Engineer 4 - Transmission Line

United Grid Solutions; Lutz (FL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

United Grid Solutions in Florida seeks an experienced transmission engineer to lead design and technical direction for high‑voltage lines and related projects. You will manage schedules, budgets, and deliverables while coordinating with clients and internal teams to ensure safe, cost-effective solutions.

PE licensed candidates with ABET accreditation and 8–10 years of experience are preferred. Role includes preparing design drawings, reports, and cost estimates, with emphasis on reliability and

Qualifications

• ABET-accredited bachelor's degree in engineering.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license required.
• 8–10 years of engineering experience in electrical power delivery.
• Strong written and verbal communication and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead transmission line design and engineering efforts for projects.
• Provide technical guidance on complex problems and project execution.
• Plan, organize, estimate, schedule, and monitor work activities.
• Prepare technical reports, calculations, and sketches.
• Support proposal development and cost estimating.
• Coordinate with internal engineers and client personnel.
• Oversee design drawings and transmission line package creation.
• Ensure safety, quality, and cost-effectiveness in deliverables.
• Maintain schedules and monitor deliverables for clients.

Skills

Transmission design

Electrical engineering

Project management

Technical guidance

Drawing packages

Education

ABET-accredited engineering degree

Tools

AutoCAD

Job description

SUMMARY

Provide transmission line design, engineering, technical support, and oversight to a transmission engineering and design team for the purpose of delivering safe, cost-effective, and quality engineering and design services. Provide technical competency and direction on complex engineering and technical problems for transmission line projects, to include renewable energy interconnections as well as grid modernization opportunities. The incumbent is expected to lead discipline work for projects, perform responsible charge engineering duties, and manage project schedules and budgets. The incumbent will also support proposal development and project cost estimating.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Engineering/technical expertise and guidance in the identification, analysis, and resolution of problems.
• Effective planning, organizing, estimating, scheduling, and monitoring of work activities.
• Thorough, timely, and accurate technical reports, correspondence, documentation, calculations, and sketches.
• Continuous improvement of job-related engineering, technical and professional knowledge, skills, and performance.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Should be able to understand and create transmission line drawing packages.
• Support the company's goals and represent the company positively and professionally.
• Interact with customer’s internal engineers and technical personnel on a day-to-day basis.
• Develop and maintain professional relationships with customers.
• Monitor deliverables, schedules, and present solutions to the client.
• Perform other duties as assigned by management.

COMPLEXITY OF WORK

Complex; established procedures not available. Major decision making.

RELATIONS OUTSIDE WORK GROUP

Influences decisions of moderate nature requiring high degree of tact.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

No direct reports but will oversee project team in preparation of design drawings.

QUALIFICATIONS

Toperformthisjobsuccessfully,anindividualmustbeableto performeachessential dutysatisfactorily.Therequirementslistedbelowarerepresentativeoftheknowledge,skill,and/orability required.Reasonableaccommodationsmaybemadetoenableindividualswithdisabilitiestoperformthe essentialfunctions.

REGULARITY

Regularity is required.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

Required A Bachelor’sdegreefro ma four-yearcollegeorUniversityin Engineering that is accredited by ABET.

Experience

8-10 Year(s) Experience as an Engineer within the electrical industry in the field of power delivery.

CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:

Require Professional Engineering (PE) license.

ON THE JOB TRAINING:

As needed for the job and employee development.

LANGUAGE SKILL:

• A. Ability to read and interpret documents such as procedure manuals, operational procedures, etc.
• B. Ability to write simple correspondence.
• C. Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or the business community.

MATHEMATICAL SKILL:

• A. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations. Ability to compute rate, ratio and percent and to draw and interpret spread sheets.
• B. Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume and distance.
• C. Ability to compute rate, ratios, and percent and to draw and interpret spreadsheet

REASONING ABILITY:

• A. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
• B. Ability to solve practical problems