Lead Engineer, Transmission Lines
About The Position
Pickett, an ESP Associates company, is a surveying and engineering company with more than 60 years of industry experience serving clients throughout the US and Caribbean. Its core values are Safety first, Outstanding service, Lasting relationships, Valued teamwork, and Engaged culture. The Lead Engineer provides leadership and senior-level engineering and technical expertise on complex high-voltage and extra-high-voltage overhead electric transmission design projects. The role is hands-on and includes guiding and managing design work, ensuring client requirements, quality standards, and schedules are met, and fostering an engaged team environment where team members’ input is valued. The position also supports project delivery, client relationships, project estimating, and proposal development.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.
- Professional Engineer (PE) certification.
- 10+ years of related transmission line engineering experience in the electric utility industry.
- Extensive experience using PLS-CADD.
- Extensive experience with design codes and standards such as NESC, IEEE, ASCE, and ACI.
- Extensive experience liaising with substation, environmental, real estate, construction, and maintenance stakeholders.
- Deep understanding of industry standards and methods for engineering, procurement, and construction.
- Strong project management skills and experience.
- Ability to work safely and obey safety regulations.
- Self-starter able to thrive in an unstructured, varied, deadline-driven work environment.
- Strong leadership skills and ability to coach team members and provide project direction.
- Ability to collaborate with team members and peers in the electrical utility industry.
- Effective verbal, written, and presentation communication skills in business and technical settings.
- Ability to pass a drug screen and background check and maintain a satisfactory driving record under the company’s driving (MVR) policy.
Responsibilities
- Supervise a team of engineers, technicians, and drafters.
- Communicate clear expectations, goals, and vision.
- Manage team performance and delegate project work.
- Motivate, coach, and mentor team members.
- Manage projects and ensure quality of work and on-time delivery.
- Review and approve engineering design submittals.
- Develop lasting relationships with clients.
- Estimate projects and develop proposals.
- Manage, prepare, review, or provide guidance for line routing and survey coordination.
- Oversee PLS-CADD modeling, structure design, foundation design, clearance checks, and plan/profile development.
- Guide material specification and procurement, constructability evaluations, work order package preparation, and permitting.
- Coordinate vendors and subcontractors and provide construction support.
- Ensure client requirements, quality standards, and schedule deadlines are met.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation with yearly performance reviews and discretionary annual bonuses.
- 401(k) Traditional and Roth plans with a guaranteed employer match of 100% up to the first 3% and 50% on the next 2%; eligibility after 60 days.
- Paid Time Off (PTO) and 10 paid holidays.
- Four hours of Volunteer Time Off (VTO) each year, prorated during the first year based on hire date.
- Tiered health, vision, and dental insurance options; eligibility after 30 days.
- Behavioral medicine through Teladoc.
- Employer-paid short-term disability insurance.
- Long-term disability insurance.
- Life insurance.
- Pet insurance.
- Education reimbursement opportunities.
- Flexible and dependent benefits plan.
- Referral bonuses.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
