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Eversource Energy

Westwood, MA · HybridFull-time$48.07/hrSeen 6 days agoSeen in employer's feed 6 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$48.07/hr
Location
Westwood, MAHybrid
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Associate's degree

Job overview

Eversource Energy is seeking a Designer for its Substation Engineering team to create and revise complex electrical drawings and support field verification. The role applies engineering practices and electric utility construction standards, and includes organizing drafting workflows and guiding other drafting personnel. The position is union represented, based in Westwood, Massachusetts, and does not offer immigration-related sponsorship.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Electrical DraftingEngineering PracticesElectric Utility ConstructionOrganizational SkillsDrafting Assignment ManagementAdvanced Drafting and DesignComputer-Aided DraftingAttention to DetailField Work

Qualifications

Three Years Drafting and Design ExperienceAssociate Degree in Drafting or RelatedBachelor's Degree

Full job description

Eversource will not offer immigration-related sponsorship for this position (e.g., H-1B, O-1, J-1, TN, E-3, etc.). Applicants requiring visa sponsorship to start employment with Eversource will not be considered.

We are seeking a skilled Designer to join our Substation Engineering team. In this role, you will work on some of our most challenging and complex electrical drafting and design projects. You will create new drawings, revise existing ones, and support field verification activities.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with strong CAD experience, a keen attention to detail, and a desire to contribute to critical utility infrastructure projects.

Location: Westwood, MA

Department: Substation Engineering

Schedule: Monday–Friday, 7:30 AM – 4:00 PM

Starting Rate of Pay: $48.07/hour (increases to $49.19 after six months)

This is a union represented position so anyone going into this position would be required to become a member of the union.

Key Responsibilities

  • Independently design, assemble, and prepare complex electrical drawings.
  • Update and revise existing drawings based on engineering changes and field conditions.
  • Perform field checks to ensure drawings accurately reflect site conditions.
  • Apply engineering practices and electric utility construction standards to assigned projects.
  • Organize, manage, and direct drafting workflow for assignments within this grade level.
  • Provide guidance and instruction to other drafting personnel as needed.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Ability to work in both office and field environments.
  • Familiarity with engineering practices relevant to assigned projects and with electric utility construction methods and procedures.
  • Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage drafting assignments through completion following established practices and standards.
  • Demonstrated interest and aptitude for advanced drafting and design work.
  • Three years of drafting and design experience using Computer-Aided Drafting (CAD) software or demonstrated ability in performing the work, preferred .
  • Associate degree in Drafting, Survey Technology, or a related discipline required ; Bachelor’s degree preferred .

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Competencies:

Build trusting relationships

Manage and develop people

Foster teamwork and cross-functional collaboration

Lead change

Communicate strategic vision

Create an engaged workforce

Focus on the customer

Take ownership & accountability

Build trusting relationships

Worker Type:

Regular

Number of Openings:

1

Emergency Response:

Responding to emergency situations to meet customers’ needs is part of every employee’s role. If employed, you will be given an Emergency Restoration assignment. This means you may be called to assist during an emergency outside of your normal responsibilities, work hours and location.

EEO Statement:

Eversource Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, religion, disability status, or protected veteran status.

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How this job compares

Set against the 2,192 open Designer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$48.07/hr
  • US median$23/hr367 hourly ranges

This rate, $48.07/hr, is 109% above the US median midpoint ($23/hr) — in the top quarter of Designer hourly ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 41 open Designer jobs in Massachusetts and 2,192 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Massachusetts
Experience
Designer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 8 years (1,208 postings).
Education
This posting asks for an associate degree; 644 of the 2,192 open Designer jobs (29%) ask for an associate 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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