[Hiring] Senior Distribution Engineer @Capital Project Intelligence

Role Description

This is a remote position.

Capital Project Intelligence (CPI for short) is a full-service consultancy and project services firm serving North-American clients in the infrastructure, utility, and construction industries. We are seeking a Senior Distribution Engineer to support a California utility client. The role is fully remote, but clients based in Southern California are preferred. The Senior Distribution Engineer serves as the utility’s designated design reviewer, performing QA/QC on submitted designs and acting as the primary technical liaison between the utility and designers, ensuring that all designs comply with the utility’s standards, policies, procedures, and applicable tariff requirements. The ideal candidate will have 6+ years of design experience, including underground / overhead design, and preferably prior design review or QA/QC experience.

Job Responsibilities

• Review submitted electric and gas designs for compliance with utility standards, design practices, and construction requirements
• Provide design review comments, redlines, and written feedback to designers and verify corrective actions have been completed
• Approve or reject design submittals based on design quality and adherence to utility requirements
• Input provided project materials into internal systems to generate bills of materials
• Coordinate with Planners, Project Managers, Construction, Engineering, Environmental, Permitting, and other stakeholders throughout the design review process
• Participate in project submittal and design review meetings with designers and planning personnel
• Submit environmental reviews and other approvals required to advance design projects
• Review final design packages, verify required deliverables, and prepare projects for supervisor approval
• Finalize work orders, perform cost reviews and calculations, and complete job packaging activities
• Initiate long-lead material processes and coordinate construction reviews as required
• Review and approve field and design change orders, including evaluating cost impacts and construction implications
• Ensure projects are processed in accordance with utility standard practices, tariff rules, and all applicable design and construction standards
• Perform other duties as necessary

Qualifications

• Minimum of 6 years of utility design experience
• Distribution design experience - including underground and overhead
• Knowledge of industry regulations and standards
• Strong analytical, problem-solving skills, and attention to detail
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Be a strong communicator that is comfortable interacting with varied stakeholders as required
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects simultaneously
• Accurate timekeeping

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior design review or QA/QC experience
• Knowledge of GO95 & GO128
• Professional Engineer (P.E.)
• Reconductor, cutover, or System Hardening Design experience
• Knowledge of voltage drop, voltage flicker, and voltage rise

Benefits

• Salary: depending upon qualifications and experience
• Work from home (fully remote)
• 2 weeks flexible Paid Time Off
• $500 home equipment allowance (monitors, stand-up desk, etc.)
• $500 annual education allowance
• 401(k) with company matching
• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
• Strong, supportive, and inclusive values-based culture