Senior Transmission Electrical Designer

WorleyParsons; Reading (Berks County); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

WorleyParsons is seeking a Senior Transmission Electrical Designer in Reading, Berks County, United States. The role requires over 5 years of experience in transmission line design, with proficiency in AutoCAD and MicroStation.

Your key responsibilities include preparing drawings, developing design packages, and ensuring adherence to electrical codes and standards. A strong educational background in electrical design or drafting is required. The position offers the chance to work on various projects, ensuring quality and technical standards are met.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in transmission line design.
• Competent understanding of electrical codes and manufacturing standards.
• Strong knowledge of design codes and standards such as NESC, IEC, and IEEE.

Responsibilities

• Prepare physical drawings for transmission line projects.
• Develop complete design packages and check design drawings.
• Lead project assignments and guide design staff.

Skills

AutoCAD

MicroStation

PLS-CADD

PLS-POLE

Electrical design codes

Education

Associate Degree or Diploma in Electrical Design / Drafting

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Senior Transmission Electrical Designer (REA00LT)

Job Description.

Company: Worley

Primary Location

Job

Job: Electrical

Schedule

Schedule: Full-time

Employment Type: Employee

Job Posting

Unposting Date

Unposting Date: Aug 11, 2026

Reporting Manager Title: Electrical Engineering Department Manager

About us: Worley is a global company of energy, chemicals and resources experts headquartered in Australia. We partner with our customers to deliver projects and create value across the life of their assets. We specialize in consulting, engineering, procurement and construction across the project lifecycle, with services extending through to operations and decommissioning. Leveraging extensive experience and AI‑enabled delivery, we support customers in navigating complexity as they meet today's needs and transition to more sustainable solutions.

Purpose: You will provide transmission line design services to Worley and its customers as an integral part of the Power Networks team.

Responsibilities:

• Prepare scaled physical drawings for transmission line projects with minimal supervision and engineering input.
• Develop a complete design drawing package for checking or check the design drawing packages prepared by others.
• Design transmission lines from 34.5kV to 230kV range.
• Design and perform structural analysis and design of pole, lattice, framed, and guyed structures.
• Lead project assignments and guide other design staff in preparing design drawing packages.
• Interface with other disciplines in the development of the drawing package.
• Create and/or review bills of material, conduit, and cable schedules for transmission line projects.
• Work closely with engineers and other disciplines to ensure coordinated design systems.
• Works in a team environment, takes direction from the lead engineer and creates project drawings.
• Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously.
• Work at times with limited direction and have the ability to assist with conceptualizing layouts using go‑by information.
• Effective technical and practical electrical design and drafting skills ability to consistently deliver quality, accurate and timely work to Worley and its clients.
• Ability to travel to job sites to perform site walkdown.
• Responsible for the quality assurance of the documents to the applicable drawing standards and proper document management procedures are followed.
• Ability to complete tasks in accordance with project procedures, applicable codes and/or standards, on schedule and within budget.

What you will bring:

• +5 years of experience.
• Competent understanding of regulations, electrical codes, manufacturing standards and industry standard practices.
• Proficient in AutoCAD and MicroStation.
• Proficiency with the manipulation of scaled vector and raster drawing files in AutoCAD and/or MicroStation.
• Proficiency with PLS-CADD, PLS-POLE.
• Ability to understand and implement a wide range of client CAD standards.
• Knowledge of design codes and standards such as NESC, IEC, CSA, IEEE, ANSI, IBC, ASCE‑7, AISC, and ACI 318.
• Familiarity with MS Office (Word, Excel and Access).
• Self‑motivated, organized and able to work independently.
• Strong interpersonal and written communication skills that permit working efficiently alongside senior substation engineers and designers in a team setting.

Education – Qualifications, Accreditation, Training:

Required: Associate Degree or Diploma in Electrical Design / Drafting with discipline specific training or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience in electrical design and drafting.

Preferred: Transmission line design experience and familiarity is required.