Entry Level Design Engineer Jobs (NOW HIRING)

As a core team member, you will be interacting with other electric utility disciplines, playing a valuable part in performing field inspections, engineering design work and calculations. As a part of this work, you’ll be coordinating with permit agencies, right-of-way specialists, system owners, field leaders, forestry leaders, and 3rd party owners for joint-owned poles.

Additionally, you will provide engineering support during construction, including post-construction reviews to ensure all applicable engineering and construction standards have been met, as well as conducting root cause analysis of outages and mitigation using engineering principles and design. You’ll engage with technical design and Client standards, ensuring quality and timeliness of design deliverables to QAQC.

Responsibilities will include:

• Review work provided by Client and assess requirements of scopes.
• Provide engineering support during construction, including post-construction reviews to ensure all applicable engineering and construction standards have been met. 
• Conduct root cause analysis of outages and mitigation using engineering principles and design.
• Site visits as needed around the designated area, perform inspections and return to the office to perform engineering design work.
• Will be collecting field data that will assist in the development of electrical design work packages

Qualifications:

• Associates or Bachelor’s Degree in engineering technology, or environmental science or GIS related is preferred
• Willingness to perform both field and office work
• Written and verbal communication skills
• Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.)
• Power/Utilities experience is preferred but not required
• Previous experience with field data collection is preferred (academic experience does count) 

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Charlotte, NC.

The pay range for this position is $23.00 - $27.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:
• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

This is a fully onsite position in Charlotte,NC.

This position is anticipated to close on Jun 30, 2026.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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