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Distribution Design Specialist/Consultant

Ameren

Moberly, MOFull-time$73–119K/yrSeen 5 days agoSeen in employer's feed 5 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$73–119K/yr
Location
Moberly, MO
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Distribution Design Specialist/Consultant handles customer service, technical design, estimating, and system improvements for construction on utility distribution lines. The role manages customer-driven work from application through construction, prepares designs and estimates, coordinates approvals and permits, and inspects customer installations. It may involve occasional overnight stays, emergency call-outs, and walking over rough terrain.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Customer ServiceTechnical DesignEstimatingUtility Distribution DesignGIS MappingCost EstimationSurveyingConstruction InspectionProject ManagementEasement NegotiationDecision-MakingCommunicationHuman RelationsElectric StandardsDistribution SystemsMechanical Skills

Qualifications

Bachelor's or Associate's DegreeRelevant ExperienceBachelor's in Relevant DisciplineDirectly Relevant ExperienceFive Years Experience or Degree

Benefits

Medical Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off
Parental Leave

Full job description

Moberly, MO

Full time

034425

About Ameren Missouri

Ameren Missouri has been providing electric and gas service for more than 100 years, and our electric rates are among the lowest in the nation. Ameren Missouri's mission is to power the quality of life for our 1.2 million electric and 132,000 natural gas customers in central and eastern Missouri. Our service area covers 64 counties and more than 500 communities including the greater St. Louis area.

Our benefits include:

  • Medical coverage on date of hire

  • 100% employer paid cash balance pension plan

  • 401(k) with company match fully vested on date of hire

  • Minimum of 15 days paid vacation and 12 paid holidays

  • Paid parental leave and family caregiver leave

Visit our Benefits & Perks (https://www.ameren.com/company/careers/why-ameren/benefits) Page for more information on benefits provided to regular full-time employees.

About The Position

The Distribution Design position is primarily responsible for customer service, technical design, estimating, and system improvements regarding construction on utility distribution lines.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Operate as the Primary Point of Contact for customer driven work from inception through completion of construction.

  • Work independently and on design projects of all complexity.

  • Process and monitor customer applications for service, providing customer with information on rates, charges, programs, service requirements, and other technical expertise as required

  • Obtain all required customer approvals, easements, and rights-of-way to prepare appropriate contracts, permits, releases, plats, and records.

  • Work with customers, electricians, do it yourselfers, and homeowners to ensure that electrical installations are compliant with Ameren Missouri specifications, including inspection of customer installed facilities.

  • Make field inspections and prepare material and labor estimates and all plats and drawings for proposed construction, rehabilitation, relocation, or maintenance of company-owned facilities.

  • Design all jobs in accordance with Company standards, or seeking approved Standard Deviations when required

  • Recognize and refer opportunities for implementation of Company marketing programs by maintaining a partnership with marketing functions.

  • Provide support for storm assessment / restoration efforts.

  • Occasional overnight stays may be necessary.

  • Accept and handle special requests, as assigned.

Qualifications

Distribution Design Specialist

Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university and a minimum of one year of relevant experience (e.g., utility distribution line design or construction, GIS mapping, cost estimation or control, surveying, engineering or design experience, construction or construction inspection, project management, negotiation for easements) is required; or Associate's Degree from an accredited college or university and a minimum of three years relevant experience is required.

Five (5) years of relevant experience may be considered in lieu of degree.

Distribution Design Consultant

Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university in a relevant discipline (e.g., Business Administration, Marketing, Engineering, etc.) and 5 years of directly relevant experience is required (e.g., utility distribution line design or construction, GIS mapping, cost estimation or control, surveying, engineering or design experience, construction, construction inspection, project management, etc.). Associate's Degree and 7 years of directly relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a Bachelor’s degree.

In addition to the above qualifications, the successful candidate will demonstrate:

Good decision-making, communication, and human relations skills. Knowledge of electric standards, procedures and distribution systems preferred. Basic mechanical skills. __

Additional Information

Ameren’s selection process includes a series of interviews and may include a leadership assessment process. Specific details will be provided to qualified candidates.

Subject to emergency call-out and duty supervisor responsibilities. Considerable walking over rough terrain.

Compensation Range:

$72,600.00 - $118,600.00

  • This pay range encompasses multiple levels of the role. Career level and compensation depends upon applicant’s credentials.

At Ameren, base salary is one component of a competitive compensation package for employees. Our pay ranges are broad to allow for movement within our organization and to accommodate different skill sets and levels of expertise. We take into consideration a variety of factors including, but not limited to, skills, abilities, experience, education, credentials, and internal equity when determining the base salary offered. Roles are eligible for additional rewards including annual incentive payments based on individual and company performance.

If end date is listed, the posting will come down at 12:00 am on that date:

Wednesday November 11, 2026

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, genetic information, military service or status, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other class, trait, or status protected by law.

Ameren is a leader in the energy industry, and our transformation toward more clean, renewable energy is also transforming other industries and infrastructure in our communities. As a regional company serving local customers, we not only serve our communities, we're a part of them. This isn't just a job. At Ameren, we invest in you, so you can power the quality of life you want.

Please be aware that Ameren uses artificial intelligence (AI) in connection with its recruitment and employment processes. However, all final hiring and employment decisions are made by a human.

How this job compares

Set against the 7,248 open Engineering jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$73–119K/yr
  • Missouri median$116–190K/yr50 salary ranges
  • US median$115–180K/yr3,774 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $96K, is 39% below the Missouri median midpoint ($156K) — in the lowest quarter of Engineering salary ranges in Missouri.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 118 open Engineering jobs in Missouri and 7,248 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Missouri
Experience
This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience — less than three in four Engineering postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 4,965 postings).
Education
3,790 of the 7,248 open Engineering jobs (52%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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