Senior Design QA/QC Lead
Detroit, MI (Hybrid)$85-$95/hr
Join a major utility organization as the technical authority responsible for ensuring overhead distribution projects meet engineering standards before construction begins.
This is an excellent opportunity for a senior utility professional who prefers quality assurance, technical compliance, constructability reviews, and engineering governance over day-to-day design production.
Responsibilities
- Review overhead distribution design packages at multiple project milestones
- Validate design accuracy and standards compliance
- Identify technical deficiencies and provide corrective recommendations
- Review grounding systems, conductor selection, transformer sizing, clearances, pole loading, and protection schemes
- Track and document standards exceptions and deviations
- Support continuous improvement initiatives and lessons learned activities
- Partner with design providers to improve first-pass quality
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field
- Minimum 6 years of electric utility distribution experience
- Experience with overhead distribution systems
- Strong analytical and technical review skills
- Ability to communicate findings clearly with engineering teams and stakeholders
Preferred Qualifications
- Design QA/QC experience
- Utility standards review experience
- 4.8kV to 13.2kV conversion program experience
- Knowledge of pole loading and sag/tension analysis
- PE License preferred
Compensation & Benefits
- $85-$95/hr
- Hybrid work schedule
- High-impact technical role
- No direct supervisory responsibilities
- Long-term contract opportunity
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