Design Consultant

Job Description

Job Description

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Design Consultant

Start : ASAP

Location : Tempe, AZ - work is hybrid (minimum of 2 days / week)

Contract Length : 12 months to start, very likely to extend

Pay : 40.00 - 55.00 per hour (depending on experience)

MUST HAVE : AutoCAD experience, or AUD (Automated Utility Design) is preferred.

Residential or commercial design.

Summary :

Under limited supervision, the Design Consultant (DC) functions as the single-point interface with developer / customer to take requests for large complex capital designs, manage the contract development, formulate design alternatives and solutions, provide costs and manage developer / customer expectations for the delivery of distribution design products.

What You'll Do :

Acts as a single point of contact for developer / customer and manages the relationship with the developer / customer to ensure the successful execution of design and construction projects.

Sets appropriate expectations for the developer / customer regarding company level of service, job process, responsibilities, deliverables, schedule, costs and safety.

Resolve job-related hazards and encroachment situations.

Ensures the scope of each job is appropriately designated in order to proceed with the design work.

Consult with developer / customer regarding the placement of trench routes and company facilities, company design and construction standards, survey and easement requirements, and assist developer / customer to resolve facility conflicts prior to design.

Ensures that company system requirements are incorporated into the designs.

Provide accurate red-line drawings for Design Techs to produce construction ready prints.

Facilitates the process to secure design acceptance signatures from developer / customer.

Determines the design and construction fees to be assessed in compliance with corporate costing policies and procedures.

Creates the appropriate design and construction contracts for each job.

Estimates the design labor effort requirements for Design Techs for each job.

Assigns job design due dates and set job priorities for the scheduler.

Conducts pre and post design meetings with Design Techs for each job.

Attends pre-construction meetings to oversee the communication to the developer / customer.

Substitutes for and performs the duties of project leader during his / her absence.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Be fully competent in all aspects of functional area of assignment and as such would be recognized as a specialist in area of assignment and may have periodic or occasional lead responsibilities.

What It Takes To Succeed :

Extensive contact with professionals outside company including consulting engineers, municipal representatives and developer agents.

Confidentiality requirements both within and outside company. Knowledge of community development activities. Responsibility for directing the prioritization of scheduling and making commitments for delivery of design and construction products.

Ability to represent company on external committees with other utilities, agencies, municipalities, manufactures and development / customers.

Experience :

Entry requires a minimum of two years' experience and the Senior Level requires 5 years' of experience. Promotion to Senior Level requires a minimum of three years experience at Level 1 or other equivalent experience from external related industries or equivalent experience.

Education :

Completion of an Associate's degree, Apprenticeship, or 60 college credit hours from an accredited institution that prepares the employee for the assignment.

Testing and Certifications :

Must possess the appropriate valid Arizona driver's License.

Pay Details : 40.00 to 55.00 per hour

Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits and a 401K plan.

Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs.

In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Veterans / Disabled

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The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records subject to federal contractor requirements and / or security clearance requirements.

Company Description

Since 1977, the PDS family of companies has become among the largest and most respected staffing companies in the United States.

A vital part of the PDS family, PDS Tech Commercial connects highly skilled employees with Fortune 500 clients’ needs for project support such as contingent labor, statement of work / offload engineering projects, and permanent placements.

PDS Tech Commercial has staffing partnerships with leading organizations based in the United States and globally. We hire jobseekers daily for openings across skill categories, including Engineering, IT, Business Professional, Administrative, Accounting / Finance, Skilled Trades and Industrial.

We offer eligible associates an ala carte benefits package, that can include direct deposit, free career counseling, 401(k), select paid holidays, short-term disability insurance, skills training, employee referral bonuses, and an affordable medical coverage plan.

Now part of The Adecco Group, our shared synergies combined with the investment Adecco continues to make in PDS offers significant advantages to both clients and associates alike.

We share Adecco’s dedication to unlocking our Associates’ potential by unleashing the Future@Work and to the importance of human and labor rights, diversity and inclusion, environmental responsibility, and more.

Company Description

Since 1977, the PDS family of companies has become among the largest and most respected staffing companies in the United States.

A vital part of the PDS family, PDS Tech Commercial connects highly skilled employees with Fortune 500 clients’ needs for project support such as contingent labor, statement of work / offload engineering projects, and permanent placements.

r n r nPDS Tech Commercial has staffing partnerships with leading organizations based in the United States and globally.

We hire jobseekers daily for openings across skill categories, including Engineering, IT, Business Professional, Administrative, Accounting / Finance, Skilled Trades and Industrial.

r n r nWe offer eligible associates an ala carte benefits package, that can include direct deposit, free career counseling, 401(k), select paid holidays, short-term disability insurance, skills training, employee referral bonuses, and an affordable medical coverage plan.

r n r nNow part of The Adecco Group, our shared synergies combined with the investment Adecco continues to make in PDS offers significant advantages to both clients and associates alike.

We share Adecco’s dedication to unlocking our Associates’ potential by unleashing the Future@Work and to the importance of human and labor rights, diversity and inclusion, environmental responsibility, and more.