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This role ensures the technical accuracy, quality, constructability, and timely handover of distribution designs, calculations, estimates, and engineering deliverables. The Distribution Engineer works closely with Distribution Designers and Engineers, resolving design and field-level technical issues, supporting proposals and estimating, and collaborating with customers, utilities, consultants, project management, procurement, and construction teams. This is a technical position that blends advanced distribution engineering with mentorship, design authentication, estimating, project planning, and direct involvement across the full project lifecycle.Responsibilities\nLead and complete overhead and underground electrical distribution engineering designs, including calculations, drawings, estimates, and related technical deliverables.\nPrepare accurate estimates for materials, labour, and equipment using contract bids, quotations, schematic drawings, scopes of work, and specifications.\nAnalyze customer plans and utility documentation to develop distribution proposals, preliminary designs, estimates, and project schedules.\nPerform engineering calculations such as pole-line analysis and pulling-tension calculations to support safe and constructible designs.\nConduct detailed technical reviews to verify design accuracy, quality, constructability, and compliance with applicable codes, standards, and project requirements.\nAuthenticate personal engineering work packages and, where appropriate, engineering work completed by other team members.\nCompile comprehensive project bills of materials based on drawings, specifications, codes, and standards for submission to procurement.\nObtain required permits, agreements, and design approvals, including line assignments, crossing and proximity agreements, environmental approvals, and utility design approvals.\nCollaborate with utilities, design consultants, customers, and internal project teams throughout the design and project delivery process.\nFacilitate or participate in site meetings, project handoffs, project kick-offs, design reviews, and other project-related meetings to support successful execution.\nMonitor project budgets, costs, and scope, and support change-control processes and preparation of change orders when required.\nResolve design-related and field-level technical issues in collaboration with Project Management to protect project schedules and minimize construction delays.\nProvide technical expertise, engineering guidance, coaching, training, and mentorship to members of the distribution design group.\nContribute to bid proposals, material take-offs, cost estimates, and project planning for new and existing customer opportunities.\nSupport continuous improvement initiatives across the Distribution Engineering team, including enhancements to standards, processes, and tools.\nMaintain strong working relationships with customers, consultants, utilities, and design approvers to support repeat business and successful project outcomes.\nEssential Skills\nBachelors degree in Engineering or a Technical Diploma in Engineering Technology.\nRegistration as a Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) or Professional Licensee Engineering (P.L.Eng.) with APEGA.\n8+ years of experience working in an electrical engineering environment.\nExtensive experience with overhead and underground electrical distribution design and cost estimating for distribution, commercial, or industrial projects.\nAt least 3+ years of experience as a P.Eng., with consideration for equivalent experience for P.L.Eng. candidates as appropriate.\nProven ability to create and authenticate engineering drawings and design information in accordance with established standards and procedures.\nStrong knowledge of applicable electrical codes, standards, specifications, design practices, and construction requirements for power distribution.\nExperience developing project estimates from drawings, specifications, and scopes of work.\nAbility to manage multiple proposals, estimates, and engineering designs concurrently while meeting deadlines and quality expectations.\nAbility to read and interpret electrical and construction plans provided by customers and consultants.\nStrong technical expertise in distribution design, electrical design, power distribution, and utility design.\nAdditional Skills & Qualifications\nProficiency with engineering and design software such as BlueBeam, PLS-CADD, MicroStation, and AutoCAD.\nExperience working closely with utilities, consultants, and construction teams on distribution projects.\nDemonstrated ability to support project planning, scheduling, and coordination activities.\nStrong communication skills for effective collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.\nAbility to provide mentorship and training to less experienced designers and engineers.\nA continuous improvement mindset with an interest in enhancing engineering processes, standards, and tools.\nWork EnvironmentThis position is based in a modern office located in the Quarry Park area and follows a hybrid work model that combines in-office and remote work. The role involves frequent collaboration with project management, procurement, construction teams, utilities, and external consultants, as well as participation in site meetings and design reviews. Work is primarily computer-based, using tools such as BlueBeam, PLS-CADD, MicroStation, and AutoCAD to produce and review technical deliverables. The environment supports a technical role with opportunities for leadership, mentorship, and cross-functional interaction throughout the project lifecycle.\nJob Type & LocationThis is a Permanent position based out of Calgary, AB.\nPay and BenefitsThe pay range for this position is $130000.00 - $145000.00/yr. Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.\nJob Type & LocationThis is a Permanent position based out of Calgary, AB.\nWorkplace TypeThis is a hybrid position in Calgary,AB. \n\nÀ propos d'Actalent\n\nActalent est un leader mondial dans les services dingénierie et de sciences ainsi que dans les solutions de talents. Nous aidons des entreprises visionnaires à faire progresser leurs initiatives dingénierie et de science grâce à laccès à des experts spécialisés qui favorisent léchelle, linnovation et la rapidité de mise sur le marché. Avec un réseau de près de 20 000 consultants et 5 000 clients à travers les États-Unis, le Canada, lAsie et lEurope, Actalent dessert de nombreuses entreprises du Fortune 500. Nous sommes fiers dêtre lune des 500 meilleures firmes de conception de lEngineering News-Record (ENR) pour nos services de conception en ingénierie et un lauréat du prix ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® tant pour le service client que pour les talents.\n\n Actalent est un employeur souscrivant au principe de légalité des chances et accepte toutes les candidatures sans tenir compte de la race, du sexe, de lâge, de la couleur, de la religion, des origines nationales, du statut dancien combattant, dun handicap, de lorientation sexuelle, de lidentité sexuelle, des renseignements génétiques ou de toute autre caractéristique protégée par la loi.\n\n Si vous souhaitez faire une demande daccommodement raisonnable, tel que la modification ou lajustement du processus de demande demploi ou dentrevue à cause dun handicap, veuillez envoyer un courriel à  pour connaître dautres options daccommodement.\n\nOrdonnance sur légalité des chances de San Francisco:\nConformément à lOrdonnance sur légalité des chances de San Francisco, pour tous les postes situés dans la ville et le comté de San Francisco, nous examinerons les candidatures des personnes qualifiées ayant un casier judiciaire ou des antécédents criminels. \n\nUtilisation de lintelligence artificielle (IA):\nNous pouvons utiliser lintelligence artificielle (IA) pour soutenir certaines étapes de notre processus dembauche, notamment la recherche, la présélection et lévaluation des candidatures. LIA aide à analyser les candidatures et les qualifications, mais les décisions finales sont prises par notre équipe de recrutement. En soumettant votre candidature, vous reconnaissez et acceptez que celle-ci puisse être examinée à laide doutils dIA.\n\nAbout Actalent\n\nActalent 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.\n\nThe 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.\n\nIf you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email  for other accommodation options.\n\nSan Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.\n\nUse of Artificial Intelligence (AI):We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. 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