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Job ID: 55341522

Job Description

Title:  Designer – Electric Distribution
Location: In-office, with flexibility
Hire Type: Contract-to-Hire
Shift/Hours: Monday–Friday, standard business hours
Base Salary: $28 – $40/hour (DOE)
Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision; PTO; 401(k); Career Growth Opportunities

About the Opportunity
An organization is seeking an Engineering Designer to support electric distribution design projects, with a focus on utility-driven work such as green power and service extensions. This role involves working from approved engineering packages to develop and complete design deliverables for overhead and underground distribution systems.

Job Duties
• Design overhead and underground electric distribution systems within existing utility infrastructure.
• Develop designs based on approved engineering packages and ensure completion for QA/QC review.
• Utilize MicroStation to create and modify distribution design drawings.
• Interpret and apply utility standards and design requirements.
• Analyze pole framing diagrams, clearances, tensions, and deflection angles.
• Support projects related to green power connections and utility upgrades.
• Ensure designs meet quality, safety, and compliance standards.

Qualifications
• 2+ years of experience in electrical distribution design.
• Experience with MicroStation required.
• Strong understanding of overhead and underground distribution systems.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, pole framing details, and system requirements.
• Knowledge of utility standards (Exelon/BGE experience preferred).
• Strong attention to detail and ability to work within established QA/QC processes.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national

Meet Your Recruiter

Mason Curtis
Mason Curtis
Mason Curtis

Senior Recruiter

Mason Curtis is an Energy, Infrastructure & Construction Specialist at Sterling Engineering with more than seven years of recruiting experience, including one year with Sterling. He focuses on connecting skilled candidates with opportunities across energy, infrastructure, and construction, helping clients build strong teams while supporting candidates through meaningful career moves.

Mason is committed to understanding each candidate’s experience, goals, and potential, then advocating for opportunities where they can succeed long-term. His approach is rooted in persistence, communication, and a genuine desire to help people move forward in their careers.

That commitment is reflected in the feedback he receives from candidates. One candidate shared that Mason went above and beyond to help them earn an interview opportunity, even when they were up against individuals with more experience. Mason’s advocacy helped open the door to a role where the candidate now feels valued, supported, and grateful to be part of a company they respect.

For Mason, recruiting is about more than filling positions. It is about creating opportunities that can have a lasting impact on people’s lives, careers, and futures.

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