Senior Project Engineer - Overhead Transmission (Midwest Region)

Burns & McDonnell; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)

401(k) retirement program

Job summary

Burns & McDonnell, a 100% employee-owned engineering, architecture, construction and environmental firm, invites applications for an Overhead Transmission Project Engineer in our Transmission & Distribution Group. You will lead design efforts on 69kV to 500kV projects, mentor team members, and act as the primary technical contact for clients.

Candidates should hold an ABET–accredited engineering degree, a PE license, and at least seven years of project‑engineering experience.

Qualifications

• ABET-accredited engineering degree is required.
• PE license is required.
• 7+ years of direct project engineering experience managing design efforts for Design-only and EPC projects.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for overhead transmission design teams on 69kV–500kV projects.
• Mentor, coach, and develop team members.
• Serve as primary technical contact for the client.
• Implement quality control processes and support proposal development.
• Coordinate project requirements and schedules across disciplines.
• Identify and communicate technical risks and production milestones.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Analytical

Budgeting

Scheduling

Education

ABET-accredited engineering degree

Professional Engineer (PE) license

Tools

PLS-CADD

PLS-POLE

Job description

Description Wishing you could have an ownership stake in the company you are working for? Founded in 1898, Burns & McDonnell is an award-winning engineering, architectural, construction, environmental and consulting services firm. We are a 100% employee-owned company, with regional and project offices nationwide. Burns & McDonnell plans, designs, constructs and manages projects all over the world with one mission in mind -- to make our clients successful.

Burns & McDonnell has an exciting opportunity in our Transmission & Distribution Group for an Overhead Transmission Project Engineer. The successful candidate will be responsible for the following:

• 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.

Benefits

Our extensive benefits package takes care of you so that you can focus on doing great work. From insurance and disability to time off and wellness programs, we provide the tools to meet your needs. As part of being 100% employee-owned, eligible employees participate in our Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) in addition to our 401(k) retirement program. For more information, please visit the Benefits & Wellness page. This job posting will remain open a minimum of 72 hours and on an ongoing basis until filled.

EEO/Disabled/Veterans

Job Engineering

Primary Location US-OH-Akron

Other Locations US-MO-Saint Louis, US-OH-Columbus

Schedule: Full-time

Travel: Yes, 25 % of the Time

Req ID: 260853

Job Hire Type Experienced #LI-MG #T&D