Intermediate Transmission Line Design Engineer

WSP; City of Rochester (NY); On-site; USD 74,000 - 111,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Paid time off

Retirement plan

Job summary

WSP seeks an Intermediate Transmission Line Design Engineer to support major utility projects from our Rochester/Binghamton/Buffalo client sites. You will lead design efforts, review plans, and ensure code compliance while coordinating with multidisciplinary teams.

This on-site role requires 1+ year post-education experience in transmission line design (up to 115 kV). Proficiency in PLS-CADD, AutoCAD, MicroStation, and related tools is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or closely related field.
• 1+ years of post-education experience, preferably in transmission line design up to 115 kV HVAC.
• Knowledge of NESC, AISC, IEEE and ANSI.
• Experience with PLS-CADD, MFAD, HFAD, LPILE, AutoCAD, and MicroStation; PSCAD is a plus.
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to coordinate with multiple disciplines and lead teams.

Responsibilities

• Review/design transmission line plan and profile drawings using PLS-CADD to ensure compliance with standards.
• Provide structure recommendations and line design details.
• Lead transmission line design for capital projects.
• Drive routing strategy and right-of-way decisions.
• Offer technical consultation to project teams.
• Develop QA/QC procedures and templates.
• Review construction documents (plans, profiles, BOMs).
• Interpret geotechnical data for foundation design.

Skills

PLSCADD modeling

NESC knowledge

IEEE/ANSI standards

AISC standards

Communication

Project coordination

Team collaboration

Safety compliance

Problem solving

CS/engineering fundamentals

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Master’s Degree (preferred)

Tools

PLS-CADD

POLE

TOWER

MFAD

HFAD

LPILE

AutoCAD

MicroStation

PSCAD

Job description

Intermediate Transmission Line Design Engineer

• Albany, NY, United States

Responsibilities

This Opportunity

WSP is seeking an Intermediate Transmission Line Design Engineer to support major utility and energy clients on high-impact power and infrastructure projects. In this role, you will help lead transmission line design efforts, collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, and deliver high-quality, constructible solutions that support critical energy needs. This is an opportunity to grow your technical expertise, advance your career through meaningful project exposure and development opportunities, and be part of a supportive, team-oriented environment within a company that offers a positive culture and a strong backlog of work. This role is fully in-office at the client site in Rochester, NY, Buffalo, NY or Binghamton, NY, and candidates must be able to work on-site daily.

Your Impact

The successful candidate will have the following responsibilities:

• Review/Design transmission line plan and profile drawings using PLSCADD to ensure compliance with Client Standards and NESC/other standards
• Structure recommendations
• Line Design: Plans and Profiles, Cross section details
• Assist in leading overall transmission line design for all capital projects
• Drive the project plan for transmission line routing and strategy, specifically:
  • Decide whether to rebuild existing lines or obtain additional right of way based on area congestion and local politics/permitting issues
  • Determine required structure designs based on design constraints
  • Determine routing in and around into congested stations to optimize design/reliability and minimize the number of crossings
• Serves as an overhead transmission line design technical specialist and has knowledge and skillset to provide consultation and guidance to project teams.
• Develop technical specifications, specifications, QA/QC procedures, deliverable templates, and other means of increasing efficiency in our day-to-day operations.
• Review design documents for construction, including plan & profiles, structure load tree drawings, structure framing, bill of materials and foundations design drawings.
• Understand and interpret geotechnical reports and extrapolate information needed for foundation design software including L-PILE and MFAD.
• Timely and on-budget delivery of the design packages
• Responsible for the quality of all design packages
• Ability to work on multiple projects at the same time
• Coordinates the interfaces with other engineering disciplines
• Support the Project Engineer to achieve the overall project goals
• Represents the project and corresponding discipline in front of the client, in coordination with the Project Engineer
• Supports the development of the quality management system
• Reporting and project management activities required by the Company or the client
• Support the management to achieve organization goals
• Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.
  

Who You Are

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or closely related degree.
• A minimum of 1+ years post education experience, preferably in Transmission Line Design with voltages up to 115 kV HVAC.
• Knowledge of codes and standards such as NESC, AISC, IEEE and ANSI.
• Experience with the use of Finite Element modeling within PLS-CADD, POLE, & TOWER. Experience with MFAD, HFAD, LPILE, AutoCAD, and MicroStation. Modeling experience with PSCAD is a plus.
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills when interacting with others, expressing ideas effectively and professionally to an engineering and non-engineering audience.
• Well-developed critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to demonstrateeffectiveness at coordinating and assertively directing subcontractors and others to consistently complete tasks safely and efficiently.
• Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
• Ability to work schedules conducive to project-specific requirements that may extend beyond the typical workweek.
• This role is subject to a client-mandated drug/alcohol testing policy. As such, employee may be subject to random drug/alcohol tests. A copy of this policy will be provided during employee onboarding and is available upon applicant request.
• This position is subject to and contingent upon client approval of candidates put forth for consideration by WSP.
• Ability to work full-time on-site at the client office in Rochester or Binghamton, NY

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree in Engineering.
• Essential Professional Licensure/Certification

WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on a providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career. These benefits include coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation (or other personal time); paid parental leave; and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.

Compensation:

Expected Salary (all locations): $74,100 - $111,000

WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and offer for this position, based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities in addition to internal equity and specific geographic location. WSP USA reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, and/or federal law.

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About Us

About WSP

WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms. Dedicated to serving local communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors and construction management professionals. WSP USA designs lasting solutions in the buildings, transportation, energy, water and environment markets. With more than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper.

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WSP provides a flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs. Employees are also afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career.

At WSP, we want to give our employees the challenges they seek to grow their careers and knowledge base. Your daily contributions to your team will be essential in meeting client objectives, goals and challenges. Are you ready to get started?

WSP USA (and all of its U.S. companies) is an Equal Opportunity Employer Race/Age/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disability or Protected Veteran Status.

The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.

NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES:

WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. Unsolicited resumes include any resume or hiring document sent to WSP in the absence of a signed Service Agreement where WSP has expressly requested recruitment/staffing services specific to the position at hand. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers or other business leaders, will become the property of WSP and WSP will have the right to hire that candidate without reservation – no fee or other compensation will be owed or paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or other staffing service.