Senior Transmission Line Engineer
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DESCRIPTION
Performs engineering work with a focus on transmission line design including both civil and electrical practices. Requires knowledge of transmission systems from 34.5kV to 500kV with familiarity with basic principles related to line design and practices related to this specialization. Successful candidates may be placed in job titles ranging from Senior Engineer, Project Engineer, or Senior Project Engineer based on experience and knowledge in the field.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Generate cost-effective designs for high-voltage electrical transmission lines.
- Represent the Engineering department and participate in inter-department meetings.
- Attending meetings with customers as needed to support the Sales department and the engineers.
- Monitor team progress and activities to ensure projects remain on schedule, within budget, and exceed customer expectations.
- Able to perform transmission line engineering work independently.
- Balance innovation and standardization of work processes.
- Project Engineer or Senior Project Engineer level individuals will ensure that projects meet quality and schedule objectives.
- Travel out of town for short periods of time as required by assignments.
- Other duties as required.
QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor’s degree in civil or electrical engineering from an accredited university. Knowledge and demonstrated experience in transmission line design; successful candidates will have at least 7 years of experience in transmission line design with more senior level positions requiring 10 years or more in hands-on design. Must be a licensed professional engineer with the ability to become licensed in multiple states or must be able to gain a license within one year of hire.
Minimum 7 years of experience in actual hands-on design work.
- Experience in preparing cost-effective designs in an EPC environment.
- Effective oral and written communication skills.
- Knowledge and understanding of transmission engineering, including routing issues, conductor selection, structure determination, plan and profile development, material takeoffs, etc.
- Knowledge and understanding of structure and foundation design.
- Knowledge of common engineering application software, particularly such tools as PLS-CADD.
- Knowledge and understanding of engineering standards including NESC, IEEE, ASCE, ACI, and ANSI that apply to transmission design.
- Extensive knowledge of design documents and drawings necessary for a complete a project.