Transmission Line Engineer

About the role

Our US work group has an opportunity for a Transmission Line Engineer. This individual will sit in any of Stantec’s US offices and will assist in the preparation of specifications, calculations, drawings, and scope documents for construction tenders and contracts. They will coordinate and direct design engineers and technical staff to ensure successful project execution and timely completion. The role involves writing and editing technical reports and engineering studies, liaising with clients and contractors, and managing project management systems.

Responsibilities

• Aid in the preparation of specifications, calculations, drawings, and scope documents for construction tenders and contracts.
• Coordinate and direct design engineers and technical staff to ensure successful project execution and timely completion.
• Write and edit technical reports and engineering studies.
• Act as a liaison with clients and contractors, coordinating with various disciplines and permitting agencies.
• Contribute to a diverse company, bridging the gaps between various sectors of infrastructure engineering.

Requirements

• Self-motivated individual with strong interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Experience in modeling transmission lines in the PLS suite, preparing route alignments, preparing plan and profiles, performing structural analysis, detailed knowledge of hardware assemblies and conductors, structure detail drawings and BOMs.
• Experience with lattice towers, geotechnical data interpretation for foundation design and embedment calculations, and familiarity with industry standards regarding transmission lines.
• Proficiency with PLS-CADD, PLS-Pole, PLS-Tower, L-Pile, MFAD, the Microsoft Office Suite.
• Ability to communicate with survey and GIS personnel, interpret survey data, and incorporate it into PLS-CADD models.
• Strong communication skills, including the ability to develop thorough and concise explanations of difficult engineering solutions to clients and internal team members.
• Understanding of project management systems (engineering, quality, construction, HSE, etc.) and field construction support.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil, Structural, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering from an ABET accredited college or university.
• 5 plus years of experience in the design of overhead and underground high voltage and extra high voltage transmission lines including route selection, line and structure spotting, structure design and analysis, and development of construction bid packages (underground transmission design experience is a plus).

Skills

• Modeling transmission lines in the PLS suite.
• Preparation of route alignments, plan and profile drawings.
• Structural analysis and detailed knowledge of hardware assemblies and conductors.
• Structural detail drawings and Bill of Materials (BOM).
• Experience with lattice towers and geotechnical data interpretation.
• Familiarity with industry standards regarding transmission lines including ASCE, ACI, IEEE, NESC, RUS Bulletins and GO-95.

Benefits

Join us for a chance to grow professionally at one of the world's top design firms while building our clean energy future. Your career path within the Power Delivery sector offers opportunities to advance and diversify your skills.

Pay

Competitive salary based on experience and qualifications.

Schedule

Full-time position.