Senior Transmission Line Engineer

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• Proficient with PLS-CADD, PLS-POLE, and PLS-TOWER.
• Knowledge of international and North American transmission line industry standards and guidelines such as IEC, IEEE, ASCE, Cigre, CSA and NESC. 
• Knowledge of Canadian utility standards and design practices.
• Experience with route selection and studies for overhead transmission lines.
• Experience developing design drawings for variety of transmission structure types
• Knowledge of transmission line materials (structures, conductor, OPGW, insulators, hardware accessories and fittings).
• Sound understanding of project management systems.
• Self-motivated with the ability to work both independently and within teams.
• Strong time-management skills and the ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Strong communication skills, including the ability to proactively and effectively communicate project issues with the project team and clients.
• Strong Organizational skills, along with the ability to prioritize multiple tasks and demonstrate a flexible approach to work assignments.
• Additional capabilities beneficial for the role:
• Experience designing foundations for a variety of transmission structure types and geotechnical requirements.
• Ability to perform line electrical studies (RI, EMF), interconnection and load flow studies, short circuit analysis, insulation coordination and lightning performance and grounding studies for transmission lines.
• Experience designing HV underground and submarine cables.
• Experience with line condition assessments.

Education and Experience

• Structural, Civil, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering Degree from a recognized university.
• Professional Engineer registered with Canadian Engineering Association in the respective province in which they are practicing.
• Minimum 10 years of transmission line design and engineering experience within utilities, EPC or consulting organizations,
• Minimum of 5 years of transmission line engineering practice after receipt of registration P.Eng.

Typical office environment working with computers; Stantec offers a flexible work environment (a hybrid model of working in the office and at home).

This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.  

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