Remote Lead Transmission Line Engineer

Leidos; Jacksonville (FL); Remote; USD 92,000 - 167,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Job summary

Leidos is seeking a Lead Transmission Line Engineer to manage a senior team delivering electric transmission line design for large utilities, applying standards like NESC, ASCE, ACI, and NEC from 34.5 kV to 500 kV. You will guide analyses, PLS-CADD modeling, and drafting of plans and BOMs across planning, permitting, and construction phases.

The role combines client relations, staff management, proposal development, and scope control in a fast-paced, remote-capable environment with potential

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil, Electrical, or Mechanical Engineering; Civil Engineering is preferred.
• 8+ years of relevant experience in the design of electric utility transmission systems with a Bachelor's degree, or 6+ years with a Master's.
• Expertise in PLS-CADD and PLS-POLE.
• Work effectively in a team environment; can also work independently.
• Track record of outstanding communication to serve as primary point of contact for existing and prospective clients.
• Business acumen with a record of understanding and meeting key project performance metrics.

Responsibilities

• Direct multiple design teams simultaneously executing various projects and programs for multiple clients.
• Develop a team of engineers by training, coaching, and nurturing Leidos’ engineering talent.
• Supervise staff by approving timesheets and running the annual performance review process.
• Participate proactively as a member of the leadership team of the Transmission Line Section.
• Create responses to RFPs, RFIs, and RFQs from clients for new work including proposal creation and scope definition.
• Possess a growth mindset to foster creative problem solving for our clients’ most complex issues.
• Promote continuous improvement to develop streamlined processes and tools that facilitate improvements to departmental technical resources via innovation and automation.
• Delegate tasks to staff, forecast and plan their future workload, and run recruiting activities to support aggressive growth goals.
• Drive the quality control process for the execution team to ensure the highest level of quality in all deliverables.
• Liaise with clients to maximize affinity, facilitate business development growth, and foster long-term relationship building.
• Manage the health of project portfolio by proactive project management in tracking scope, schedules, and budget with support from Leidos’ Project Management Office.

Skills

Leadership

Staff mentoring

Communication

Project oversight

Team collaboration

Growth mindset

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Civil, Electrical, or Mechanical Engineering

Civil Engineering preferred

Master's degree (desirable)

Tools

PLS-CADD

PLS-POLE

AutoCAD

MicroStation

GIS

Mathcad

TOWER

LPILE

FAD

Job description

Leidos is seeking a Lead Transmission Line Engineer to manage a senior team delivering electric transmission line design for large utilities, applying standards like NESC, ASCE, ACI, and NEC from 34.5 kV to 500 kV. You will guide analyses, PLS-CADD modeling, and drafting of plans and BOMs across planning, permitting, and construction phases.

The role combines client relations, staff management, proposal development, and scope control in a fast-paced, remote-capable environment with potential