Job Description:We are currently seeking Distribution Engineers to join our team in Florida. These individuals will support power distribution infrastructure upgrades and storm hardening projects across the state. The work involves engineering calculations and design for replacing deteriorated cable, moving overhead lines underground, reconductoring existing distribution lines, and replacing aging equipment. Responsibilities include structural analysis, guying, cable pulling, electric demand calculations, fault current analysis, and coordination of protective devices.Fieldwork includes site visits, visual inspections, measurements, and compiling field reports. Some sites require overnight travel, usually every other week for one night.Duties include:
Conduct site visits and take field notes, including visual inspection, equipment inventory, measurements, sketches, photographs, and field conditions. Compare field data to the base plan.
Evaluate the loading of various equipment components, such as transformers and structural loading of poles, to ensure a cost-effective, safe, and reliable design utilizing client specifications.
Review and interpret design manuals and details from local jurisdictions.
Determine and specify design requirements.
Perform electric distribution designs using field notes per the Utility’s standards. Design and draft construction drawings using standard engineering fundamentals for approval by Federal, state, and local agencies.
Prepare projects and job packages using appropriate software, including material estimates and material requisitions for the prepared distribution electrical designs.
Review plans for proposed construction to determine impacts on the existing distribution systems.
Develop solutions to existing conductor and structural clearance violations and issues.
Develop final design plan packages for the implementation of proposed solutions.
Ensure projects fulfill ISO compliance requirements.
Attend bi-weekly (or more frequently as necessary) meetings with the project team on all projects/tasks.
Qualifications
Engineering Degree in Electrical or Mechanical
1 year of engineering experience preferred
Structural analysis preferred
Interest in the Power Distribution industry is a must
Electric demand calculations knowledge would be nice to have
Fault current analysis knowledge would be nice to have
About Actalent Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.Diversity, Equity & Inclusion At Actalent, diversity and inclusion are a bridge towards the equity and success of our people. DE&I are embedded into our culture through:
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