Senior Transmission Line Estimator (Remote, Flexible)

Welty Shared Services LLC; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Overtime pay after 40 hours

Travel 2–3 times/year

Flexible schedule

Mentor program and training resources

Job summary

Welty Energy & Infrastructure (WE&I) is seeking a Senior Transmission Line Engineer/Estimator to join our Energy team. This remote role supports transmission line design and estimating across the mainland United States, operating in ET hours.

You will produce conceptual routes, draft scopes, and create schedules for projects ranging 25kV to 765kV, mentoring junior estimators and collaborating with project management.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of transmission line design or estimating experience in electric utilities.
• Bachelor's degree in engineering or a similar technical field is preferred.
• High school or GED required.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel.

Responsibilities

• Produce conceptual transmission routes on Google Earth KMZ files with pole placements.
• Create preliminary project schedules considering lead times, crews, construction durations, siting, etc.
• Write Scope of Work for conceptual/pre-funding approval projects.
• Create and review transmission lines.
• Work on projects involving 25kV-765kV lines.
• Review/aided supplemental estimates such as access roads, forestry, SCADA/IT network, fiber, real estate.
• Coordinate with scoping/estimating teams, planning and protection engineering, sponsors, and staff.
• Attend regional meetings to review status of open estimates.
• Review/approve/reject estimate requests in OPPM.
• Build accurate project schedule timelines for transmission line and support estimates.

Skills

High-volume workload management

Excellent communication

Data analysis

Microsoft Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or technical field

High school diploma or GED

6+ years transmission line design/estimating experience

Tools

Sage Estimating

Navigator

OPPM/Primavera P6

Google Earth

PLS-CADD

Job description

Welty Energy & Infrastructure (WE&I) is seeking a Senior Transmission Line Engineer/Estimator to join our Energy team. This remote role supports transmission line design and estimating across the mainland United States, operating in ET hours.

You will produce conceptual routes, draft scopes, and create schedules for projects ranging 25kV to 765kV, mentoring junior estimators and collaborating with project management.