Transmission Project Engineer – Early-Career Innovator

LS Power; Chesterfield (MO); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% employer paid premium healthcare

Paid parental leave

Job summary

LS Power seeks an engineering student approaching graduation to join the Project Engineer role focused on evaluating and pursuing transmission opportunities. You will develop project concepts, perform analyses, and support competitive proposals while applying an engineering mindset across technical and business challenges.

Designed for a student nearing graduation, this role offers broad responsibilities, rapid professional growth, and exposure to a growing transmission business within LS Power

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering with anticipated graduation Dec 2026 or May 2027.
• Interest in transmission development and applying an engineering mindset to technical and business challenges.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to learn unfamiliar concepts and software independently.
• Ability to solve complex problems with evidence-based conclusions.
• Ability to manage assigned work independently and adapt to guidance.

Responsibilities

• Research potential transmission opportunities and assess engineering, planning, permitting, siting, regulatory, cost, schedule, and commercial considerations.
• Develop preliminary project concepts and compare alternative scopes and execution approaches.
• Perform engineering analyses and prepare calculations, studies, drawings, and other technical deliverables.
• Learn and use PLS-CADD to perform transmission line design and related analyses.
• Coordinate with internal specialists and external consultants to gather and evaluate information and develop analyses and project documents.
• Identify missing or conflicting information and update analyses as project inputs change.
• Prepare proposals, analyses, cost estimates, and risk assessments for competitive pursuits and internal decisions.
• Own assigned work through completion, meet deadlines, raise issues early, and check work for accuracy and consistency.
• Use approved AI and other productivity tools to improve work quality and efficiency while independently verifying results.

Skills

Transmission development

Engineering mindset

Written & verbal communication

Attention to detail

Independent learner

Problem solving

Independent work

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

PLS-CADD

Job description

LS Power seeks an engineering student approaching graduation to join the Project Engineer role focused on evaluating and pursuing transmission opportunities. You will develop project concepts, perform analyses, and support competitive proposals while applying an engineering mindset across technical and business challenges.

Designed for a student nearing graduation, this role offers broad responsibilities, rapid professional growth, and exposure to a growing transmission business within LS Power