Design Technician

ENTRUST Solutions Group
Saint Paul, MN


ENTRUST Solutions Group, an ENR Top 100 company, is a community of people, 2,500+ strong, who are committed to our clients and each other. We are diverse, talented, dedicated, and wholly focused on not only meeting the needs of our clients but exceeding their expectations.

 

We provide comprehensive and dependable engineering, consulting, and automation services to gas and electric utilities, telecommunication service providers, pipeline operators, and industrial companies. With first-hand experience operating and maintaining energy infrastructure, our engineering professionals provide expertise in Renewables, Power Services, GIS and Data Solutions, Automation Integration, Pipeline Engineering, Integrity Services, Industrial Solutions, Telecommunications, and Process Safety Management.

 

At ENTRUST, we work together as a team to accomplish more than we would individually, delivering innovative engineering solutions to meet our clients’ needs, while consistently maintaining the highest level of ethics and integrity.

 

We are passionate about what we do, how we do it, and who we do it for. We work with a smile, connect easily with others, and believe that work-life balance and a flexible work environment benefits everyone.

 

In return for top talent, ENTRUST Solutions Group offers competitive compensation, excellent benefits, and a positive work environment designed around the philosophy of mutual respect and the challenge of contributing to the continued success of our organization. 

 

ENTRUST SOLUTIONS GROUP BY THE NUMBERS:

35+ US locations with licenses in all 50 states

3000+ Employees company-wide

31+ Languages in which our employees are fluent

105+ Professional Engineers (PE)



Description

Seeking utility designers for the creation and construction coordination of gas distribution work. 75-90% field and 10-25% office. Field work consists of taking pictures and measurements of gas piping locations as well as the other utility equipment either on or near sites. Office work consists of documentation, digital sketches, customer communication and generating construction material lists for gas distribution systems. Will also be researching and implementing/explaining gas standards. Candidate may perform field investigations and completes designs and cost estimates for the installation, relocation, replacement, and abandonment of gas distribution and transmission facilities.


This position will also be heavily reliant on positive and consistent client interaction. Candidate will also be setting up site visits. The Design Technician will then use site information and measurements and generate construction prints and supporting documentation. Customer service focus preferred to assist client construction teams with various questions throughout the process and provide consistent updates. Candidate must have knowledge of general construction practices, engineering standards, federal/state pipeline safety regulations; fundamentals of land surveying, soil structure and conditions, preferred. 


Additional Skills & Qualifications

  • 2 – 4 years of related utility experience
  • High School Graduate, Associate degree or bachelor’s degree. (Drafting, Applied Physics and Engineering Technology preferred.)
  • Basic construction experience
  • Reading site plans and electrical plans
  • MUST be comfortable with the field
  • Reliable transportation required
  • Good work history
  • Must have interest in the energy/natural gas industry


Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

Must possess mobility to work in a standard office setting and to use standard office equipment, including a computer, and to attend meetings at various sites within and away from the Firm; must also be able to work at a desk for long periods of time (2-3 hours); strength to lift and carry materials weighing up to 25 pounds; vision to read printed materials and a computer screen; and hearing and speech to communicate in person and over the telephone.



ENTRUST Solutions Group is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability status, or any other applicable characteristics protected by law.


Headhunters and recruitment agencies may not submit resumes/CVs through this website or directly to managers. ENTRUST Solutions Group does not accept unsolicited headhunter or agency resumes and will not pay fees to any third-party agency or company that does not have a signed agreement with ENTRUST Solutions Group. 



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