Planner, Engineering, Electrical Engineering

Overview

Henkels & McCoy West works closely with clients from diverse markets to build enduring partnerships throughout the Western United States. Our team of seasoned professionals designs, builds, manages, and maintains critical and sustainable infrastructure for the power, oil & gas pipeline, gas distribution, and communications industries. Building on a 100-year legacy of performance and service to utility, commercial, industrial, and government clients, H&M West brings together extensive knowledge and innovation to deliver infrastructure construction solutions that meet future energy needs today.

H&M West is a purpose-driven company. Our core values guide our strategy, performance, and culture. We believe in maintaining an environment where team members can make an impact, grow, and thrive. A place where they find meaning and purpose in doing the important work of ensuring communities have the vital energy, light, and communications to prosper. Our culture is inclusive and welcoming.

Our teams are empowered with abundant training, tools, and opportunities to follow their curiosity and ambitions. Everyone has an equal chance to advance. Everyone is supported, respected, and challenged to be their best. We’re always looking for talented and dedicated people to join us and love where they work.

Henkels & McCoy West is a proud subsidiary of Mas Tec (NYSE: MTZ), a Fortune 500 Company ranked by Energy News-Record as one of the leading contractors in the country. H&M West is part of the Mas Tec Power Delivery segment. We are certified as a minority-controlled company by the National Minority Suppliers Development Council (NMSDC). Our rich diversity of people and ideas makes us a stronger, more innovative organization.

The Planner 1 performs a wide range of design and coordination activities in support of overhead and underground power delivery projects. This role is responsible for developing preliminary and detailed construction drawings, material requirements, and cost estimates in accordance with utility standards, regulatory requirements, and project specifications.

The person in this position will apply technical judgment to conductor replacements, structure replacements, and other complex distribution system upgrades, while supporting both new and existing infrastructure projects. The position requires the ability to independently review field data, photos, and customer requirements; translate wind loading, pole loading, and compliance documentation; and perform field and office design checks, including redline revisions.

H&M West Planner interfaces with clients, project management, developers, and local agencies to gather technical requirements, coordinate site access, and support field meetings. Working on multiple projects simultaneously, this person is expected to manage priorities, meet schedules, communicate effectively across various media, and proactively identify process inefficiencies and recommend improvements.

• Prepare preliminary and detailed drawings by hand or using computer-aided drafting software
• Prepare construction plans, material requirements and cost estimates for electrical distribution overhead and underground projects
• Assist in the development of conductor replacement, structure replacements, and other major overhead and underground projects
• Review field data, photos, etc. to meet requirements of latest updates and technologies of the customer
• Work on multiple projects simultaneously and meet all requirements
• Meet with clients to gather technical requirements
• Translate wind loading, pole loading, and compliance forms
• Coordinate access to professional/private facilities (e.g., schools, hospitals, military bases, etc.) when applicable
• Assist in field site meetings; meet with developers, customers, local agencies
• Work in a team environment
• Communicate with internal staff and customer with appropriate media (email, fax, phone, video, etc.)
• Field check design layouts
• Office check designs and redline changes
• Recognize process waste and suggest changes

• Minimum of 2 years electrical transmission and/or distribution experience
• Knowledge of Power Delivery Projects both overhead and underground
• Knowledge of Power Distribution Design Standards, Power Overhead and Underground Construction Standards, Power Electrical Service Requirements, California PUC General Order 95, General Order 128, and Joint Pole Handbook
• Familiarity with maintenance and operation of electrical overhead (OH) and underground (UG) electrical distribution facilities, energized at voltages between 0 - 50 kV
• Experience working with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel), Autodesk AutoCAD, and pole structural analysis software

• Completed college or trade school coursework, certification programs, or degree programs
• Proficient in O-Calc, PLS-CADD, DM, AUD, DPSS, GIS, FIM, or Spida-Calc software
• Engineer in Training (EIT)
• Knowledge of Southern California Edison, San Diego Gas & Electric, or Pacific Gas &…