Senior Transmission Line Engineer

About the role

This position serves as the technical subject matter expert (SME) responsible for reviewing, evaluating, and directing high-voltage transmission line engineering projects that support renewable energy, battery storage, data center interconnections, and grid expansion initiatives. Unlike a traditional design role, this position functions as the owner's engineer, providing technical oversight of external engineering consultants and ensuring transmission line designs meet project requirements, utility standards, constructability expectations, and long-term operational needs.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and engineering oversight for transmission line projects from development through construction.
• Review and challenge engineering consultant designs, calculations, assumptions, and technical recommendations.
• Evaluate routing, conductor selection, structure design, foundation design, line ratings, and constructability considerations.
• Support transmission projects ranging from 230kV to 765kV.
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders, utilities, permitting teams, geotechnical consultants, and construction teams.
• Participate in design reviews, site visits, page-turn reviews, and technical workshops.
• Identify technical risks and provide practical engineering solutions.
• Ensure compliance with applicable utility standards, specifications, and industry best practices.
• Support competitive transmission opportunities and major interconnection projects.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Civil, Structural, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering.
• 4+ years of transmission line engineering experience.
• Direct experience with high-voltage transmission systems (230kV, 345kV, 500kV, and/or 765kV).
• Strong technical knowledge of transmission line design, structures and foundations, conductor selection and line performance, line routing, clearance analysis, and constructability reviews.
• Strong understanding of U.S. utility design standards and transmission engineering practices.
• Ability to operate independently as a technical SME.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to travel approximately 25-30%.

Preferred Qualifications

• PE License.
• Experience with PLS-CADD, PLS-POLE, MFAD, or Pole Foreman.
• HVDC transmission experience.
• Underground transmission experience.
• Renewable energy interconnection experience.
• Experience with FERC-regulated or competitive transmission projects.
• Experience reviewing and directing consultant engineering work.

Key Hiring Priorities

• Transmission line engineering depth.
• High-voltage experience (230kV, 345kV+).
• Design review and technical decision-making authority.
• Ability to explain technical contributions in detail.
• Independent SME capability.