Project Engineer - Electric Distribution

Project Engineer

We specialize in planning and upgrading electric distribution systems, leveraging decades of experience with power producers, utilities, commercial and industrial facilities, and municipalities. Our expertise spans distribution planning analysis tools, feeder design, voltage control, and grid modernization programs. Our engineering teams coordinate capacity expansion and deliver projects to enhance system reliability, including downtown networks, power lines, and underground planning. We also provide comprehensive inspections and permitting before commissioning.

As a Project Engineer, you will be designing underground electrical distribution lines and will need to be proficient in reviewing and analyzing vendor civil drawings, identifying underground conflicts, route planning, and generating plan and profile drawings. Familiarity with duct packages and bore work is essential to the job. Knowledge and understanding of underground design specifications is crucial in this role. You will self-check your work prior to submission, complete tasks with minimal errors, and participate in peer reviews.

Other responsibilities include:

• Performing Quality Control (QC). You may also serve as the technical lead for a specific electrical program group. You'll apply your technical expertise to ensure our projects meet all specifications of the client in your area. You'll guide Design Engineers and Design Technicians in the preparation of detailed technical designs. You'll share insights and experience with the team and engage with the client and other stakeholders to grasp the nuances of design elements.

Reporting to the Project Manager (PM), you'll communicate any challenges related to scope, cost, schedule, and quality as well as evaluating design personnel and assisting with resource allocation. Additionally, you'll offer input on potential process and design improvements.

Required Qualifications:

• ABET Accredited Bachelor's degree in Engineering required.
• At least 3 years of experience in general Utility Design or 1 year in Chicago Electric Distribution Design
• 1 year of experience designing underground utilities including experience designing, drafting, and analyzing plan and profile drawings for distribution design, civil roadway or utility construction projects using AutoCAD or Civil3D.
• Experience with road Right-of-Way Engineering and Utility Engineering. This design or construction experience could include underground electrical distribution, water main, sewer, storm sewer, underground telecom circuits, duct packages, HDD, or any other experience which has resulted in significant experience understanding plan and profile drawings and utility rights within the ROW boundaries or adjacent easements.

Preferred Qualifications:

• EIT or PE
• Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering (ABET accredited)
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in underground utility design.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience designing underground electrical distribution facilities for local Chicago utility companies.
• Experience designing overhead electrical distribution facilities for local Chicago companies.
• Experience conducting QA/QC design reviews
• Experience creating restoration plans, traffic plans, civil survey, OUC permitting

At ENTRUST Solutions Group, a Leidos company, we are driven by a commitment to innovation, technical excellence, and delivering the critical infrastructure that powers and connects communities. Together with Leidos, we are building a scaled, end-to-end energy and infrastructure organization focused on modernizing the grid, improving reliability, and helping utilities and network providers meet rising demand.

As an ENR top ranked firm, our team of more than 5,000 professionals brings deep technical expertise and advanced technology across electric, gas, and telecommunications infrastructure. We solve complex challenges for clients across North America and expanding markets, helping them strengthen reliability, expand capacity, and adapt to evolving infrastructure needs.

We foster a culture where innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement are expected, and where people are empowered to challenge convention,…