Transmission Line Design Engineer — Power Grid Innovator

Socket.dev; Maine; On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Compensation

401(k) Retirement Plan

Holiday Pay

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Comprehensive Health Coverage

Pet Insurance

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Professional Development

Tuition Assistance

Employee Discount Program

Job summary

QISG’s Transmission Line design team seeks a Design Engineer to help plan, design, and maintain high-voltage overhead lines. You will apply PLS-CADD, perform routing, and ensure compliance with NESC/IEEE/ANSI standards while collaborating with engineers and project teams.

This full-time role offers a path to lead technical solutions, manage documentation, and contribute to safe, reliable grid upgrades in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil/Structural Engineering (ABET-accredited).
• 2+ years of experience with routing and design of high voltage overhead transmission line facilities.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD, MicroStation, ArcGIS, or similar CAD tools.
• Experience with power distribution engineering software (PLS-POLE, TOWER, SAG10, LPILE preferred).
• Understanding of design codes and standards such as NESC, IEEE, ANSI, IBC.
• Strong knowledge of engineering drafting and design principles.
• Ability to travel as necessary, up to 10% of the time.

Responsibilities

• Perform, lead, and oversee all engineering responsibilities related to overhead transmission line design, including PLS-CADD modeling and line routing.
• Utilize AutoCAD, MicroStation, ArcGIS, and other CAD software for scaled drawings and mapping.
• Implement engineering redlines with precision before finalizing drafting/drawing.
• Conduct calculations including voltage drop, cable pulling, flicker analysis, and pole loading assessments.
• Prepare joint utility use authorizations based on field data and engineer redlines.
• Ensure compliance with local regulations and design codes (NESC, IEEE, ANSI, IBC).
• Perform quality reviews to check for inaccuracies and omissions, provide recommendations.
• Work with engineers and project teams to develop solutions and modifications as needed.
• Maintain detailed project documentation and support engineering calculations.
• Work a minimum of 40 hours per week, with potential for up to 50 hours and overtime.

Skills

PLS-CADD modeling

Line routing

Structure analysis

CAD drafting

Voltage drop analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil/Structural Engineering (ABET-accredited)

Tools

AutoCAD

MicroStation

ArcGIS

PLS-POLE

TOWER

SAG10

LPILE

Job description

QISG’s Transmission Line design team seeks a Design Engineer to help plan, design, and maintain high-voltage overhead lines. You will apply PLS-CADD, perform routing, and ensure compliance with NESC/IEEE/ANSI standards while collaborating with engineers and project teams.

This full-time role offers a path to lead technical solutions, manage documentation, and contribute to safe, reliable grid upgrades in a fast-paced environment.