Mid-Level Transmission Line Engineer

Mid-Level Transmission Line Engineer

Location: Roanoke

State/Territory: Virginia

Department: Power Delivery Carolina Line Dept

Description

Mid-Level Transmission Line Engineer

POWER Engineers, Inc. is seeking a Mid-Level Transmission Line Engineer for our Overhead Transmission design team. The candidate has the option of office-based work in our Roanoke, VA office; a hybrid option (in-office and remote) is also available. This position has a flexible work schedule, full-time and part-time options are available.

The successful candidate will be responsible for leading, supporting, and coordinating the following:

• POWER Culture

• Department alignment with POWER's Culture Codes

• Contribute to the growth of POWER's Culture through strong leadership characteristics

• Encourage growth, engagement, and accountability

• Maintain a healthy relationship with colleagues and foster areas of improvement where needed

• Project Support

• Lead and/or support the initial project execution layout to ensure an efficient and effective project plan has been established

• Manage engineers, drafters, and designers on small to medium-sized engineering projects and interface directly with the client

• Responsible for creating and maintaining a project schedule and budget

• Conduct weekly or bi-weekly project meetings to clearly outline upcoming deliverables and tasks with responsible personnel identified

• Coordinate with clients on project status and support project meetings as necessary

• Maintain project workflow and thorough communication across multi-discipline projects, both internal and external to POWER

• Forecast upcoming project requirements to assist in resource planning

• Facilitate and adhere to POWER's QA/QC procedure to ensure the correct personnel is performing the required QA/QC review

• Participate in industry conferences, both internal and external, to improve professional growth while fostering knowledge transfer to colleagues

• Develop Transmission Line design knowledge pertaining to PLS-CADD, structure staking, foundations, assembly drawings, steel pole performance loading, material procurement, construction specification, and construction support

• Project Manager Support

• Maintain project status reports

• Provide weekly or bi-weekly project updates and project forecasting

• Lead and/or support PM by meeting with clients, both in-person and remotely

• Develop client relationships allowing POWER the opportunity to position ourselves to win future work

• Department Manager Support

• Support resource forecast planning for upcoming and current project loads

• Participate in new hire screening and review processes

• Provide business improvement methodologies and procedures

• Discuss project and/or department personnel conflicts, performance issues, and collaborate on a suitable approach to constructively provide a successful resolution

• Contribute to Business Planning and Budgeting

Required Education/Experience:

• Bachelor of Science in Civil, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering or Construction Management

• The candidate must have a strong command of the English language with good written and oral communication skills to work effectively with internal team members and external client personnel.

• Experience using the Microsoft Office software suite

• At least 3 years of experience using PLS-CADD

Preferred Education/Experience:

• Electric utility industry experience

• Professional Engineering licensure

• Experience managing projects and leading multi-disciplined teams

• Design experience up to 230 kV

• Distribution design experience

• At least 3-years of experience using POLE, TOWER and FAD Tools software packages

• Transmission line routing

• Transmission foundation design

• Transmission structure load and design

• Cost estimating and scheduling

• Experience using L-Pile and Microsoft Projects

At POWER Engineers, you can have a rewarding career on every level. Our philosophy is simple: Do Good. Have Fun. Build Success.

You'll work on fun and challenging projects and initiatives. You'll have the chance to make a positive impact on society and the environment. And you'll find the support, coaching and training it takes to advance your career.

Since we're employee-owned, we get to make POWER a great place to work. That includes providing competitive compensation, professional development and a full benefit package:

• Medical/Dental/Vision

• Paid Holidays

• Vacation/Paid Sick Leave

• Voluntary Life Insurance

• 401K

• Telehealth Benefit covers all providers

• Maternity and Paternity Leave

• New Dads and Moms Benefit program

• Fertility Benefits

• Gender affirming care

POWER is a fun engineering firm. That might seem contradictory to some, but it works for us!

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