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Title: Designer – Electric Distribution
Location: Remote (Must reside in the EST or CST time zones.)
Hire Type: Contract-to-Hire
Compensation: $25.00 - $40.00/hour (based on experience)
About the Opportunity: Sterling Engineering is seeking an experienced Designer – Electric Distribution to support FirstEnergy replacement and rehabilitation projects. This fully remote opportunity is ideal for candidates with hands-on electric distribution design experience, strong MicroStation-DDS skills, and prior experience supporting FirstEnergy utility projects. The selected candidate will develop distribution design packages, collaborate with engineering teams, and support ongoing system modernization efforts.
Job Duties:
- Develop and modify design packages for electric distribution replacement and rehabilitation projects.
- Prepare detailed design drawings using MicroStation-DDS in accordance with FirstEnergy and utility standards.
- Design and update distribution facilities, including poles, conductors, transformers, and associated equipment.
- Review field data, engineering markups, and technical documentation to produce accurate design deliverables.
- Coordinate with engineers, project managers, and utility clients to ensure project requirements are met.
- Resolve design issues and provide support during construction as needed.
- Ensure projects are completed on schedule while maintaining quality and compliance standards.
Qualifications:
- 3+ years of electric distribution design experience.
- FirstEnergy utility experience is required.
- Experience supporting electric distribution replacement and rehabilitation programs.
- Strong understanding of utility design standards and construction practices.
- Ability to interpret utility drawings, specifications, and engineering documentation.
- Excellent communication and organizational skills.
- Self-motivated with the ability to work independently in a remote environment.
Software:
- MicroStation-DDS (Required)
Benefits: As a contract employee of Sterling, you are eligible to receive a Full Employee Benefits Package that includes paid time off, paid holidays, 3 medical plans to choose from, dental & vision plans, 401(k), and an Employee Stock Ownership (ESOP) plan.
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.
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Sterling Engineering, Inc.
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.
500 to 999 employees
Staffing/Employment Agencies
http://www.sterling-engineering.com