Transmission Line Engineer: Route, Structures & Design

TechServ Engineering; The Woodlands (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life保险

Job summary

TechServ Engineering in The Woodlands, TX seeks Transmission Line Engineers to support the design of overhead high-voltage transmission lines. Responsibilities include routing, structure design, conductor and shield-wire selection, clearances, loading analyses, and developing drawings and calculations to client standards.

You will coordinate with Substation, Civil, project management, environmental/permitting, survey, and other disciplines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or another engineering discipline relevant to transmission-line design from an accredited four-year institution.
• Valid Driver’s License.
• Eligibility to work in the United States.

Responsibilities

• Perform engineering and design for new transmission lines, rebuilds, reconductoring projects, structure replacements, and line modifications.
• Develop transmission line alignments, plan-and-profile drawings, structure spotting, structure lists, and construction documentation.
• Perform conductor sag-tension, clearance, loading, and structural analyses.
• Develop and evaluate transmission structure configurations including poles, lattice structures, and associated components.
• Perform engineering using PLS-CADD, PLS-POLE, TOWER, or similar transmission-line design software.
• Develop material specifications, bills of material, construction specifications, and other project deliverables.
• Coordinate geotechnical, foundation, survey, right-of-way, permitting, and environmental information required for design.
• Coordinate transmission-line interfaces with substations and other project disciplines.
• Review field information, existing records, LiDAR, survey data, and as-built information.
• Participate in design reviews and QA/QC processes.
• Support project scoping, estimating, scheduling, and technical coordination as required.
• Conduct field/site visits when necessary to verify existing conditions and gather design information.
• Provide engineering support during construction, including responses to technical questions and design clarifications.
• Other duties as assigned.

Job description

TechServ Engineering in The Woodlands, TX seeks Transmission Line Engineers to support the design of overhead high-voltage transmission lines. Responsibilities include routing, structure design, conductor and shield-wire selection, clearances, loading analyses, and developing drawings and calculations to client standards.

You will coordinate with Substation, Civil, project management, environmental/permitting, survey, and other disciplines.