Electrical Distribution Engineer II

The City of Richland is looking for 2 well-qualified Electrical Distribution Engineer II professionals to join our team!

Target Hiring Range: $ - $ Annually (DOQ)

Position Salary Range:$  - $ Annually

This position is open until filled with priority consideration for those candidates who apply by February 3, 2026.

Performs difficult skilled technical work designing and managing major, complex engineering projects involved in the development of distribution systems for the electric utility, and related work as apparent or assigned. Work involves setting policies and goals under the direction of the Chief Electrical Engineer ("supervisor").

All employees are expected to model and foster the City of Richland’s core values in the performance of their duties and their interactions while representing the City. The values of Teamwork, Integrity, and Excellence promote and maintain a high level of morale and productivity and are the tie that binds all City employees together, across all functions.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

• Possession of Washington State Professional Electrical Engineer's license upon hire and maintain throughout employment.
• Valid driver’s license.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Bachelor's degree with coursework in electrical engineering, engineering, or related field and six (6) or more years' experience in electrical utilities engineering, broadband design, planning and project administration, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS

• Utility Experience
• System Modeling experience including load flow and coordination.
• System Protection experience including relays and fusing.
• Substation including design review, contract management, troubleshooting and metering.
• AutoCAD experience

Selection will be based on overall qualifications, skills testing (if applicable) and an interview process. Final candidate selected will be subject to a comprehensive background/reference check commensurate to the position.

To be successful in this position, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. Additional duties of a similar nature and level may also be assigned. The City may make reasonable accommodations to enable a qualified individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Provides administration, project management and design of the City’s high-speed broadband communications network and associated service policies; performs a variety of special studies including electrical load, fuse coordination, system design and special needs studies.
• Develops and implements engineering standards to provide uniformity in the design of the overall electrical distribution system and broadband communications; provides technical design reviews regarding work of other engineers and provides counsel as necessary to ensure uniform standards are followed.
• Performs design work for major line extensions; approves drawings; estimates project costs; recommends contractors as necessary and reviews project progress; performs design work for commercial/industrial wiring systems.
• Provides project management during the construction of major electrical distribution and broadband communications projects including staking the project, providing guidance to crew leaders, resolving concerns, authorizing on-site field changes and verification of as-built designs when work is completed.
• Prepares contract specifications and documents required for contracting major electrical distribution construction work for Local Improvement Districts (LID) or customer self-installed electrical distribution and State and Federal related work; writes terms and conditions, provides detailed project description with drawings, provides construction standards, materials specifications, list of materials and detailed engineer's cost estimate.
• Performs long-range planning and development of the electrical distribution system and broadband communications; explains electrical distribution projects and broadband to city, state and government officials, contractors and the public.
• Develops computer databases and…