Job summary

We're looking for a Staff Overhead Transmission Line Engineer to support our growing Transmission & Distribution practice.

Key skills required for this role

transmission, engineering, PLS, PLS-CADD, PLS-POLE

Important

Transmission Engineer

Job description

We're looking for a Staff Overhead Transmission Line Engineer to support our growing Transmission & Distribution practice. The successful candidate will:

• Perform, lead, and oversee all engineering responsibilities related to overhead transmission line design. This includes PLS-CADD modeling, line routing, structure analysis and loading trees, developing design criteria, sag-tension calculations, wire blowout, swing angle, damper recommendations, structure spotting, clearance reports, wire selection, etc.

• Prepare specifications for construction, hardware, and material for high voltage overhead transmission line (HV OH T-Line); structure design and development; hardware design and selection; and field installation supervision.

• Prepare construction drawings and cost estimates for high voltage overhead transmission lines.

• Providing input and adhering to project schedules and budgets

• Additional responsibilities include providing instruction and guidance to less experienced staff members.

• This position may develop into a leadership role at which point this individual will be expected to lead teams of engineers.

• Experience as the technical lead on projects and performing quality reviews is a plus.

• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil or Electrical Engineering from accredited program is required. A professional certification, EIT, and/or a professional engineer licensure is strongly desired.

• Minimum 3 years of related experience with routing and design of high voltage overhead transmission line facilities (completion of master's degree in related field may be substituted for one year of experience).

• Excellent written & verbal communication skills.

• Ability to work in a team environment and possess strong analytical and problem solving skills is required.

• Experience in 69kV to 500kV line design and working knowledge and/or expertise in Power Line system based programs (i.e., PLS, PLS-CADD, PLS-POLE, etc.) preferred.

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