Engineer - Transmission

Iberdrola•Rochester, NY

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Transmission Line Engineer designs and supports high-, medium-, and low-voltage transmission and distribution line projects across Avangrid Networks, with a strong focus on high- and medium-voltage transmission projects in NYSEG service territories as part of the Transmission Line Deficiency Program. The role supports senior engineers and project managers in scoping, planning, maintaining, and upgrading transmission line assets, and coordinates with procurement, construction, and operations teams to support successful project execution. The engineer develops and reviews engineering deliverables, including plan-and-profile drawings, structure drawings, and KMZ files; applies RUS, Avangrid, NESC, and other applicable standards; and uses tools such as AutoCAD, PLS-CADD/PLS-POLE, and Google Earth for design, modeling, and analysis. The role also leads conceptual design work, oversees external detailed designers, evaluates equipment and system performance, and provides technical leadership and mentoring on complex projects.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Civil, Electrical, or Mechanical Engineering.
Three years of total engineering experience.
Experience with PLS-CADD and Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Access, and Word.
Theoretical engineering knowledge of planning, engineering, execution, and operation of transmission line infrastructure, including sound analytical, modeling, and calculation processes.
Practical engineering experience, including understanding constructability through 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 others’ engineering work for compliance with company standards, specifications, and contract requirements.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills to articulate technical concepts.
Management and leadership skills, including 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.

Nice To Haves

CYMCAP and/or SAP experience.
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 the work of external detailed designers.
Conduct field circuit reviews based on project scope and identify proposed improvements.
Identify and perform special projects and studies to solve unique and complex problems or improve processes and services.
Oversee engineering studies evaluating equipment and system performance and effectiveness, and analyze operational issues to support reliability and efficiency.
Develop and validate information for engineering analyses, apply engineering judgment to solve technical problems, and ensure designs comply with applicable company and governmental codes and standards.
Provide technical leadership on complex projects and mentor, develop, and support team members in technical skills.
Collaborate across departments as a technical subject-matter expert and guide contractors on company policies, standards, and best practices.
Develop and review engineering deliverables such as plan-and-profile drawings, structure drawings, and KMZ files.
Support the scoping, planning, maintenance, and upgrade of transmission line assets.
Coordinate with procurement, construction, and operations teams to support project execution.