Transmission Engineer
📋 Role Overview & Responsibilities
Our Dallas Fort Worth region is looking for a Staff Overhead Transmission Line Engineer to support our growing Transmission & Distribution practice. The successful candidate will:Perform, lead, and oversee all engineering responsibilities related to overhead transmission line design. This includes PLS-CADD modeling, line routing, structure analysis and loading trees, developing design criteria, sag-tension calculations, wire blowout, swing angle, damper recommendations, structure spotting, clearance reports, wire selection, etc.Prepare specifications for construction, hardware, and material for high voltage overhead transmission line (HV OH T-Line); structure design and development; hardware design and selection; and field installation supervision.Prepare construction drawings and cost estimates for high voltage overhead transmission lines.Providing input and adhering to project schedules and budgetsThis position may develop into a leadership role at which point this individual will be expected to lead teams of engineers as well as be a primary interface between Burns & McDonnell Engineers and our clients.Experience as the technical lead on projects and performing quality reviews is a plus.QualificationsBachelor's degree in civil or electrical engineering. A professional certification, EIT, and/or a professional engineer licensure is strongly desired.Minimum 3 years of related experience with routing and design of high voltage overhead transmission line facilities (completion of master's degree in related field may be substituted for one year of experience).Staff level à 4-8 years of experience Senior level à 8+ years of experienceExperience in 69kV to 500kV line design Working knowledge and/or expertise in Power Line system based programs à PLS, PLS-CADD, PLS-POLE, etc.
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