About Us 

Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC, headquartered in Dallas, is a regulated electricity transmission and distribution business that uses superior asset management skills to provide reliable electricity delivery to consumers. Oncor (together with its subsidiaries) operates the largest transmission and distribution system in Texas, delivering power to nearly 4 million homes and businesses and operating more than 144,000 miles of transmission and distribution lines in Texas.

Summary

As a Designer Trainee at Oncor, you will develop designs and prepare estimates to ensure quality construction of electric distribution system additions, expansions, and modifications in accordance with all Company policies and accepted standards to meet the needs of new and existing customers within budgetary guidelines. You will be under the direct supervision of others and will perform duties to provide assistance to the design organization as needed.

Key Roles & Responsibilities

• Performs all essential aspects and functions of the job, as well as any other specific job requirements.
• Under the direct guidance of other designers, prepares designs and estimates for projects to provide electric facilities to meet customer needs. Designs must ensure reliable, economical, safe, and timely expansion of the Oncor electric distribution facilities.
• Assists other designers in managing projects through the construction process to ensure timely completion and accurate posting of AeGIS data and financial records.
• Assists other designers in the process of communicating with customers and other work groups to ensure internal and external expectations are met.
• Assists other designers to ensure that all projects are properly closed in a timely manner and that the AeGIS model is correct.
• Incorporates safety as an aspect of the design and operation of facilities to ensure personnel and public safety.
• Under the direction of others, effectively manages assigned projects while maintaining work product reliability and volume.
• Actively participates in personal development planning and training to expand project design knowledge and opportunities.
• Must be able and available to assist in storm restoration efforts.
• Successfully participates in and completes the required training in order to transition to the next job level in the Design hierarchy. It is expected that the incumbent in this position will have demonstrated an understanding of the basic design job tasks and be considered for the next job level within 12–18 months.

Skills

• Ability to successfully work in a team environment.
• Effectively communicates with customers while under the direction of others.
• Utilizes project management skills.

Education and Experience

• High school diploma, GED, or equivalent is required.
• Applicants with one or more years of direct or related design, construction, or project management experience are required.

Dimensions

• Installation, replacement, and removal of services.
• Single-lot residential customers.
• Small commercial and industrial customers.
• Reactive system maintenance.
• Minor relocations and street light projects.

Measures of Success

• Customer satisfaction survey results.
• Effective Work Request (WR) audit results.
• Consistently meeting customer service expectations.
• Positive contributions to the safety program.
• Completion of Employment Development plans.
• Quality of work estimates produced.
• Quantity of work estimates produced.

Benefits

At Oncor, we offer a comprehensive set of benefits, compensation and performance management programs designed specifically to attract, retain, motivate and reward our high-performing workforce. Our supportive and inclusive culture allows every team member the opportunity to thrive and make a difference. We invest in our employee’s success and well-being by offering such things as:

• Annual incentive program.
• Competitive health and welfare benefits (medical, dental, vision, life insurance).
• Ability to earn wellness incentives (up to $2,300 in 2026 as an Employee only) and other wellbeing resources.
• 401k with dollar-for-dollar company match up to 6%.
• 401k match for student debt program.
• Cash balance pension plan.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Competitive vacation, 10 company holidays and 2 personal holidays.
• Paid parental leave.
• Other perks such as commuter benefits, electric vehicle incentive program, appliance purchase plan.

Participation in benefit programs for employees in collective bargaining units is subject to the applicable collective bargaining agreement.