Trainee Designer (Electrical)

Job Description

Overview

Designs overhead and underground distribution systems, supporting engineers with layouts, calculations, and technical drawings. Prepares key deliverables like single-line diagrams, bills of materials, and cable schedules while ensuring compliance with utility and industry standards. Requires 4–6 years of T&D experience and proficiency in tools like MicroStation and GIS.

Your role

• Develop plan and profile drawings of overhead lines and underground cables for distribution networks in coordination with line engineers
• Assist design engineers in developing underground cable routing, conduit, and trench layout plans and sections
• Perform design calculations for conductor and cable sizing, overhead poles, underground cable conduit sizing, and arrangement
• Prepare pricing estimates using data from the utility material database
• Assist engineers in preparing power single-line diagrams, relay and metering one-line diagrams, and communication architectural block diagrams
• Prepare bills of materials and cable schedules
• Work closely with peers and multidisciplinary designers to ensure accurate deliverables that meet utility standards, industry standards, and engineering best practices
• Maintain strong working relationships with internal support teams

About you

• Associate degree in Electrical Engineering Technology from a recognized institution
• 1-3 years of experience as a designer in transmission and distribution
• Experience with Toronto Hydro or other distribution utility CADD standards (required)
• Experience with software such as SpidaCalc and Cable Pull Planner (asset)
• Good knowledge of North American standards such as IEEE and ANSI
• Proficiency in Bentley MicroStation, GNET or similar GIS software, ProjectWise, and SAP (required)
• AutoCAD proficiency (asset)
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

Rewards & benefits

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career.

This includes:

• Comprehensive life insurance coverage.
• Premium medical insurance for you and your dependents.
• Generous annual leave balance.
• Flexible and hybrid work solutions.
• Remote work opportunities outside of country.
• Company gratuity scheme.
• Discretionary bonus program.
• Relocation assistance.
• Employee Wellbeing Program: 24/7 access to specialists in finance, legal matters, family care, personal health, fitness, and nutrition.

Seize every opportunity to sharpen your skills, expand your expertise, and be recognized for the impact you make.

About AtkinsRéalis

We'reAtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

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Worker Type

Employee

Job Type

Regular

AtAtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.