Senior Project Engineer - Overhead Transmission

SolveNow Inc.; Akron (OH); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

SolveNow Inc. in Akron, Ohio seeks an experienced Engineering Project Lead to provide technical leadership for an overhead transmission design team on 69kV–500kV projects.

You will mentor staff, coordinate with clients, and drive quality control and schedule adherence. The role requires a PE license, ABET‑accredited engineering degree, and 7 years of direct project engineering experience managing design efforts for Design-only and EPC projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering from an ABET-accredited university and 7 years of direct project engineering experience.
• Professional engineering license (PE).
• Ability to lead project teams and communicate effectively.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience in scheduling and budgeting.
• Proficiency with PLS-CADD and PLS-POLE.
• Consulting or utility experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for overhead transmission design teams (69kV–500kV).
• Mentor and develop team members.
• Serve as primary technical client contact.
• Implement quality control processes.
• Support proposal development.
• Coordinate project requirements and schedules across disciplines.
• Identify and communicate project risks.
• Oversee production work to meet milestones.
• Identify, develop, and implement efficiency improvements.
• Create and deliver training for the project team.

Skills

Technical leadership

Mentoring

Client liaison

Quality control

Proposal development

Project coordination

Risk communication

Production oversight

Process improvement

Training development

Education

ABET-accredited engineering degree

PE license

Tools

PLS-CADD

PLS-POLE

Job description

• Providing technical leadership, direction, and support for an overhead transmission design team on projects ranging from 69kV to 500kV.
• Mentoring, coaching, and developing team members.
• Serving as the primary technical point of contact for the client.
• Implementation of quality control processes.
• Supporting proposal development.
• Leading coordination and communication of project requirements and schedule needs across disciplines.
• Identification and communication of technical risks associated with projects.
• Oversight of production work required to meet deliverable milestones.
• Identifying, developing, and communicating processes and tools to increase efficiency across the team and department.
• Creating, improving, facilitating and teaching training courses to the project team and department.
• Other duties as assigned.

The ideal candidate will be able to build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external clients as well as provide technical leadership, guidance, and instruction to project teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering from an ABET-accredited university and 7 years of direct project engineering experience managing design efforts for Design-only and EPC projects required.
• Professional engineering license (PE).
• Ability to effectively lead project teams. Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience in scheduling and budgeting.
• Proficiency with PLS-CADD and PLS-POLE.
• Consulting or utility experience preferred.