Assistant Consultant - New Grads Welcome! (May 2026)

Start your engineering career with ENTRUST’s Distribution Planning team in Denver, CO or San Ramon, CA! You’ll gain hands‑on experience supporting the planning and modernization of electric power distribution systems. As an Assistant Consultant, you’ll learn to assist with system modeling, load forecasting, and planning studies while developing skills in protection, coordination, and emerging technologies like DERs and energy storage. You’ll work closely with experienced engineers and cross‑functional teams across transmission, substations, SCADA, and distribution design, with built‑in mentoring and coaching to support your growth. This role offers a collaborative, supportive environment, flexible work options, and a strong foundation for building a long‑term career in the energy industry.

Responsibilities:

This position offers hybrid, and in-office options depending on location.

As an Assistant Consultant, you'll be at the forefront of upgrading, expanding, improving, maintaining, and automating power distribution systems. You'll perform essential protection and coordination studies, identify and solve issues involving substations and multiple feeders, and conduct scenario-based planning studies to recommend effective solutions. Developing medium- and long-range distribution plans focusing on load relief, capacity, and reliability will be a key part of your role. You'll create and maintain computer models and their underlying databases for electric distribution systems, and conduct load forecasts, including DER, energy storage, and emerging electrification-related loads. You'll collaborate closely with internal teams, such as transmission, substation, and distribution design teams as well as the SCADA Automation team, to ensure seamless integration and efficiency. Lastly, you'll work independently while also coaching and mentoring less experienced engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and development.

 What We Offer:

• A supportive and inclusive work environment that values diversity and encourages innovation.
• Opportunities for professional growth and career development.
• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package, including generous paid time off, 401(k) with company match, tuition reimbursement, and flexible work schedules. 
• This position pays between $72K and $77K annually and is an exempt position. Benefits offered include company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and 401(k) plan with company match. Also offered are tuition reimbursement, voluntary life, disability, critical illness, accident and hospitalization plans. HSA or FSA medical accounts and FSA dependent care and transportation/parking accounts are also available. These benefits are subject to employee contribution amounts generally set annually.
• Full-time employees are eligible to earn PTO hours.
• May be eligible for discretionary bonus as determined by the company.
  

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or a related field.
• Located in the general Denver, CO area or San Ramon, CA.
• Ability to travel up to 5% as required to support clients and projects.

 Preferred Qualifications:

• EIT/FE highly preferred.
• Proficiency in one of the following: CYME Dist, CYMTCC, Synergi, or ASPEN One-Liner.

Not quite right for you? For a full listing of all our openings, please visit us at: https://entrustsol.com/careers/

 Who We Are:

ENTRUST Solutions Group, an ENR Top 100 company, is a community of people, 3,000+ strong, who are committed to our clients and each other. We provide comprehensive and dependable engineering, consulting, and automation services to gas and electric utilities, telecommunication service providers, pipeline operators, and industrial companies. 

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ENTRUST Solutions Group is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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