Senior Project Engineer - Transmission

SolveNow Inc.; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm is seeking a Senior Project Engineer to oversee and provide technical leadership for overhead transmission design projects ranging from 69kV to 500kV. The ideal candidate will possess a Bachelor’s degree in engineering, with 7 years of relevant experience and a Professional Engineering license. This role involves mentoring team members, direct client interaction, and managing project requirements while ensuring quality control processes are in place. Strong analytical skills and proficiency with PLS-CADD and PLS-POLE are essential.

Qualifications

• 7 years related transmission line design experience, with substitution for a master's degree.
• Professional engineering license (PE).
• Experience in scheduling and budgeting.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and support for transmission design projects.
• Mentor and develop team members in the transmission design team.
• Serve as the primary technical point of contact for clients.

Skills

Technical leadership

Problem-solving

Analytical skills

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

PLS-CADD

PLS-POLE

Job description

About the job Senior Project Engineer - Transmission

The successful candidate will be responsible for the following:

• Providing technical leadership, direction, and support for the 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
• Leading coordination and communication of project requirements & 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 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 accredited program.
• 7 years related transmission line design experience (completion of master's degree in a related field may be substituted for one year of experience).
• Professional engineering license (PE).
• Ability to effectively lead project teams.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience in scheduling and budgeting.
• Proficiency with PLS-CADD, PLS-POLE.
• Consulting or utility experience preferred.