Senior Transmission Line Engineer

Gamma Recruitment; Bogotá; On-site; COP 120,000,000 - 240,000,000; Full time

Job summary

POWER/WSP is seeking a seasoned Project Manager for transmission line design projects in Bogotá. The role involves leading multi-discipline teams, managing schedules and budgets, and interfacing with clients to ensure successful delivery.

Candidates should have a PE license, a BS in a relevant engineering field, and at least 10 years in HV/EHV line design, with PL S-CADD proficiency and strong English communication. hybrid exposure may be considered.

Qualifications

• PE licensure required.
• Bachelor of Science in Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, or Aerospace Engineering.
• Strong English written and spoken communication.
• Experience with overhead HV and EHV line design.
• Experience using the Microsoft Office suite.
• At least 10 years in design of transmission lines with route and structure design.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate project support and status reporting.
• Manage engineers, drafters, and designers; interface with client.
• Create and maintain a project schedule and budget.
• Lead project meetings and forecast requirements for delivery.
• Ensure QA/QC adherence and contribute to process improvements.
• Develop client relationships to position for future work.
• Support department planning and resource forecasting.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Client coordination

Budgeting

Scheduling

QA/QC

Cross-functional teamwork

English communication

Education

Professional Engineering licensure (PE)

B.S. in Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, or Aerospace Engineering

Tools

PLS-CADD

POLE

TOWER

FAD Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Roles and Responsibilities

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

• 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