Senior HV Transmission Line Engineer & Team Lead

Leidos Inc; Huntington (WV); Hybrid; USD 92,300 - 166,850; Full time

Job summary

Leidos Inc. seeks a Lead Transmission Line Engineer to manage a dynamic team on high- voltage transmission projects, including overhead and underground design for major utilities.

The role blends engineering, project management, and business development across planning, environmental, and construction phases. You will direct engineers, perform analyses and modeling, draft plans, and prepare procurement documents.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil, Electrical, or Mechanical Engineering with eight plus (8+) years of relevant experience in the design of high voltage electric utility transmission systems.
• Expertise in PLS-CADD and PLS-POLE.
• Engineer In Training (EIT) certification.
• 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 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 portfolio health by leveraging Project Managers to independently drive and monitor scope, schedule, and budget.

Skills

PLS-CADD

PLS-POLE

EIT certification

Team leadership

Client communication

Project management

Education

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

Tools

TOWER

LPILE

FAD

Mathcad

AutoCAD

MicroStation

GIS

Job description

Leidos Inc. seeks a Lead Transmission Line Engineer to manage a dynamic team on high- voltage transmission projects, including overhead and underground design for major utilities.

The role blends engineering, project management, and business development across planning, environmental, and construction phases. You will direct engineers, perform analyses and modeling, draft plans, and prepare procurement documents.