Entry Level CAD Designer in Charlotte, North Carolina

Location

Charlotte, North Carolina

Job Type

Contractor

Company

Insight Global

Must-haves: • Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial) (Engineering Technology might work, but have to confirm its ABET accredited) • Must be comfortable in both a field and office setting • Computer Aided Design (CAD) tools

Plusses: • Strong construction background, design work, civil engineering, electrical experience and programming experience • Work Management Systems (WMS) SAP B1 and/or SAGE Experience • Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

Day-to-Day:

A company is looking for a Distribution Design Engineer to join their team. This engineer will aide in the upgrades of a major energy providers distribution grids. • You'll be working directly with clients to make sure that Leidos' reputation for high-quality work is always maintained • Perform design engineering for this company's electric utility customers • Develop work packages for OH, UG, URD, Make Ready, and Street Light projects, using customer GIS and WMS systems such as DDS, GDT, GE Smallworld, Bentley Expert Designer, and Maximo • Manage scope, schedule, and budget of work assigned • Review engineering design packages with clients • Perform functional tasks, planning, and/or customer follow-up • Perform scope analysis of work assigned and maintain schedule adherence to advocate client priorities • Initiate continuous improvement to workflow processes that drive efficiency and high-quality standards in client design deliverables • Gain experience in coordinating conflicting utilities and other field engineering design requirements, assessing and developing large design packages for complex cable/conduit projects in dense urban environments, work permit development, easements, and ROW applications • Be comfortable in both a field and office setting: the role may require customer-site visits to collect field data that will assist in developing work packages