Associate Design Project Engineer - Full-time

About Us: p style="margin-bottom: 0pt;"span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"span style="color: black;"Potelco, Inc., a subsidiary of /spanspan style="color: black;"Quanta Services, Inc./spanspan style="color: black;" (NYSE: PWR),/spanspan style="color: black;" was founded in 1965. We specialize in engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) services, which include designing, estimating, material acquisition, project management, construction, emergency power restoration, system maintenance, and similar services. Our expertise is in power, transmission, distribution, and substation projects. We are a leading full-service provider of power infrastructure, construction, and support services in utility and energy contracting throughout the Pacific Northwest and neighboring states./span/span/pp style="margin-bottom: 0pt;" /pp style="margin-bottom: 0pt;"span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: verdana, geneva; color: black;"We are proud to be working with some of the region’s largest energy companies as we continue to modernize their electric systems, move towards de-carbonization, and maintain thousands of miles of overhead and underground lines serving millions of residential and commercial customers. We uphold high safety, productivity, and reliability standards as we work with our customers to provide both current and strategic, forward-thinking energy infrastructure, delivery, and solutions./span/p About this Role: p style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"strongspan style="color: black;"Associate Design Project Engineer/span/strong/span/pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; color: black;"If you enjoy working with a great group of professionals, are accurate, thrive in a fast-paced environment, and enjoy using your construction and organizational skills, then we have a role for you! strongPotelco, Inc/strong seeks a greatstrong Associate Design Project Engineer/strong to join the team in Tigard. OR. /span/pp style="margin: 0px;" /pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"The strongAssociate Design Project Engineer/strong is responsible for utility engineering in distribution and transmission teams. This role incorporates utilization of various drafting and design programs (PLS-CADD/AutoCAD) to ensure that work product deliverable meets client standards and specifications.  This position is intended as an introductory position working in the utility engineering industry./span/pp style="margin: 0px;" /pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"The pay for this role is $32-$42/hr based on expercience. /span/pp style="margin: 0in;"span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;" /spanspan style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;" /span/p What You'll Do: ulli style="color: black;"span style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"Provides electric utility engineering for operation and maintenance projects. This includes interpretation and development of distribution designs congruent with utility standards./span/lili style="color: black;"span style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"CAD analysis on existing or new transmission structures in relation to scope of work. Using CAD to analyze structural integrity of new or existing structures. Using standards and best practices to maintain clearances from existing structures./span/lili style="color: black;"span style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"Calculates and drafts designs, which include an understanding of voltage regulation, electrical load calculations, system protection, and fuse coordination for distribution systems./span/lili style="color: black;"span style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"Provides cost estimates and updates budget for new and existing projects./span/lili style="color: black;"span style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"Manages the project life cycle using work order management systems./span/lili style="color: black;"span style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"Provides assistance to the utility engineering team by performing field visits to gather information, as required./span/lili style="color: black;"span style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"Administrative functions and other tasks as needed./span/li/ul What You'll Bring: p style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"strongspan style="color: black;"Minimum Qualifications:/span/strong/span/pulli style="color: black;"span style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"Bachelor of Arts or Science Degree (BS, BA) in Engineering, Construction Management or related field from accredited educational institution OR 2-3 years related experience and/or training in lieu of education or equivalent combination of education and experience./span/lili style="color: black;"span style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals and information, journals, technical procedures, and data./span/lili style="color: black;"span style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"Ability to write business correspondence and communicate effectively./span/lili style="color: black;"span style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from other managers, clients, customers, and local permitting agencies./span/lili style="color: black;"span style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"Ability to calculate figures and amounts, such as those commonly found in business transactions./span/lili style="color: black;"span style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"Ability to create and explain financial models and forecasts./span/lili style="color: black;"span style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"Ability to apply basic algebra, geometry, and engineering principals./span/lili style="color: black;"span style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"Ability to solve complex problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists./span/lili style="color: black;"span style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form./span/li/ulp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"strongspan style="color: black;" /span/strong/span/pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"strongspan style="color: black;"Preferred Qualifications:/span/strong/span/pulli style="color: black;"span style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"Familiarity with PLS-CADD or other CAD softwarespan style="color: windowtext;" /span/span/li/ul What You'll Get: ulli style="color: black;"span style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"401(k)/span/lili style="color: black;"span style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"401(k) matching/span/lili style="color: black;"span style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"Dental insurance/span/lili style="color: black;"span style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"Flexible spending account/span/lili style="color: black;"span style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"Health insurance/span/lili style="color: black;"span style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"Life insurance/span/lili style="color: black;"span style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"Paid time off/span/lili style="color: black;"span style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"Vision insurance/span/li/ul Equal Opportunity Employer: p style="margin: 0px;"All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, sex (including gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and/or gender identity), age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, and/or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law.br /br /We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. br /br /We prohibit all types of discrimination and are committed to providing access and equal opportunity for individuals with disabilities. For additional information or if reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application, interview, or hiring processes or to perform the essential functions of a position, please contact us the Company’s Human Resources department./p