Lead Transmission Engineer (PE)

Rise Technical; Texas; On-site; USD 120,000 - 215,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Health benefits

401(k)

Progression opportunities

Job summary

Rise Technical is seeking a PE-licensed Transmission Line Engineer to lead design teams in major T&D projects in Texas. You will own delivery quality, schedule, and profitability while coordinating with construction and purchasing, and providing hands-on engineering as needed.

The role requires 10+ years of transmission line design experience, strong high-voltage knowledge, and proven leadership of multi-discipline teams.

Qualifications

• Licensed PE (required).
• 10+ years of hands-on transmission line design experience with strong high-voltage knowledge.
• Proven experience managing a design team (multi-discipline engineers, designers, drafters).
• Strong tools background: PLS-CADD, PLS-Tower, PLS-Pole, Sag10, LPILE, FAD (or close equivalents).
• Strong standards knowledge: NESC, GO 95, IEEE, ANSI, ASTM (as applicable to transmission design).
• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate cross-functionally.

Responsibilities

• Own the quality, schedule, and profitability performance of a transmission engineering team.
• Supervise multiple projects concurrently and run weekly team meetings.
• Assign work/resources based on project scope, timelines, and team capacity.
• Coordinate engineering deliverables with construction and purchasing (internal and external stakeholders).
• Enforce project standards and the company QA/QC process; qualify team members for QA/QC where - required.
• Track schedules and budgets; drive corrective actions when projects drift.
• Perform hands-on transmission line engineering as needed: routing, conductor selection, structure determination, plan & profile development, material takeoffs, etc.
• Maintain documentation discipline within the document management system.
• Travel ~10% for short site visits, meetings, and training.

Skills

Team leadership

Communication

Transmission design

PLS tools

Education

PE license

Tools

PLS-CADD

PLS-Tower

PLS-Pole

Sag10

LPILE

FAD

Job description

$120,000 - $215,000 base (flexible) + annual bonus + health benefits + 401(k) + progression

Positions in Houston TX, Austin TX, Dallas Tx, and The Woodlands TX (in-office + ~10% travel)

Are you a PE-licensed Transmission Line Engineer who enjoys leading design teams and wants ownership of delivery on major T&D projects?

This is an exciting opportunity to join a company that offers clear leadership progression and is experiencing major growth with a strong backlog, driven by ongoing grid expansion and increasing demand from data-center infrastructure.

The company is a long-established EPC that designs, engineers, and delivers high- and medium-voltage power infrastructure for utilities, power generation, industrial, oil & gas, and renewables.

In this role, you’ll supervise multiple project teams and assign resources across a transmission design group - driving QA/QC adherence, coordinating with construction and purchasing, and stepping in hands-on when needed to keep projects on track.

The Role:

• Own the quality, schedule, and profitability performance of a transmission engineering team.


• Supervise multiple projects concurrently and run weekly team meetings.


• Assign work/resources based on project scope, timelines, and team capacity.


• Coordinate engineering deliverables with construction and purchasing (internal and external stakeholders).


• Enforce project standards and the company QA/QC process; qualify team members for QA/QC where - required.


• Track schedules and budgets; drive corrective actions when projects drift.


• Perform hands-on transmission line engineering as needed: routing, conductor selection, structure determination, plan & profile development, material takeoffs, etc.


• Maintain documentation discipline within the document management system.


• Travel ~10% for short site visits, meetings, and training.

The Person:

• Licensed PE (required).


• 10+ years of hands-on transmission line design experience with strong high-voltage knowledge.


• Proven experience managing a design team (multi-discipline engineers, designers, drafters).


• Strong tools background: PLS-CADD, PLS-Tower, PLS-Pole, Sag10, LPILE, FAD (or close equivalents).


• Strong standards knowledge: NESC, GO 95, IEEE, ANSI, ASTM (as applicable to transmission design).


• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate cross-functionally.