Senior Project (Technical) Specialist 2

GAI Consultants, Inc.•Lisle, IL

14h•Hybrid

About The Position

GAI is seeking a Senior Project Technical Specialist 2 to join their Power Delivery team in the role of Senior Transmission Design Engineer. This position will report to the Transmission Line Assistant Engineering Director in GAI’s Power Business Unit. The role requires transmission line design experience, critical thinking, problem-solving, organization, team-focus, and an eagerness to apply engineering principles. This hybrid position, based out of the Lisle, IL office, combines technical leadership in transmission line design with advisory responsibilities to support project development and execution phases. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in high-voltage transmission line engineering and design, strong problem-solving skills, and will be technically focused and a strong project leader with developed technical, communication, and computer skills. This individual will work collaboratively with the Assistant Engineering Director for the program.

Requirements

Transmission line design experience
Critical thinking
Problem solving skills
Organization skills
Team-focus
Eagerness to apply learned engineering principles to solve real life problems
Extensive experience in high-voltage transmission line engineering and design
Technically focused
Strong project leader
Developed technical skills
Developed computer skills
Extensive knowledge of electric utility transmission line engineering and design
Extensive experience in applying project management skills and uses of advanced practices to increase productivity, efficiency, and accuracy
Attention to detail
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Exceptional oral and written communication skills, including negotiation of critical issues
Financial acumen
Familiarity with legal issues related to engineering practice
B.S. Engineering or other technical degree
18+ years of experience

Nice To Haves

Master's Degree or Equivalent Experience Preferred

Responsibilities

Complete day-to-day project tasks as required for successful project delivery.
Preparation of Specification Packages
Preparation of Structural and Fabrication Drawings
Design and Analysis of Transmission Lines using PLS-CADD, PLS-POLE, and PLS-Tower
Design and Analysis of foundations.
Analysis of existing and proposed structures with regard to Client and Other required codes, standards, and specifications.
Performance of Electrical Clearance checks and calculations.
Coordination and development of permits for Railroads, Roadways, and Environmental Crossings.
Apply engineering principles to assist in the design of Power Delivery Projects.
Perform complex tasks typically following established processes.
Implement effective engineering methods, provide technical guidance, and act as a resource for engineers and designers.
Directly manage projects with no limit to the number or value of individual projects managed.
Effectively execute project within scope, schedule, and fee for projects managed.
Assist in quality control and quality assurance of active projects, providing peer and final reviews and training of engineers and designers in quality control processes.
Establish and refine engineering processes and standard operating procedures that enhance team performance, alignment, and delivery predictability.
Develop standards and guidelines.
Lead a program in the organization in their area of specialization.
Develop appropriate design alternatives for complex engineering projects that consider realistic requirements, constraints, community input, permitting, and other regulatory constraints.
Integrate advanced concepts, including sustainability, to solve complex problems.
Oversee large or multidiscipline project teams.
Recommend facilities, personnel, and funds required to carry out programs.
Oversee technical, legal, and financial issues of an entire program.
Integrate these components into a complete project management plan for a complex engineering project.
Implement effective teamwork, leadership, and justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion principles into solutions for engineering problems.
Determine program objectives and requirements.
Develop organizational policies and procedures.
Use creativity, foresight, and mature judgment to anticipate and solve new problems.
Make authoritative decisions and recommendations that impact organizational activities and culture.
Set priorities and reconcile directions from competing interests.
Lead programs with complex features with work performed directly, or by others.
Integrate engineering economics and risk analysis into the solutions of complex engineering problems.
Integrate solutions to complex problems across specialty areas.
Demonstrate ethical leadership, behavior, and decision making.
Integrate different forms of effective and persuasive communication to technical and nontechnical audiences.
Initiate and maintain extensive contacts with key engineers and officials, or other organizations and companies.
Promote justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion within their organizational segment.
Implement staff development plans within their organizational segment, including technical, management, and leadership skills.
Advocate for and establish professional attitudes within the organization.
Evaluate the effectiveness of leaders and teams, and their understanding and application of concepts of justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion.