Senior Transmission Line Project Engineer

POWER Engineers; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision

Paid Holidays

Vacation/Paid Sick Leave

401K

Maternity and Paternity Leave

Job summary

A global engineering consultancy is seeking a Senior Transmission Line Project Engineer in Birmingham to lead and manage high-voltage transmission projects up to 765kV. Candidates should have over 10 years' experience in transmission project management, a PE license, and proficiency in PLS-CADD and Microsoft Office. Offering competitive compensation, professional development, and hybrid work options.

Qualifications

• 10+ years’ experience in the transmission field managing projects.
• Understanding of NESC, RUS, and GO-90 standards.
• Field experience beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering of transmission projects up to 765kV.
• Coordinate project schedules and deliverables.
• Travel to client sites as required.

Skills

Transmission project management

Strong written and oral communication

PLS-CADD expertise

Microsoft Office proficiency

Field program management

Education

Professional Engineering (PE) licensure

MBA degree from an accredited university

Tools

Microsoft Office

AutoCAD/Microstation

ArcGIS

Job description

Overview

POWER Engineers, a Member of WSP, is currently seeking a Senior Transmission Line Project Engineer to provide additional support in our Power Delivery Overhead Transmission Business Unit to lead and support domestic and international transmission line projects up to 765kV. We offer in-office, hybrid, and remote work styles.

Responsibilities

• Lead and execute the engineering of transmission projects up to 765kV.
• Lead and/or support the initial project execution layout to ensure an efficient and effective project plan has been established.
• Responsible for creating and maintaining a project schedule.
• Conduct weekly or bi-weekly project meetings to outline upcoming deliverables and tasks with the responsible personnel identified clearly.
• Coordinate with clients on project status and support project meetings as necessary.
• Maintain project workflow and thorough communication across multi-disciplinary projects, both internal and external to POWER.
• Forecast upcoming project requirements to assist in resource planning.
• Facilitate and adhere to POWER’s QA/QC procedures.
• Participate in industry conferences, both internal and external, to improve professional growth while fostering knowledge transfer to colleagues.
• Demonstrate transmission line design expertise pertaining to PLS-CADD, structure staking, foundations, assembly drawings, structure loading, material procurement, construction specifications, construction methods, construction estimates, and construction support.
• Lead project teams of varying sizes.
• Travel to client offices/field/vendor facilities, as needed.

Project Manager (PM) Support

• Support the Project Manager with project status reports.
• Work with PMs to develop scope, schedule, and budget for new projects.
• Work with PMs to identify out-of-scope items and support work scope variances.
• Provide weekly or bi-weekly project updates and project forecasting.
• Lead and/or support the PM with meetings with clients, both in person and remotely.
• Develop client relationships, allowing POWER the opportunity to position ourselves to win future work.

Department Support

• Support resource forecasting.
• Support recruitment efforts.
• Provide business improvement methodologies and procedures.
• Support staff performance and technical development with department leadership.
• Contribute to the business planning efforts.

Required Education/Experience

• 10+ years’ experience in the transmission field of managing projects and leading multi-disciplinary teams
• Professional Engineering (PE) licensure.
• Understanding of the NESC, RUS, and/or GO-90.
• Strong understanding of transmission line fundamentals and PLS-CADD operation
• 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

Preferred Education/Experience

• Field program planning, management, and execution.
• Subcontractor management.
• Cost estimating and scheduling.
• Field experience.
• MBA degree from an accredited university.
• Involvement in technical societies (IEEE, CIGRE, ASCE…)
• Experience using ArcGIS, AutoCAD/Microstation, Foundation Design Software (FAD Tools, SHAFT, LPILE).
• POLE and TOWER experience.

POWER Engineers, a Member of WSP, is a global consulting environmental and engineering firm and one of the top design firms in the energy sector. Our team of 73,000 experts creates positive, long-lasting impacts for our communities and our clients in energy, transportation and infrastructure, environmental, and property and buildings sectors. You can have a rewarding career on every level with POWER. 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 an Equal Opportunity Employer, including women, minorities, veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Employment details

• Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Consulting and Engineering

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