Lead Designer; Transmission and Distribution

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• Salary Range
  : $xx,xxx - Commensurate (dependent on experience, education, and qualifications)
• Profit-Sharing Bonus
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  Semi-annual, performance-based (10% to 20% of salary)
• Day-One Benefits
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  Medical, Dental, Vision
• 401(k) with 4% match and immediate vesting
• PTO
  :
  Starting at 80 hours of vacation & 40 hours of sick time per year + 10 paid holidays
• Flexible Work Schedule
  :
  Every other Friday off
• Career Development
  :
  Advancement opportunities, tuition reimbursement
• Perks
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  Gym membership stipend, wellness program, fertility benefits, pet insurance, and more

The Designer Lead — T&D is a senior technical leader and organizational designer responsible for managing multiple concurrent transmission and distribution line design scopes, overseeing a team of 6 or more designers and senior designers, establishing discipline-wide standards and design criteria, and bridging the gap between technical execution and project management within a non-manufacturing electric utilities services company. This role owns the quality assurance framework for T&D design deliverables, leads complex proposal development, manages project budgets, coordinates procurement activities, drives process improvement initiatives, mentors emerging leaders, and serves as a primary client relationship lead.

The Designer Lead operates at the intersection of senior technical design expertise and organizational leadership — developing toward Design Supervisor capability — and requires completed leadership training. 8+ years of experience required;
Bachelor's degree in Engineering Technology or related technical field (non-ABET) preferred;
Leadership Training required; OSHA 10 required.

• Manage multiple concurrent T&D transmission and distribution line design scopes; serve as the primary technical authority across assigned projects; ensure design accuracy, code compliance, and deliverable quality across all scopes.

• Demonstrate expert-level knowledge of T&D line design principles across both transmission and distribution systems; apply this expertise to oversee highly complex design challenges and resolve non-standard technical situations with no oversight.

• Directly manage a minimum of 6 team members including Designers I through III, Sr. Designers, and Designer III Team Leads; provide regular performance feedback, delegate tasks effectively, and support individual professional development.

• Mentor emerging team leaders within the T&D design group; develop and deliver structured training sessions, technical bootcamps, and onboarding support for new and junior team members.

• Identify opportunities for process improvement within the T&D design function; drive adoption of enhanced workflows, tools, and design templates; lead lessons learned sessions and connect technical decisions to broader organizational goals.

• Coordinate across multi-discipline T&D teams, project managers, and engineering staff to ensure alignment on scope, schedule, resource allocation, and quality expectations.

• Complete and maintain required leadership training; champion a…