Electrical Distribution Design Team Lead - #2978

Wade Trim • Grand Rapids, MI • 1h ago

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What We Offer:

Our excellent salary and benefits package includes medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short and long-term disability coverage, education reimbursement, 401(k), performance bonuses, and an employee stock program. Employee Resource Groups and Programs offered include the Young Professionals Group, Women at Wade Trim, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Professional Development, Leadership Development, Mentor Program, Sustainability Program, and Wellness Program.

Position Description:

We are seeking an Electrical Distribution Design Team Lead to join our ICE team and support the planning, design, and delivery of electric distribution infrastructure projects throughout Michigan. The ideal candidate will have direct experience in electrical distribution design within a utility environment, along with demonstrated leadership abilities and a strong understanding of electric distribution systems, design standards, and work management processes.

The Electrical Distribution Design Team Lead will provide supervision, technical leadership, and direction to dispersed groups of Designers responsible for the planning and design of low-voltage electric distribution projects. This role is responsible for coordinating workload, directing design activities, providing technical oversight, and ensuring projects are delivered safely, accurately, efficiently, and within established schedules and standards.

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Typical responsibilities include:

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Provide leadership and overall direction for electrical distribution design activities, including planning, prioritization, budgeting support, and coordination of distribution capital projects and construction/operations support.

Lead the design and development of overhead and underground electrical distribution systems, ensuring compliance with industry standards, client specifications, utility requirements, safety standards, and applicable regulations.

Direct and coordinate the work of Designers and technical staff, effectively assigning, prioritizing, and monitoring workload to support project schedules, budgets, customer commitments, system reliability, and overall delivery expectations.

Coordinate with clients, project managers, planners, construction and operations personnel, and internal team members to establish project requirements, resolve technical issues, communicate progress, and ensure customer expectations are met.

Review and oversee detailed design documentation, including drawings, specifications, work order packages, calculations, and supporting documentation, ensuring accuracy, completeness, consistency, and compliance with established design and quality standards.

Perform and review engineering functions and calculations related to electric distribution design, including voltage drop, flicker, pole loading, guying, cable pulling, transformer sizing, and other system analyses.

Complete field site assessments, asset assessments, and feasibility studies for overhead and underground electric distribution equipment and proposed projects when escalation is required.

Provide technical leadership, subject matter expertise, and QA/QC oversight for team designs, analyses, and work order packages prior to client delivery.

Develop, mentor, and retain a highly skilled and motivated design team by providing technical guidance, coaching, training, career development, and support through established skill-based programs and other training resources.

Promote employee engagement, continuous learning, and development while establishing clear expectations

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