Senior Transmission Lines Engineer — Lead HV Projects

WSP USA; Pasig; On-site; PHP 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP USA in Pasig is seeking a senior transmission line engineer to lead and deliver complex overhead transmission and distribution projects across utilities, generation, and industrial HV sectors.

You will act as a technical authority for transmission line engineering, review designs, engage with clients, drive innovation, and mentor engineers while ensuring compliance with Australian and international standards and WSP quality procedures.

Qualifications

• Relevant tertiary qualification in Electrical, Civil, Structural, or Mechanical Engineering.
• Typically 8–12+ years of professional experience in transmission line or related disciplines.
• Demonstrated experience delivering complex transmission line projects in a consulting or utility environment.
• Strong technical leadership and client-facing capability.
• Excellent communication, influencing, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Commercial awareness with the ability to balance technical excellence and business outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver complex overhead transmission and distribution projects across utilities, generation, and industrial HV sectors.
• Act as a technical authority and subject matter expert for transmission line engineering within project teams.
• Provide independent technical review, verification, and approval of designs prepared by junior engineers and designers.
• Engage directly with clients to provide technical advice, resolve complex engineering challenges, and support proposal development.
• Drive innovation, efficiency, safety, and sustainability in engineering solutions and project delivery.
• Support project managers in scope definition, risk management, estimates, and programme delivery.
• Ensure all designs comply with Australian and international standards, client specifications, and WSP quality procedures.
• Provide day-to-day technical leadership, coaching, and mentoring to engineers and designers.
• Support capability development within the transmission line team by sharing knowledge and best practices.
• Contribute to workforce planning, skills development, and succession planning initiatives.
• Promote a strong safety culture, professional integrity, and collaboration across teams.

Skills

Electrical Eng

Civil Eng

Leadership

Client-facing

Communication

Commercial awareness

Independent work

Team collaboration

Safety culture

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

PLS-CADD

PLS-TOWER

PLS-POLE

Job description

WSP USA in Pasig is seeking a senior transmission line engineer to lead and deliver complex overhead transmission and distribution projects across utilities, generation, and industrial HV sectors.

You will act as a technical authority for transmission line engineering, review designs, engage with clients, drive innovation, and mentor engineers while ensuring compliance with Australian and international standards and WSP quality procedures.