Lead Distribution Engineer
About The Position
Leidos is seeking a Lead Distribution Engineer (Underground) to support local utility customers, projects, and teams on Oahu, Hawaii. The position focuses on electric utility design engineering and maintaining high-quality deliverables while working directly with clients. Work includes underground distribution and subtransmission projects, such as underground residential and commercial development (URD/UCD), building vault redesigns, conventional underground switch replacement, and underground asset replacement. Overhead design support—including structural pole modeling, overhead reconductoring, and road widening—is also required. The engineer develops work packages for underground residential/commercial, conventional underground, network underground, make-ready, overhead, and street-light projects using customer GIS and WMS systems such as SAP and/or Bentley Expert Designer. The role also includes reviewing client-provided work and scope requirements; supporting engineering calculations and design coordination; estimating project costs and developing bills of material; coordinating with utilities and addressing field engineering needs; preparing work permits, easement and right-of-way applications; and designing complex cable/conduit projects, medium-voltage vault switchgear, network systems, and distribution protection and coordination. The position performs QA/QC reviews, follows Leidos and client safety, design, and quality requirements, and involves both field and office work. Customer- and job-related travel is anticipated, including overnight travel, and use of a personal vehicle is required. The position is based on Oahu. Qualified candidates already on Maui and candidates from elsewhere in the United States interested in relocating are welcome; a competitive relocation package is available to eligible hires. Leidos describes a fast-paced, diverse work environment with flexible work hours and arrangements, and opportunities for career development, including PE licensure, PMP, leadership training, formal mentorship, and management opportunities.
Requirements
- At least 4 years of prior relevant experience.
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Civil, or Industrial Engineering preferred; additional relevant experience or certifications may be considered in lieu of a bachelor’s degree.
- Experience with underground distribution design, underground network projects, major underground projects, overhead framing and design, conductor replacements, voltage-conversion projects, road-widening projects, and overhead-to-underground conversions.
- Experience with MH/duct system requirements.
- Experience designing within building and street transformer vaults.
- Experience with NESC standards.
- Experience with AutoCAD and/or MicroStation for electrical distribution design.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Nice To Haves
- EIT/FE credentials or a PE license.
- Experience with design tools such as Pole Foreman, OCalc, and Spida-Calc.
- Experience with Hawaiian Electric design standards.
Responsibilities
- Develop work packages for URD/UCD, conventional underground, network underground, make-ready, overhead, and street-light projects using customer GIS and WMS systems such as SAP and/or Bentley Expert Designer.
- Review client-provided work and assess scope requirements.
- Work in field and office settings and follow customer engineering and construction standards.
- Support pole structural analysis, guying calculations, cable-pulling calculations, protective-device coordination, and calculations of electric demand and fault currents.
- Develop project cost estimates and bills of material (BOMs).
- Coordinate conflicting utilities and other field engineering design requirements.
- Assess and develop design packages for complex cable/conduit projects in dense urban environments.
- Develop work permits, easement applications, and right-of-way applications.
- Design mainline-vault medium-voltage switchgear and network systems, and perform distribution-system protection and coordination design.
- Perform QA/QC reviews of other engineers’ work before submission to clients.
- Comply with Leidos and client safety requirements and design and quality expectations.
- Travel for customer and job-related needs, including possible overnight travel; use a personal vehicle.
Benefits
- Competitive relocation package for eligible hires.
- Flexible work hours and work arrangements.
- Career development and growth opportunities, including PE licensure, PMP, leadership training, formal mentorship programs, and management opportunities.
- Reimbursement for customer/job-related travel at IRS-approved rates.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
