Job Description
Title: Electrical Distribution Designer
Location: Blue Ash, OH – Cincinnati Area
Job Type: Contract – To Hire
Pay Rate: $22.00 – $35.00/hour, based on experience
Schedule: Initially in-office with potential to move to hybrid
Job Type: Contract – To Hire
Pay Rate: $22.00 – $35.00/hour, based on experience
Schedule: Initially in-office with potential to move to hybrid
Job Description
We are seeking an Electric Distribution Designer to support electric distribution projects throughout Ohio. This position will be responsible for developing detailed utility construction drawings, reviewing technical and field information, and coordinating with project teams, consultants, and utility owners. The ideal candidate will have 2–4 years of electric distribution design experience, with previous exposure to make-ready/joint-use, pole loading, and third-party attachment work highly preferred.
Job Responsibilities
- Develop and modify detailed electric distribution construction drawings
- Support distribution projects throughout Ohio
- Perform design work associated with make-ready, joint-use, pole loading, and third-party attachments
- Review field information, measurements, sketches, existing plans, and mapping to develop accurate designs
- Coordinate with project teams, consultants, utility owners, and other technical professionals
- Review technical documents, utility standards, specifications, and project requirements
- Prepare accurate design documentation, calculations, sketches, and reports
- Manage multiple projects while meeting quality, schedule, and client requirements
Qualifications
- 2–4 years of relevant experience
- Electric distribution design experience required
- Make-ready and/or joint-use experience preferred
- Experience with pole loading and third-party utility work preferred
- Associate degree in Engineering, Drafting, or a related discipline preferred
- Experience developing construction drawings for utility or infrastructure projects
- Strong attention to detail and ability to interpret utility plans, standards, and specifications
- Strong communication and coordination skills
Software preferred:
- MicroStation
- GEOPAK
- OpenRoads Designer
- AutoCAD
- PoleForeman
Benefits:
As a Sterling Engineering contract employee, you are eligible to participate in our comprehensive benefits package, which includes medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k), paid time off, holiday pay, and additional employee benefits.
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Blue Ash, OH |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Salary | $22–$35 Per Hour |
| Company Size | 500 to 999 employees |
| Year Founded | 1969 |
| Website | http://www.sterling-engineering.com |
About Company
Sterling Engineering has been a trusted partner for engineering, project management, and staffing solutions for over five decades. We provide exceptional engineering/technical recruitment and engineering project services to clients nationwide:
- Engineering & Technical Recruitment - With our focus on engineering, technical, and IT, Sterling has the in-depth knowledge, industry expertise, and robust employee pipeline it takes to rapidly find talent for even the most difficult to fill positions. Sterling’s extensive recruitment methodology allows us to engage the most talented employees in the marketplace. We offer exciting work and career-building opportunities for our candidates, along with expert support at every step of the process.
- Engineering Project Services – Our experienced, multi-disciplined team of project managers, engineers, and designers, led by licensed Professional Engineers (PE), provide project management, engineering, design, and Commissioning, Qualification, and Validation (CQV) to manufacturing, OEM, and R&D customers. We work on complex, highly technical projects across a number of industry sectors, and our ability to scale and seamlessly integrate at multiple levels of your organization is what differentiates us.
Sterling offers a unique combination of engineering solutions and Best of Staffing level service to help our clients and talent achieve their goals.
Skills
- AutoCADunmatched
- Bentley MicroStationunmatched
- Communication Skillsunmatched
- Construction Drawingsunmatched
- Design Servicesunmatched
- Detail Orientedunmatched
- Documentationunmatched
- Documentation Standardsunmatched
- Electrical Designunmatched
- Engineering Drawingunmatched
- Illustrating Abilityunmatched
- Multitaskingunmatched
- Organizational Skillsunmatched
- Project/Program Coordinationunmatched
- Project/Program Managementunmatched
- Technical Drawingunmatched
- Technical Writingunmatched
- Time Managementunmatched
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