Lead Transmission Line Engineer

ThinkingAhead; Dallas (TX); Remote; USD 145,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote flexibility

Job summary

ThinkingAhead is seeking a Lead Transmission Line Engineer to build and lead the new transmission line practice. You will be employee #1 in this department, directing project delivery, serving as the main client contact, and shaping workflows and standards for a growing team.

The role offers remote work within the U.S., with senior leadership oversight and opportunities to influence hiring, processes, and growth as the practice scales.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of transmission line engineering experience or leadership.
• Ability to own client relationships and act as technical POC.
• Strong independent work style with good engineering judgment.
• Excellent communication to represent the department to clients and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead transmission line projects from proposal through delivery.
• Serve as primary client-facing contact for transmission work.
• Set technical standards and workflows for the new department.
• Perform structural, sag/tension, and loading analyses for 69kV–345kV+ lines.
• Prepare and stamp construction drawings and design plots as needed.
• Coordinate with civil, structural, and electrical teams on projects.
• Mentor and oversee growing department staff as needed.
• Support business development with scoping, proposals, and client presentations.
• Ensure compliance with NESC, IEEE, and utility design standards.

Skills

Project leadership

Client relationships

Engineering judgment

Communication

Education

Professional Engineer license

Tools

PLS-CADD

PLS-POLE

Job description

Lead Transmission Line Engineer (Remote)

Location: Remote (U.S.)
Compensation: $145,000–$165,000 base, DOE
Reports To: Executive Leadership

About the Opportunity

Our client is a fast-growing professional services firm providing engineering, project management, and consulting solutions to utility, corporate, industrial, commercial, and municipal clients across the U.S. Founded in 2022, the firm has scaled to 35 employees and built a strong reputation in distribution and substation engineering. They are now launching a transmission line engineering practice and are looking for the engineer who will build it.

The Opportunity

This is a true build role. You will be employee \#1 of the transmission line department, working alongside established distribution and substation teams but starting the T-line practice from the ground up. You'll lead project delivery, serve as the primary client point of contact for transmission work, and shape the department that gets built around and beneath you as it grows. This is an ideal fit for a senior transmission engineer who wants ownership, autonomy, and a direct hand in building a practice rather than inheriting one.

What You'll Do

• Lead transmission line engineering projects from proposal through completion, overseeing design, analysis, and delivery
• Serve as the primary client-facing point of contact for transmission work, managing relationships and expectations directly
• Establish the technical standards, workflows, and design practices for the transmission department
• Perform and review structural, sag/tension, and loading analyses for transmission line design (typically 69kV–345kV+)
• Prepare and stamp/review construction drawings, plan-profile sheets, and structure spotting as needed
• Coordinate with civil, structural, and electrical engineering teams on integrated utility projects
• Provide technical mentorship and oversight as the department grows, eventually building and leading a team beneath you
• Support business development efforts, including scoping, proposals, and client presentations for transmission work
• Ensure all work complies with NESC, IEEE, and applicable state/utility design standards

What We're Looking For

• 8+ years of transmission line engineering experience, including project leadership
• Strong working knowledge of structural analysis software (PLS-CADD, PLS-POLE, or similar)
• Experience owning client relationships and serving as a technical POC
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and make sound engineering judgment calls with minimal oversight
• Professional Engineer (PE) license strongly preferred, not required
• Comfort operating in a startup-style environment — this is a build-it role, not a maintain-it role
• Excellent communication skills; you'll be the face of this department to clients

Why This Role

• Genuine ownership: you define how this department operates, not just execute someone else's playbook
• Direct line to leadership and real influence over hiring, process, and growth as the practice scales
• Remote flexibility
• Join a growing, diversified engineering firm at a pivotal stage of its transmission expansion

Compensation:
$401,000 per year