Senior Level Transmission Line Engineer

Senior Transmission Line Engineer

POWER Engineers, Inc. is seeking a Senior Transmission Line Engineer for our Overhead Transmission design team. The candidate will work in the Power Delivery Overhead Transmission Line Department in our Austin, TX office.

The successful candidate will be responsible for leading, supporting and coordinating the following:

• POWER/WSP Culture
  • Department alignment with POWER/WPS's Culture Codes
  • Contribute to the growth of Austin's culture through strong leadership characteristics
  • Encourage growth, engagement, and accountability
  • Maintain a healthy relationship with colleagues and foster areas of improvement where needed
• Project Support
  • Lead the initial project execution layout to ensure an efficient and effective project plan has been established
  • Manage engineers, drafters, and designers on small to medium sized engineering projects and interface directly with the client
  • Responsible for creating and maintaining a project schedule and budget
  • Conduct weekly or bi-weekly project meetings to clearly outline upcoming deliverables and tasks with responsible personnel identified
  • Coordinate with clients on project status and support project meetings as necessary
  • Maintain project workflow and thorough communication across multi-discipline projects, both internal and external to POWER/WSP
  • Forecast upcoming project requirements to assist in resource planning
  • Facilitate and adhere to POWER/WSP's QA/QC procedure to ensure the correct personnel is performing the required QA/QC review
  • Participate in industry conferences, both internal and external, to improve professional growth while fostering knowledge transfer to colleagues
  • Develop transmission line design knowledge pertaining to PLS-CADD, structure design, foundations, assembly drawings, steel pole performance loading, material procurement, construction specifications, and construction support
• Project Manager Support
  • Maintain project status reports
  • Provide weekly or bi-weekly project updates and project forecasting
  • Lead and/or support PM by meeting with clients, both in-person and remotely
  • Develop client relationships allowing POWER/WSP the opportunity to position ourselves to win future work
• Department Manager Support
  • Support resource forecast planning for upcoming and current project loads
  • Participate in new hire screening and review processes
  • Provide business improvement methodologies and procedures
  • Discuss project and/or department personnel conflicts, performance issues, and collaborate on a suitable approach to constructively provide a successful resolution
  • Contribute to Business Planning and Budgeting

Required Education/Experience:

• Professional Engineering licensure (PE)
• Bachelor of Science in Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, or Aerospace Engineering
• The candidate must have a strong command of the English language with good written and oral communication skills to work effectively with internal team members and external client personnel.
• Experience using the Microsoft Office software suite
• At least 10 years of experience in the design of overhead High Voltage and Extra High Voltage transmission lines including route selection, line and structure spotting, structure design and analysis, and development of construction bid packages
• PLS-CADD proficiency
• Experience managing projects and leading multi-disciplined teams

Preferred Education/Experience:

• Electric utility industry experience
• Experience using POLE, TOWER and FAD Tools software packages
• Cost estimating and scheduling

POWER Engineers, Member of WSP, is a global consulting environmental and engineering firm and one of the top design firms in the energy sector. Together, POWER and WSP's 73,900 experts create positive, long-lasting impacts for our communities and our clients in the power and energy, transportation and infrastructure, environmental, and property and buildings sectors. As part of our team, you'll discover a world of opportunities to connect with innovative thinkers, forge your path, and have fun tackling the world's most challenging projects.

At POWER Engineers, Member of WSP, you can have a rewarding career on every level. Our philosophy is simple: Do Good. Have Fun. Build Success.

Our compensation package includes competitive compensation, professional development, and a full benefit package:

• Medical/Dental/Vision
• Paid Holidays
• Vacation/Paid Sick Leave
• Voluntary Life Insurance
• 401K
• Telehealth Benefit covers all providers
• Maternity and Paternity Leave
• New Dads and Moms Benefit program
• Fertility Benefits
• Gender affirming care

POWER is a fun engineering firm. That might seem contradictory to some, but it works for us!
POWER is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including women, minorities, veterans, and individuals with disabilities.