Senior Transmission Line Engineer

Dashiell-posted 10 days ago
Full-time • Mid Level
Lake Charles, LA
501-1,000 employees
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Dashiell is a leading national provider of technical services to the electric utility, power generation, industrial, renewable and energy industries. These services include planning and systems studies, design and engineering, maintenance and testing, program management, construction, and turnkey EPC projects. Built on 50 years of experience handling large scale complex projects; Dashiell is unique in that we are a turnkey Engineering, Construction, and Testing company that specializes in medium and high voltage electrical infrastructure. More information about Dashiell can be found at www.dashiell.com. Job Title: Senior Transmission Line Engineer Job Location: 844 Ryan Street Floor 3 Primary Function : Performs engineering work with a focus on transmission line design including both civil and electrical practices. Requires knowledge of transmission systems from 34.5kV to 500kV with familiarity with basic principles related to line design and practices related to this specialization. Successful candidates may be placed in job titles ranging from Senior Engineer, Project Engineer, or Senior Project Engineer based upon experience and knowledge in the field.

  • Generate cost effective designs for high voltage electrical transmission lines
  • Represent the Engineering department and participate in inter-department meetings
  • Attend meetings with customers as needed to support the Sales department and the engineers
  • Monitor team progress and activities to ensure projects remain on schedule, within budget and exceed customer expectations
  • Able to perform transmission line engineering work independently.
  • Balance innovation and standardization of work processes
  • Project Engineer or Senior Project Engineer level individuals will ensure that projects meet quality and schedule objectives
  • Travel out of town for short periods of time as required by assignments
  • Other duties as required
  • Bachelor degree in Civil or Electrical Engineering from an accredited university.
  • Knowledge and demonstrated experience in transmission line design; successful candidates will have at least 7 years; experience in transmission line design with more senior level positions requiring 10 years or more in hands on design.
  • Must be a licensed professional engineer with ability to become licensed in multiple states or must be able to gain license within one year of hire.
  • Minimum 7 years of experience in actual hands on design work
  • Experience in preparing cost effective designs in an EPC environment
  • Effective oral and written communication skills
  • Knowledge and understanding of transmission engineering, including routing issues, conductor selection, structure determination, plan and profile development, material takeoffs, etc.
  • Knowledge and understanding of structure and foundation design
  • Knowledge of common engineering application software, particularly such tools as PLS-CADD
  • Knowledge and understanding of engineering standards including NESC, IEEE, ASCE, ACI and ANSI that apply to transmission design
  • Extensive knowledge of design documents and drawings necessary for a complete a project
  • Must be at least 18 years of age and legally authorized to work in the United States on a permanent basis without visa sponsorship.
  • Dashiell Corporation provides a competitive compensation and benefits package.
  • The Company provides life insurance, accidental death & dismemberment insurance, long term disability insurance, and an employee assistance plan at no cost to the employee.
  • Benefit offerings also include a choice of traditional PPO or one of two HDHPs, with corresponding FSA or HSA, dental, vision, supplemental life insurance, short-term disability insurance, critical illness insurance, group accident insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, a 401(k) with immediate vesting, and more!
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