(k) plan with up to 4% employer match (eligible after 6 months of employment), which is 100% fully vested on day one.

- Group term life insurance and long-term disability offered to eligible employees.

- Additional voluntary benefits (Accident, Critical Illness, Short-Term Disability, HFSA and DCA, Life and AD&D) offered to eligible employees.

- Holiday pay as well as PTO available after 90 days of employment. Additional PTO vesting over time.

- Employee Assistance Program including counseling, coaching and financial resources.

Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS:

- High School diploma and/or equivalent with satisfactory completion of high school courses in any three of the following: drafting/CAD, basic electricity, physics, and mathematics which includes geometry or fundamentals of geometry and trigonometry or technical mathematics.

- Minimum two (2) years of experience in electrical utility planning role if the above-mentioned education requirements cannot be matched or exceeded.

- Experience performing overhead/underground power distribution design preferred.

- Experience with AutoCAD and Civil3D; experience with ESRI, Arc-GIS, and MicroStation preferred.

- Experience with all phases of engineering document production and the relationship between drawings and specifications preferred.