Major Underground Designer

• Support distribution design/engineering of projects implemented among clients in multiple states
• Produce electric distribution field designs and staking of distribution facilities
• Prepare project estimates and construction prints using electronic design/estimation software
• Meet with property owners, engineering firms, and construction resources while representing M&S and client standards
• Stay current with technologies, work planning, and design methodologies for electric distribution design
• Develop detailed scoping and engineering plans in accordance with client construction standards
• Initiate designs for construction or reconstruction of overhead and underground distribution facilities from 4kV through 35kV
• Ensure quality, accuracy, and timely completion of work products
• Incorporate subject matter expert input from project management, DOC, data maintenance, planning, operations, and transmission
• Resolve technical engineering conflicts affecting cost, schedule, quality, or customer satisfaction
• Mentor and train staff members on design knowledge
• Integrate safety, reliability, operability, constructability, and configuration management practices into final products and processes
• Work outdoors for extended hours, perform staking across varied terrain, and travel including overnight stays
• Apply NESC requirements and electric utility best practices to distribution line design
• Interpret property boundary, topographic, as-built, construction staking, ROW staking, and geospatial data
• Support permit acquisition procedures involving TxDOT, city, county, state, and federal applications
• Use surveying equipment and gather geospatial points when applicable

• High school diploma or equivalent required
• Ability to pass a background check and drug screening
• Current Texas driver's license with an insurable driving record
• Competence using Micro Station
• Associates degree or certificate in Electric Power Technology preferred, with one year of experience
• Alternatively, three years of prior experience with electric distribution design and estimation preferred
• Knowledge of major underground electrical design and construction
• Familiarity with the NESC and its applications to electric distribution line design
• Familiarity with operation and maintenance of electrical distribution systems
• Familiarity with joint construction and electric utility best practices
• Ability to interpret property line boundaries, topographic surveys, as-built surveys, construction staking, ROW staking, and geospatial points preferred
• Familiarity with permit acquisition procedures involving TxDOT, city, county, state, and federal applications
• Proficiency with a laptop and MS Outlook, MS Excel, and MS Word
• Strong time management, organizational, and multitasking skills
• Strong analytical and technical problem-solving skills and effective oral and written communication
• Ability to work outdoors for extended hours, walk, carry staking materials, and travel including overnight stays

Demonstrates expertise in electric distribution design and estimation, with a strong focus on applying NESC requirements and electric utility best practices. Proficient in producing detailed engineering plans and project estimates while ensuring quality and compliance with client standards.

• Electric Distribution Design
• Micro Station Proficiency
• NESC Compliance
• Project Estimation
• Geospatial Data Interpretation

• Electric Distribution Design
• Project Estimation
• Geospatial Data Interpretation
• Micro Station Proficiency
• Electric Power Technology
• Underground Electrical Design
• Construction Staking
• Permit Acquisition Procedures
• Surveying Equipment Operation
• Technical Problem-Solving

• Time Management
• Organizational Skills
• Multitasking
• Effective Communication
• Analytical Skills

• High School Diploma or Equivalent
• Texas Driver's License
• Electric Power Technology Certificate (Preferred)

• Electric Distribution
• NESC Requirements
• Construction Standards
• Joint Construction Practices
• Electric Utility Best Practices

• MS Outlook
• MS Excel
• MS Word
• Electronic Design Software
• Surveying Equipment