Power Transmission Line Engineer

Mott MacDonald•The Woodlands, TX

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Power Line Engineer is the individual assigned as the primary discipline design engineer creating the technical specifications, calculations, and drawings in support of a power line project or projects. The Engineer must be technically capable of learning through self-study and use specialty software programs to facilitate the design. The engineer will monitor the discipline specific products ensuring they are completed on schedule and within budget in accordance with applicable federal, state, regional, and local laws and requirements, specifically state administrative codes, NESC, NES, and RUS; Manual Line design techniques; Power Line Systems (PLS) suite of software, modeling processes, procedures, and standards; Client Standards and specifications; and Mott MacDonald’s Project Procedures. The role involves working with Engineering Project Engineers, Project Managers, and Supervisors to design specific project products, including calculations, specifications, drawings, and reports. Ensuring that the Engineering work and Engineering support of Mott MacDonald is performed in a technically sound manner and completed in accordance with the Engineering Project Procedures and specific Contract requirements is crucial. The position is responsible for the Quality and Compliance of deliverables, reviewing them to ensure they are consistent, sound, and compliant. It requires engineering/technical skills in the identification, analysis, and resolution of problems, effective planning, organizing, estimating, scheduling, and monitoring of personal work activities, and producing thorough and accurate technical reports, correspondence, documentation, calculations, and sketches. Continuous improvement of job-related, engineering, technical, and professional knowledge, skills, and performance, along with maintaining accurate records and files, are also key aspects. The role includes determining the scope of and level of effort required for Project Design and verifying that Design Reviews have been performed and that Reviewer comments or issues raised are closed.

Requirements

Background in power system design for electrical alternating current (AC) underground and overhead lines.
Power system design experience in High Voltage and Extra High Voltage, direct current (DC) overhead and underground lines.
2+ years of industry experience.
Must be authorized and able to apply and obtain a PE License within two years.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Excel, Word and Microsoft office suite.

Nice To Haves

Renewables experience strongly desired.
P.E. License not required but preferred.
Passing score on the EIT exam is preferred.
BS Electrical Engineering preferred; Other Engineering disciplines considered.
Experience with some technical applications desired such as: CDEGS, PLS CADD; CymCAPP; ETAP; AutoCAD; Bentley.

Responsibilities

Creating technical specifications, calculations, and drawings in support of a power line project or projects.
Learning through self-study and using specialty software programs to facilitate the design.
Monitoring discipline specific products to ensure they are completed on schedule and within budget.
Designing specific project products, including calculations, specifications, drawings, and reports, in collaboration with Engineering Project Engineers, Project Managers, and Supervisors.
Ensuring Engineering work and support are performed in a technically sound manner and completed in accordance with Engineering Project Procedures and specific Contract requirements.
Being responsible for the Quality and Compliance of deliverables.
Reviewing deliverables to ensure they are consistent, sound, and compliant.
Identifying, analyzing, and resolving problems using engineering/technical skills.
Effectively planning, organizing, estimating, scheduling, and monitoring personal work activities.
Producing thorough and accurate technical reports, correspondence, documentation, calculations, and sketches.
Continuously improving job-related, engineering, technical, and professional knowledge, skills, and performance.
Maintaining accurate records and files.
Determining the scope of and level of effort required for Project Design.
Verifying that Design Reviews have been performed and that Reviewer comments or issues raised are closed.