Power Utility Distribution Designer Ii (Remote)

Power Utility Distribution Designer II (Remote)
Nashville, TN
Are you searching for a Company that not only challenges you but also makes a real difference for millions of people? Sigma employees work closely with our nation's utilities every day, doing the field, drafting, and design work needed to build, maintain, and improve the country's telecommunications and power networks.
If you want to work in a supportive team environment based on strong values, apply with us!
We offer our associates comprehensive and affordable benefits to help them stay healthy, happy, and secure including:

• Paid Holidays, Vacation, and Personal Time
• 401(k) Plan with matching contributions up to 5% of salary
• Medical, Dental & Vision Plans
• Depending on the plan the company may contribute up to 80% of the plan premium
• Education and Professional Licensing Assistance Programs

Position Description:
Designers perform power distribution design functions for our customers. Designers will apply knowledge of commonly-used concepts, practices, and procedures in electrical and/or civil engineering environments and will rely on standards, instructions, and pre-established guidelines to perform the functions of the job. Our Designers can perform various types of power distribution design tasks related to end-to-end design, make-ready design, joint use design, permitting, pole replacements, etc.
The Designer:

• Performs limited walkouts with contractors to review specific types of completed construction within a given project, program, or customer for accuracy and quality
• Provides quality control review
• Executes work orders for the design of power distribution infrastructure while meeting quality, time, and budget constraints.
• Performs 2-D Civil and/or Electrical type design in CAD (i.e. AutoCAD, MicroStation)
• Resolves problems encountered throughout the design process
• Performs research to identify pole ownership, right of way, property rights, and permit requirements and communicates with outside parties to obtain right-of-way approvals and easements
• Collaborates with others (managers, designers, field techs, drafters, administration) to devise the best infrastructure solutions
• Performs limited walkouts or kickoff/scope meetings within a given project, program, or customer to assist in specific types of route analysis, preparation of scope, and/or to assist in the preparation of bid documentation
• Provides guidance to others for specific duties in software, processes, and procedures
• Interprets general designs, data, and notes and applies established design guidelines, processes, and procedures