Engineer - Transmission

Iberdrola•Rochester, NY

3d•$87,600 - $109,500•Onsite

About The Position

The Transmission Line Engineer is responsible for the design and support of high-, medium-, and low-voltage transmission and distribution line projects across Avangrid Networks, with a strong focus on high- and medium-voltage transmission projects within NYSEG service territories as part of the Transmission Line Deficiency (TLD) Program. The role develops and reviews engineering deliverables, including Plan & Profile drawings, structure drawings, and KMZ files, and applies industry and utility standards such as RUS, Avangrid, and NESC requirements. It uses engineering tools for design, modeling, and analysis, and supports senior engineers and project managers in scoping, planning, maintaining, and upgrading transmission line assets. The engineer coordinates with procurement, construction, and operations teams to support project execution. The position contributes to capital projects across their lifecycle, from scoping and budgeting through design, construction, and closeout. It leads conceptual design work, oversees external detailed designers, reviews field circuits, conducts engineering studies, analyzes system performance and operational issues, and develops solutions to technical problems. The role also provides technical leadership on complex projects, mentors and supports team members, and works with other departments and contractors to promote compliance with company policies, standards, and best practices. The position is based in Rochester, New York, and is scheduled in the office five days per week.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Civil, Electrical, or Mechanical Engineering.
Three years of total engineering experience.
Experience with PLS-CADD, Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Access, and Word.
Theoretical engineering knowledge of planning, engineering, execution, and operation of transmission line infrastructure, including analytical, modeling, and calculation processes.
Practical engineering experience that accounts for constructability and how designs will be built, including field experience and standardization.
Ability to perform economic analyses of engineering alternatives, develop business cases, and defend them before stakeholders.
Ability to document and interpret engineering records and review, comment on, and approve engineering work for compliance.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to articulate highly technical concepts.
Management and leadership skills, with the ability to drive decisions, change, and adoption of new technologies.
Technical skills including CAD drafting, company procedures and standards, construction and outage sequencing, industry codes and regulations, PLS-CADD modeling, project scoping and estimating, and technical writing and communication.
Ability to work independently with little supervision.

Nice To Haves

Experience with CYMCAP and/or SAP.
Technical skills in foundation design, overhead transmission line layout, surveying, transmission equipment specifications, transmission line maintenance, transmission material selection, transmission service specifications, and underground transmission line design.

Responsibilities

Perform capital project engineering across all phases, including scoping and budgeting, conceptual engineering, contract management and design, engineering design, construction, and closeout.
Lead and create conceptual designs and oversee work performed by external detailed designers.
Perform field circuit reviews within the project scope and identify proposed improvements.
Identify and conduct special projects and studies to solve complex problems or improve processes and services.
Oversee engineering studies evaluating equipment and system performance and effectiveness, and analyze operational issues in support of reliability and operational efficiency.
Develop and validate information for engineering analyses and apply engineering judgment to solve technical problems while ensuring designs comply with applicable company, local, state, and national codes and standards.
Provide technical leadership on complex projects and mentor, develop, and support the team in technical skills.
Collaborate across departments as a technical subject matter expert and direct contractors on company policies, standards, and best practices.
Develop and review engineering deliverables, including Plan & Profile drawings, structure drawings, and KMZ files.
Support senior engineers and project managers with transmission line asset scoping, planning, maintenance, and upgrades.
Coordinate with procurement, construction, and operations teams to support successful project execution.
Review, comment on, and approve engineering work performed by others to ensure compliance with company standards, specifications, and contract requirements.