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Design Lead - Iron Mountain, MI

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Date: Jun 5, 2025

Location: Waukesha, WI, US, 53186

Company: Hubbell Incorporated

Job Overview

As Designer Lead, you will guide a group of Designers in the development of drawing packages. The successful candidate must be able to provide guidance and training following customer requirements, prioritize work and allocate resources to support deliverable schedules, drive improvement of drawing accuracy and rework, and provide communication between the teams. The candidate must also have functional knowledge in the development of drawings such as plan views, elevation & section views, foundation layouts & details, grounding layouts and details, and station material.

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A Day In The Life

  • Balance resource workload considering urgent customer requirements and deliverables
  • Initiate efficiency improvements through the development of standard work across the department and remote offices
  • Collaborate with CAD Technicians, Designers, and Engineers on technical issues and to ensure project deliverables are on time and within budgeted hours
  • Develop training and mentoring of interns and designers
  • Identify and facilitate training and continuous improvement opportunities for the design team
  • Emphasize continuous quality improvement; monitor drawing and filing standards and ensure quality control procedures and directives are met
  • Implement initiatives to continuously reduce drawing errors and improve deliverable accuracy
  • Establish and track performance criteria that supports business goals
  • Creation of station drawings such as plan views, sections & elevations, below grade details, and above grade details
  • Provide detail drawing checks to ensure customer standards are adhered to along with overall drawing quality
  • Ability to check and incorporate customer provided as built drawings
  • Provide leadership to design team involving employee evaluations, career development, coaching, and technical mentorship

What will help you thrive in this role?

EXPERIENCE & EDUCATION

  • Associates Degree in Electrical Engineering Technology or equivalent practical experience
  • Minimum three to five years of experience in design, drafting or similar environment

SKILLS

  • Proven skills in leading teams and process improvements
  • Ability to set expectations/goals and ensure follow-through
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills attention to detail
  • Excellent interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills
  • Demonstrated exceptional leadership capabilities & strategy deployment
  • Knowledgeable in Microstation and AutoCAD

Hubbell Incorporated

 

Hubbell creates critical infrastructure solutions that power our customers, communities, people and the planet. Our company is strategically aligned around enabling grid modernization and electrification. As more products plug in to an aging grid, Hubbell solutions enable the transition to a more reliable, resilient and efficient energy infrastructure. Founded in 1888 our innovation has made us a leading global manufacturer of high quality electrical and utility solutions enabling customers to operate critical infrastructure reliably and efficiently.

 

The company operates in two segments. Hubbell Utility Solutions (HUS) enable the grid to conduct, communicate and control energy across utility applications and Hubbell Electrical Solutions (HES) are essential to managing power across a wide range of industries and applications. Our vertical market solutions can be applied to markets including Data Centers, Renewables, Commercial Buildings, Industrial, Telecom and Transportation. Supporting both of our business segments is our corporate and Hubbell Unified Business Solutions teams that provide consistent process, tools technologies across our businesses.

 

We are committed to operating sustainably and ethically while promoting an inclusive and supportive culture for our people to grow and develop in their careers. Our employees proudly work and serve our communities from our headquarters in Shelton, CT, across the United States and around the globe.

 

Hubbell Utility Solutions 

 

Hubbell Utility Solutions (HUS) enable the grid to conduct, communicate and control energy across utility applications. HUS provides the critical components that allow the grid to reliably transmit and distribute energy, as well as the communications and controls technologies to make the grid smarter and more flexible.

 

Hubbell Incorporated, its subsidiaries and affiliates, is an EO Employer AA: M/F/Veteran/Disability. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other protected class.


Nearest Major Market: Waukesha
Nearest Secondary Market: Milwaukee
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