Designer

Eversource Energy • Westwood, MA

10d • Onsite

About The Position

Eversource is seeking a Designer for its Substation Engineering team. The role involves complex electrical drafting and design projects supporting critical utility infrastructure. The Designer creates new drawings, revises existing drawings, and supports field verification to ensure drawings reflect site conditions. The work requires applying engineering practices and electric utility construction standards, while organizing and managing drafting workflows and providing guidance to other drafting personnel as needed.

The position is located in Westwood, Massachusetts, with a Monday–Friday schedule from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The starting rate is $48.07 per hour, increasing to $49.19 per hour after six months. This is a union-represented position, and the employee is required to become a union member. Eversource will not provide immigration-related sponsorship for this position. Employees may also be assigned emergency restoration work outside their normal responsibilities, hours, and location.

Requirements

• Ability to work in both office and field environments.
• Familiarity with engineering practices relevant to assigned projects and with electric utility construction methods and procedures.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage drafting assignments through completion according to established practices and standards.
• Demonstrated interest and aptitude for advanced drafting and design work.
• Associate degree in Drafting, Survey Technology, or a related discipline required.
• Three years of drafting and design experience using Computer-Aided Drafting (CAD) software or demonstrated ability to perform the work; preferred.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Three years of drafting and design experience using CAD software, or demonstrated ability to perform the work.

Responsibilities

• Independently design, assemble, and prepare complex electrical drawings.
• Update and revise existing drawings based on engineering changes and field conditions.
• Perform field checks to ensure drawings accurately reflect site conditions.
• Apply engineering practices and electric utility construction standards to assigned projects.
• Organize, manage, and direct drafting workflow for assignments within this grade level.
• Provide guidance and instruction to other drafting personnel as needed.
• Respond to emergency situations as part of an assigned Emergency Restoration role, which may involve work outside normal responsibilities, hours, and location.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Associate degree