Remote Transmission & Structural Dept Leader

Verdantas; Orlando (FL); Remote; USD 180,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Work Environment

Medical

Dental

Vision

401(k) with Company Match

Paid Time Off + Holidays

Job summary

Verdantas is seeking a dynamic Department Leader to oversee the Transmission & Structural Department, driving strategy, growth, and unified delivery across multiple offices in a remote-capable role. The leader will manage design, QA/QC, and business development for overhead and underground transmission projects, ensuring quality, schedule, and budget adherence.

The position emphasizes leadership, senior technical guidance, and client relationship building to expand nationwide capabilities in

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in civil, structural, electrical, or mechanical engineering, or a closely related field.
• Licensed Professional Engineer in at least one U.S. state, with the ability to obtain additional licensure as needed
• 15+ years of progressive experience in electric transmission engineering and design, including leadership of multidisciplinary teams, departments, or large programs in a utility, EPC, or A/E consulting environment
• Demonstrated operational and financial leadership, including budgeting, staffing, utilization, project margin, forecasting, and business development accountability
• Proven experience building client relationships, leading major pursuits, negotiating scope and commercial terms, and growing backlog
• Strong understanding of overhead and underground transmission line engineering, including line routing, PLS-CADD/PLS-POLE/PLS-TOWER applications, sag-tension and clearance analysis, structure loading, steel pole and lattice tower design, foundation design, material specifications, and construction support
• Working knowledge of applicable utility requirements and industry standards; experience with IEEE, ASCE, ACI, AISC, and applicable state requirements is beneficial
• Demonstrated ability to establish QA/QC discipline, manage technical and commercial risk, and deliver complex work across multiple offices and project teams
• Excellent leadership, communication, decision-making, and interpersonal skills, with a record of developing people and building collaborative teams
• Ability to create, implement, and execute a national strategic growth plan for the Transmission & Structural Department

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a department strategy aligned with Energy Services, Power Delivery, and Verdantas growth objectives
• Lead day-to-day operations of the Transmission & Structural Department, including workload forecasting, staffing, resource sharing, and delivery oversight across offices and client programs
• Own department financial performance, including revenue, margin, utilization, backlog, collections, write-offs, annual planning, and budgeting
• Monitor the health of the department project portfolio; address delivery risk, client escalations, quality concerns, and corrective actions in partnership with Project Managers, Group Leaders, Technical Leads, and Practice Leaders
• Establish and maintain consistent department policies, procedures, design standards, QA/QC expectations, and performance metrics
• Ensure high-quality, timely, constructible, and standards-compliant project delivery across overhead and underground transmission, structural, and foundation scopes
• Maintain strong visibility into the sales pipeline, hard backlog, staffing demand, and strategic client opportunities
• Build and maintain relationships with utility clients, energy developers, EPC contractors, industry partners, and internal Verdantas leaders
• Lead or support capture planning, proposal development, scope and fee strategy, contract negotiations, and commercial risk review for major pursuits
• Expand transmission and structural services through cross-selling and integrated delivery with substation, distribution, geotechnical, environmental, survey, permitting, project controls, and construction support teams
• Represent Verdantas at client meetings, industry conferences, technical forums, and networking events
• Identify emerging market needs, delivery models, technologies, and service opportunities and translate them into an actionable department growth plan
• Recruit, develop, engage, and retain a high-performing team of engineers, designers, modelers, project managers, and technical specialists
• Lead and develop Group Leaders and direct reports; set clear goals, provide regular feedback, support succession planning, and build leadership bench strength
• Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, continuous learning, professional development, and One Team delivery across locations and legacy organizations
• Provide senior technical guidance on complex or high-risk work and ensure appropriate technical authority, independent review, and Engineer-of-Record accountability are assigned
• Stay current with evolving utility standards, codes, tools, design practices, and industry trends, and ensure relevant knowledge is shared across the department
• Ensure compliance with health, safety, environmental, and professional practice requirements across projects and client engagements

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Decision-making

Interpersonal skills

Strategic growth planning

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Professional Engineer license

Tools

PLS-CADD

PLS-POLE

PLS-TOWER

Job description

Verdantas is seeking a dynamic Department Leader to oversee the Transmission & Structural Department, driving strategy, growth, and unified delivery across multiple offices in a remote-capable role. The leader will manage design, QA/QC, and business development for overhead and underground transmission projects, ensuring quality, schedule, and budget adherence.

The position emphasizes leadership, senior technical guidance, and client relationship building to expand nationwide capabilities in