Transmission Line Engineer

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• Be a self-motivated individual, possessing strong interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal, along with the ability to prioritize multiple tasks.
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment, to manage others, their workload, and client expectations.
• Complete skillsets in modeling transmission lines in PLS suite, preparing route alignments, preparing plan and profiles, performing structural analysis, detailed knowledge of hardware assemblies and conductors, structure detail drawings and BOMs. Tower design skillsets is a plus.
• Experience developing assembly, framing, loading and design drawings for wood, frp, concrete, and steel transmission structures.
• Familiarity and sufficient knowledge in related electrical studies, such as EMF, fault current, grounding, contaminants study and clearance analysis for transmission line design.
• Experience with lattice towers is a plus.
• Familiarity with geotechnical data interpretation for foundation design and embedment calculations for transmission structures.
• Experience designing foundations and calculating embedment depths for a variety of structure types and geotechnical requirements.
• Ability to communicate with survey and GIS personnel. Familiarity with interpreting survey data and incorporating it into PLS-CADD.
• Proficiency with L-Pile, FAD Tools, and Microsoft Office Suite. 
• Understanding of project management systems (engineering, quality, construction, HSE, etc.) as well as field construction support experience and willingness to develop skills further.
• Strong communication skills including the ability to develop thorough and concise explanations of difficult engineering solutions to clients or internal team members
• Familiar with industry standards regarding transmission lines including ASCE, ACI, IEEE, NESC, RUS Bulletins and GO-95.
• Possess a valid driver's license with a good driving record. 
• Must pass a pre-employment drug screen. 

Education and Experience

PE preferred or ability to attain after one year
Bachelor’s degree in Civil/Structural Engineering (BSCE) from an ABET accredited college or university.
5 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 (underground transmission design experience up to 230 kV is a plus).

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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