Supervisor, Distribution Engineer

K&A Engineering Consulting

The Role

Overview

Lead distribution design team, oversee projects, ensure safety and quality in power delivery.

Key Responsibilities

  • project delivery
  • design management
  • qa/qc
  • stakeholder coordination
  • team leadership
  • reporting

Tasks

-Provide leadership to the distribution design engineering team. -Promoting a culture of “can do attitude” and “say do” ratio with project deadline and quality across the team. -Lead the project delivery process including initiation, authorization, planning, design, engineering, material procurement, construction, commissioning, and close out. -Directly manage assigned projects following Client and other applicable corporate and function procedures and policies. Responsible and accountable for overall project performance. -Responsible for project updates and metrics tracking, associated reporting to stakeholders, and compliance with corporate and function procedures. -Provide technical leadership in complex projects or processes that have a wide impact on the business. -Own the QA/QC processes and execution procedures to ensure safety is the number one priority. -Providing expert guidance and support to develop a team that is continually growing through training, support, and the needed growth capabilities. -Review quality and accuracy of field notes and designs and work with Engineers, Field Engineering Representatives, construction supervisors, and field employees to resolve issues identified. -Identify and direct project team and integrate all assigned resources. Ensure project team members understand their respective responsibilities and lead team to completion of assigned tasks. -Manage the design and work process between the customer, contractors, utilities, and others involved in the process.

Requirements

  • autocad
  • o’calc
  • bachelor's
  • 5+ years
  • supervisory
  • pg&e

What You Bring

-Expert level knowledge and understanding of electrical power distribution design in overhead and underground utility. -Experience using O’Calc, AutoCAD -Ability to collaborate across departments -Proficiency with financial analysis tools in a utility setting -Experience designing, O7D, 3UG, O8W, New Business or Capacity Planning -Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Systems, or a related field is preferred. Equivalent industry experience will also be considered. -Overhead and Underground design experience -5+ years of experience in related to distribution power delivery field -Knowledge and experience with project management processes and tools. General understanding of utility operations -Excellent leadership and organizational skills -3-5 years Supervisory Experience -Ability to work effectively with competing priorities and stressful situations -Prior PG&E Experience -Strong verbal and written communication skills

Benefits

-Paid Parental Leave -Lifestyle Spending Account (LSA) -Paid Holidays and Flexible PTO -Long-Term Disability, Short-Term Disability, and Life Insurance -EAP (Employee Assistance Program) -401K (Traditional and Roth with Company Match) -Tuition Reimbursement, Parking and Transit Reimbursement, and Pet Insurance -FSA, HSA, and Dependent Care Spending Account -Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

The Company

About K&A Engineering Consulting

-Provides innovative engineering solutions across multiple sectors. -Delivers customized, practical solutions in energy, infrastructure, utilities, and transportation. -Works on projects such as large-scale energy infrastructure, transportation systems, and water resource management. -Specializes in complex designs and high-efficiency engineering services. -Known for addressing current engineering challenges and forecasting future needs and trends.

Sector Specialisms

Electric Power Generation

Substation

Transmission

Distribution

Energy Efficiency

Distributed Energy Resources (DER)

Utility

Industrial

Renewable Energy

Program Management

Project Management

Construction Management

Strategic Planning

Protection and Control Engineering

Environmental and Regulatory Analyses