Senior Engineer, Transmission Lines
About The Position
Pickett, an ESP Associates company, is a surveying and engineering company serving clients throughout the US and Caribbean. The Senior Engineer provides senior-level engineering and technical expertise on complex electric transmission design projects for high-voltage (HV) and extra-high-voltage (EHV) overhead utility systems. The role manages, prepares, reviews, and provides guidance on line routing, survey coordination, PLS-CADD modeling, structure and foundation design, clearance checks, plan/profile development, material specification and procurement, constructability evaluations, work order packages, permitting, vendor and subcontractor coordination, and construction support. The position works with clients and project support teams, reviews designs, and mentors other engineering team members. The workplace type is hybrid. Pickett describes its core values as Safety first, Outstanding service, Lasting relationships, Valued teamwork, and Engaged culture.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering.
- Professional Engineer (PE) certification.
- At least 8 years of related transmission line engineering experience in the electric utility industry.
- Experience using PLS-CADD to design transmission lines.
- Strong experience with design codes and standards such as NESC, IEEE, ASCE, and ACI.
- Strong experience liaising with substation, environmental, right-of-way, construction, and maintenance stakeholders.
- Ability to apply engineering theories and principles.
- Increasing proficiency in researching engineering and design issues, evaluating alternatives, and preparing and presenting recommendations.
- Ability to work safely and comply with safety regulations.
- Ability to work as a self-starter in an unstructured, varied, deadline-driven environment.
- Ability to collaborate with team members and peers in the electrical utility industry.
- Effective verbal, written, and presentation communication skills, including verbal and technical writing skills.
- Must pass a drug screen and background check and have a satisfactory driving record under the company's driving (MVR) policy.
Responsibilities
- Develop and approve PLS-CADD criteria.
- Finalize PLS-CADD models.
- Schedule project tasks for the project support team.
- Attend client stakeholder meetings.
- Complete design review meetings with the client.
- Mentor and train other engineering team members.
- Provide input on special design questions.
- Attend internal design review meetings.
- Manage, prepare, review, or provide guidance for transmission line routing and survey coordination.
- Manage, prepare, review, or provide guidance for structure and foundation design, clearance checks, and plan/profile development.
- Manage, prepare, review, or provide guidance for material specification and procurement, constructability evaluations, and work order package preparation.
- Manage, prepare, review, or provide guidance for permitting, vendor/subcontractor coordination, and construction support.
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 and 10 paid holidays.
- Volunteer time off of 4 hours 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
