Senior Transmission Line Engineer | 69–765kV | Hybrid

Sargent & Lundy; Hamilton Township (NJ); Hybrid; USD 135,000 - 206,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plans

Life & Accident Insurance

Disability Coverage

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Back-Up Daycare

FSA & HSA

401(k)

Pre-Tax Commuter Account

Merit Scholarship Program

Employee Discount Program

Corporate Charitable Giving Program

Tuition Assistance

First Professional Licensure Bonus

Employee Referral Bonus

Paid Annual Personal/Sick Time (PST)

Paid Vacation

Paid Holidays

Paid Parental Leave

Paid Bereavement Leave

Flexible Work Arrangements

Job summary

Sargent & Lundy is seeking a senior transmission design engineer in New Jersey. The role focuses on designing 69kV–500kV transmission lines, mentoring junior designers, and coordinating multi-discipline design activities to ensure compliance with client specifications and industry standards.

The position requires ABET-accredited engineering education, extensive high-voltage design experience, and strong client collaboration skills.

Qualifications

• BS degree from an ABET-accredited engineering program.
• 12+ years of transmission design experience.
• Proficiency with PLS-CADD software.
• Experience preparing scopes of work, conceptual designs, design basis, equipment/material selection, and calculations/specifications.
• Experience with transmission lines from 69kV through 500kV with clients.
• Knowledge of NESC, IEC, ASCE, ACI, IEEE and ANSI standards.
• Experience reviewing design drawings by others.

Responsibilities

• Design transmission lines in the 69kV to 765kV range.
• Mentor and train less experienced design team members.
• Coordinate design activities to ensure installation and operations meet specifications, codes, and client requirements.
• Prepare reports and studies presenting technical information clearly and meeting client requirements and S&L formats.
• Perform independent reviews of work including calculations, drawing preparation, and transmission line models in PLS-CADD.
• Adhere to Sargent & Lundy's System of Processes.

Skills

PLS-CADD

Transmission design

Client coordination

NESC/IEC standards

ABET-degree alignment

Education

ABET-accredited engineering program

Tools

PLS-CADD

Job description

Sargent & Lundy is seeking a senior transmission design engineer in New Jersey. The role focuses on designing 69kV–500kV transmission lines, mentoring junior designers, and coordinating multi-discipline design activities to ensure compliance with client specifications and industry standards.

The position requires ABET-accredited engineering education, extensive high-voltage design experience, and strong client collaboration skills.