Supervising Transmission Line Engineer (PE)

Rise Technical Recruitment Limited; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 215,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k)

Bonus

Job summary

Rise Technical Recruitment Limited is seeking a Lead Transmission Line Engineer (PE) in Texas. You will own the quality, schedule, and profitability of a transmission engineering team, supervise multiple projects, and drive QA/QC while coordinating with construction and purchasing.

Hands-on design work may be required on HV lines, with ~10% travel to sites. Licensed PE and 10+ years of transmission line design experience are required.

Qualifications

• PE licensure required with state license.
• 10+ years of hands-on transmission line design.
• Experience leading a design team.
• Strong HV knowledge.
• Proficient in project QA/QC.

Responsibilities

• Own the quality, schedule, and profitability of a transmission engineering team.
• Supervise multiple projects concurrently and run weekly team meetings.
• Assign work/resources based on project scope, timelines, and team capacity.
• Coordinate engineering deliverables with construction and purchasing.
• Enforce project standards and the QA/QC process; qualify team members for QA/QC as required.
• Track schedules and budgets; drive corrective actions when projects drift.
• Perform hands-on transmission line engineering as needed: routing, conductor selection, structure determination, plan & profile development, material takeoffs.
• Travel ~10% for site visits, meetings, and training.

Skills

Licensed PE

Transmission line design

Team management

High voltage knowledge

Stakeholder collaboration

QA/QC processes

Tools

PLS-CADD

PLS-Tower

PLS-Pole

Sag10

LPILE

FAD

Job description

Salary: USD120000 - USD215000 per annum + bonus, 401k, health benefits

Lead Transmission Line Engineer (PE)

$120,000 - $215,000 base (flexible) + annual bonus + health benefits + 401(k) + progression

Positions in Houston TX, Austin TX, Dallas Tx, and The Woodlands TX (in-office + ~10% travel)

Are you a PE-licensed Transmission Line Engineer who enjoys leading design teams and wants ownership of delivery on major T&D projects?

This is an exciting opportunity to join a company that offers clear leadership progression and is experiencing major growth with a strong backlog, driven by ongoing grid expansion and increasing demand from data-center infrastructure.

The company is a long-established EPC that designs, engineers, and delivers high- and medium-voltage power infrastructure for utilities, power generation, industrial, oil & gas, and renewables.

In this role, you’ll supervise multiple project teams and assign resources across a transmission design group - driving QA/QC adherence, coordinating with construction and purchasing, and stepping in hands-on when needed to keep projects on track.

The Role:

• Own the quality, schedule, and profitability performance of a transmission engineering team.
• Supervise multiple projects concurrently and run weekly team meetings.
• Assign work/resources based on project scope, timelines, and team capacity.
• Coordinate engineering deliverables with construction and purchasing (internal and external stakeholders).
• Enforce project standards and the company QA/QC process; qualify team members for QA/QC where - required.
• Track schedules and budgets; drive corrective actions when projects drift.
• Perform hands-on transmission line engineering as needed: routing, conductor selection, structure determination, plan & profile development, material takeoffs, etc.
• Maintain documentation discipline within the document management system.
• Travel ~10% for short site visits, meetings, and training.

The Person:

• Licensed PE (required).
• 10+ years of hands-on transmission line design experience with strong high-voltage knowledge.
• Proven experience managing a design team (multi-discipline engineers, designers, drafters).
• Strong tools background: PLS-CADD, PLS-Tower, PLS-Pole, Sag10, LPILE, FAD (or close equivalents).
• Strong standards knowledge: NESC, GO 95, IEEE, ANSI, ASTM (as applicable to transmission design).
• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate cross-functionally.