Power your future with Qualus as an Engineering Specialist in our Distribution department. The Engineering Specialist(Distribution) is responsible for providing technical leadership and guidance to all Distribution group members. The Engineering Specialist is responsible for overseeing the conversion of overhead electrical utility lines to underground through the SSUP program initiative.

This role reports to the client site in Plantation, FL

Knowledge of electrical distribution system design engineering standards, practices, and regulatory requirements.
• Supports the Engineering Manager by handling some of the project assignments and managing project performance and customer relationships for the distribution team.
• Problem identification and resolution.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship, and effectively manage workloads for assigned team members.
• Coordinate task assignments to maximize staff utilization.
• Utilize software such as Pole Foreman, Design Manager, WMS, and AutoCAD in the preparation of project design packages.
• Review of completed designs and design products to ensure compliance with client, industry, and regulatory requirements.
• Review of design products to ensure compliance with quality and consistency expectations.
• Ability to apply client, industry, and regulatory standards and requirements to existing distribution system components.
• Ability to effectively communicate with internal, client, and regulatory counterparts.
• Ability to maintain production in a changing environment.
• Identify and promote training opportunities.
• Approves timesheets and expense reports for direct reports and participates in annual performance reviews.

• BS Degree or 4 years of formal post-high school specialized trade from an ABET-accredited school preferred, or 3 years experience of power distribution engineering and design.
• Knowledge of NESC and other applicable codes and standards.
• Strong computer and communication skills.
• Willingness to learn and operate client-provided programs, systems, and software.
• Proven history of successfully attaining results in a production environment.
• Ability to travel up to 5 - 25% of the time to client sites (expected to travel at least one time per month) for project and/or marketing meetings.

Qualus is a leading pure-play power services firm and innovator at the forefront of the energy transition, with differentiated capabilities across grid modernization, resiliency, security, and sustainability. The firm partners with utilities, commercial, industrial, renewable developers, and government clients, offering comprehensive solutions through boutique and integrated advisory, planning, engineering, digital solutions, program management, and specialized field services. Qualus also provides software and technology enabled solutions and develops breakthrough solutions for critical power industry issues such as distributed and variable resource integration, emergency management, and secure data exchange. The firm has over 1,000 professionals, with offices throughout the U.S. and Canada.

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