Transmission Lines Engineer

AtkinsRéalis Canada Inc.; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 94,000 - 124,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working culture

Flexible benefits

Career development opportunities

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis in Vancouver is seeking a Senior Transmission Line Engineer to lead HVAC/HVDC transmission design projects and support the energy transition.

You will prepare both conceptual and detailed designs, supervise engineers and technicians, and coordinate with clients to ensure quality and timely delivery in a multidisciplinary consulting environment.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical, Mechanical or Civil/Structural Engineering.
• P.Eng. registration or equivalent required.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in Transmission and Distribution lines design.
• Knowledge of PLS CADD, PLS TOWER and PLS POLE software essential.
• Excellent communication skills in English; French a plus.

Responsibilities

• Prepare conceptual and detailed design for transmission lines projects.
• Review design basis memorandum and requirements, guiding engineers to deliverables.
• Prepare Scope of Work for survey, staking, construction and reports.
• Perform Transmission Line Optimum spotting.
• Coordinate work with internal team and client.
• Supervise technicians and designers on projects.
• Provide construction support and site inspections.

Skills

Transmission line design

PLS CADD

PLS TOWER

PLS POLE

English communication

Education

Electrical/Mechanical or Civil/Structural Engineering degree

P.Eng. registration

Tools

PLS CADD

PLS TOWER

PLS POLE

Job description

Job Description Overview

Come join us in reshaping the future with AtkinsRéalis. AtkinsRéalis is dedicated in engineering a better future for our planet and its people. AtkinsRéalis is offering an exceptional full-time opportunity for a Senior Transmission Line Engineer seeking to build a strong and sustainable career in the field of electric power transmission and distribution networks. The successful candidate will be based at our Vancouver office and will work within a dynamic, multidisciplinary, and stimulating consulting engineering environment, offering excellent opportunities for professional development and career advancement. The role will focus primarily on electric power transmission line projects, encompassing both High-Voltage Alternating Current (HVAC) and High-Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) technologies. In this capacity, the candidate will contribute to large-scale, innovative, and strategic projects, playing an active role in supporting the energy transition and enhancing the reliability of electric power systems.

Your role

• Prepare conceptual and detailed design for transmission lines projects.
• Review the design basis memorandum, Transmission lines Requirements, detailed engineering scope and guide the assigned discipline engineers to align the engineering deliverables according to client requirements and AtkinsRéalis’s Quality Management Systems.
• Preparation of Scope of Work (SOW) for survey, staking and construction, line route selection report, conductor selection report, preparation of specifications for material, equipment, construction and installation work.
• Perform Transmission Line Optimum spotting.
• Coordinate the work with internal engineering team and the client.
• Supervise the work of technicians and designers assigned to the projects.
• Construction support including resolving site queries, attending site meetings and performing site inspections during the construction phase of projects.

About you

• A degree in Electrical, Mechanical or Civil/Structural Engineering from a recognized institution.
• P.Eng. registration or Equivalent required.
• A minimum of 10 years of experience in Transmission and Distribution lines design.
• Knowledge of PLS CADD, PLS TOWER and PLS POLE software essential.
• Excellent communication skills in English (written and spoken), French as a second language will be an asset.

Rewards & benefits

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career at AtkinsRéalis in Canada. Enjoy competitive compensation, employee recognition, and a brilliant range of flexible benefits you can tailor to your health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle needs. Make the most of diverse opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise. And take advantage of our hybrid working culture and generous time-off policies to balance a fulfilling career with your personal life. Be rewarded. Find out more.

About AtkinsRéalis

We’re AtkinsRéalis, a world‑class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world’s infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We’re committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people. Find out more.

Additional information

Expected compensation for this role is between $93,800 - $124,000 annually. Base salaries are determined according to several parameters like skills, experience, and potential impact on the role. Internal and external competitiveness are also taken into account in our offers.

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At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world‑class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.

Company history and capabilities

Created by the integration of long-standing organizations dating back to 1911, AtkinsRéalis is a world‑class engineering services and nuclear company dedicated to engineering a better future for our planet and its people. We create sustainable solutions that connect people, data and technology to transform the world’s infrastructure and energy systems. We deploy global capabilities locally to our clients and deliver unique end‑to‑end services across the whole life cycle of an asset including consulting, advisory & environmental services, intelligent networks & cybersecurity, design & engineering, procurement, project & construction management, operations & maintenance, decommissioning and capital. The breadth and depth of our capabilities are delivered to clients in strategic sectors such as Engineering Services, Nuclear and Capital.

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