Senior Transmission & Distribution Structural Engineer

AECOM•Houston, TX

8h•$110,000 - $150,000•Remote

About The Position

AECOM has a position available for a Senior Civil/Structural Engineer with experience focused on Substation and Transmission & Distribution projects to support our growing Energy Business Line. AECOM offers the freedom and flexibility to work remotely and/or be located at a variety of Energy offices located in multiple locations across the United States.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Civil or Structural Engineering and 6 years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education.
Professional Engineering license (P.E.)
Experience must include structural design for electrical substation and/or transmission and distribution.

Nice To Haves

10+ years of relevant transmission and distribution experience with at least three of those years acting as project technical lead and/or engineer of record.
Progressive professional experience in the modeling, analysis and design of steel structures and foundations
Proficiency in PLS-CADD packages (PLS-Tower, PLS-Pole, PLS-Tower, etc.)
Experience with structural analysis software (e.g. StaadPRO, MFAD, L-Pile, SAP2000)
Professional Engineering license in Civil or Structural Engineering in California
Experience with California Electric Utilities
Proficient in industry codes and standards (e.g. NESC, G.O.95, ASCE 113, ASCE 10, ASCE 48, IEEE 605, IEEE 693, AISC 360, ASCE 7, IBC, ACI 318, RUS, ASCE design guidelines)
Self-motivated
Effective written and verbal communication skills
Success in working with remote teams
Experience on full EPC, Design/Build projects from start to finish.
Owner’s Engineering experience
Experience with retrofit or brown field projects
Exposure to supporting renewable generation projects

Responsibilities

Serves as lead engineer and Engineering of Record on small to mid- size projects
Prepare overhead line design using PLS-CADD
Transmission line structural design using PLS-Tower and/or PLS-Pole
Substation support structures and foundation design
Environmental Load Development for transmission and distribution assets. "Wind, Ice, Seismic, etc."
Comprehensive understanding within civil/structural engineering and strong understanding of other engineering disciplines
Provide mentorship for the other civil/structural engineers
Versed with the preparation and execution of civil/structural project scope
Fully versed with codes, permits and software applications related to civil/structural engineering for substation and transmission & distribution projects
Fully versed with and can check and review the work sequence, general content and the methods used to generate specifications for the calculations as well as the approval, revision, retention and storage of calculations
Can oversee the review and checking of construction and vendor drawings
Capable of reviewing interdisciplinary vendor documents
Assists with the developing task and effort estimates for proposal support
Understands and assists with the planning and scheduling of engineering tasks within the civil/structural discipline
Works to maintain positive working relationships with peers
Performs quality control reviews of work developed by others
Occasional travel required to other AECOM locations and Client sites
Able to participate in field walks and create field sketches, take dimensions, climb ladders, etc. as necessary.