Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Stantec is hiring a Distribution Design Project Lead for its US West Distribution group. The role leads and supports electric distribution design projects, coordinating teams and stakeholders, reviewing designs, managing deliverables, and providing technical guidance. Work may include overhead and underground systems, construction documentation, engineering calculations, and design validation.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate with project teams, contractors, utility personnel, and external stakeholders to resolve design challenges and advance project milestones
- Apply and adhere to client standards, codes, safety requirements, and regulatory guidelines (e.g., CPUC, NEC, OSHA)
- Review designs for accuracy, completeness, constructability, and compliance prior to submittal
- Manage and maintain organized project documentation and design records
- Support multiple concurrent projects, prioritizing tasks to meet schedule and budget requirements
- Participate in internal and external meetings, representing Stantec in a professional manner
- Utilize design tools and software to develop and manage deliverables (e.g., AutoCAD, GIS, utility work management platforms)
- Identify risks, constructability concerns, and cost impacts, and collaborate with project teams to develop solutions
- Provide input on design standards, process improvements, and best practices
- Lead design efforts for complex projects or programs with minimal oversight
- Perform formal design reviews (e.g., 30/60/90%) and quality assurance/quality control evaluations
- Provide technical guidance, direction, and mentorship to other designers and team members
- Serve as a client-facing technical resource, supporting project planning and execution
- Review and approve contractor or third-party design packages
- Coordinate across multidisciplinary teams and manage stakeholder expectations
- Develop and prepare electric distribution designs, including overhead and underground systems, relocations, and system improvements, if required
- Produce construction drawings, work orders, bills of materials, cost estimates, and supporting design documentation, if required
- Perform engineering calculations, system analysis, and design validation to support project requirements, if required
Skills
- Detailed, first-hand knowledge of design, construction, O&M of overhead and underground distribution lines at or below 34.5 kV
- Experience with SDG&E or similar utility standards (underground, overhead, service, and design manuals); experience level may range from early-career to advanced
- Experience with both overhead and underground systems
- Proficiency with Microsoft Outlook and Office is required
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Prioritize and manage multiple tasks / projects with various due dates
- At least 6 years of direct electric utility or utility/power consulting experience; other infrastructure-related experience will be considered
- At least 3 years of leading projects while managing and direction staff performing the work
- Experience with CAD systems such as Bentley MicroStation or Autodesk AutoCAD/Civil3D is desirable
- General knowledge of other electrical grid-related disciplines (transmission, substations, generation) is a plus
- Experience with medium-voltage systems in both utility and industrial contexts is desirable
- PLS-CADD, PLS-Pole and OCalc experience is desirable
- Completion of a related STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) credential is a plus
Benefits
- Career advancement opportunities
- While work is primarily conducted remotely, employees must be able to occasionally travel to the noted office locations for in-person engagements.
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