Senior Underground Transmission Line Engineer 2 - Grid

Sargent & Lundy•Pittsburgh, PA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

This position offers the ability to apply and expand your knowledge of underground transmission line engineering, including routing, duct bank configurations, manhole placement, and electrical principles. You will be responsible for designing underground transmission lines for voltages up to 500kV, conducting cost analyses, developing design criteria, addressing siting and routing challenges, and placing manholes. The role involves physical design, including duct bank layouts, development of trenchless designs, cable pulling calculations, and creating drawing packages. You will also be responsible for cable selection studies, determining bonding schemes, performing ampacity calculations, and developing riser structure configurations and structural loading. Key tasks include developing specifications for cable procurement, duct bank installation, trenchless installation, and general construction. You will work and coordinate with vendors and clients to specify transmission line components and direct a small project team of other engineers, designers, and drafters. This role offers a hybrid work arrangement, requiring three days a week in the office and allowing two days of remote work. A generous relocation package is available, dependent upon your location. Furthermore, this role expects you to lead others in leveraging modern tools such as automation and AI to improve workflows, reduce rework, and deliver cost-effective designs, including directing process-improvement work and guiding the use of AI or agentic AI tools while ensuring results are checked.

Requirements

BS degree from an ABET-accredited engineering program.
Proficiency with CYMCAP modeling.
Proficiency with cable tensioning calculations and/or software.
7 or more years of experience as a member of a project team in observing project schedules and budget constraints on diverse underground transmission projects.
Design experience incorporating code requirements, EPRI recommendations, client requirements.
Experience in cost estimate development and schedule creation and coordination.
Experience with XLPE cable design.
Experience in the preparation of specifications for installation and procurement of underground transmission line materials and components.
Knowledge to verify/review right of way requirements, bonding schemes, underground transmission line plan and profile drawings and other construction documents.
Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in the production of technical plans, drawings, and models.
Experience in writing and providing support documentation for engineering calculations.
Familiarity with design codes and standards such as NESC, EPRI Green Book, IEC, CSA, IEEE, ANSI, IBC, ASCE 7, AISC, and ACI 318.
Proficiency with MS Office applications.
Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills.
Attention to detail.

Nice To Haves

Have a current PE license or the ability to acquire one within one year.
Experience with High Pressure Gas Filled or High-Pressured Fluid Filled pipe type cable systems and associated equipment.
Experience with underground distribution or low voltage cable systems.
Overseeing engineers who program or script (e.g., Python, MATLAB, advanced Excel) to automate engineering tasks, with review of automated outputs.
Additional learning, such as a minor, certificate, or other experience in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Software Engineering, or related fields that enables effective oversight of automation and agentic AI-enabled engineering workflows.

Responsibilities

Apply and expand knowledge of underground transmission line engineering, including routing, duct bank configurations, manhole placement and electrical principles.
Design underground transmission lines for voltages up0 to 500kV.
Responsible for cost analyses, development of design criteria, siting and routing challenges, and placement of manholes for underground transmission lines.
Responsible for physical design including duct bank layouts, development of trenchless designs, cable pulling calculations, development of drawing packages.
Responsible for cable selection studies, determining bonding scheme, performing ampacity calculations.
Develop riser structure configuration and structural loading.
Develop specifications including cable procurement, duct bank installation, trenchless installation and general construction specifications.
Work and coordinate with vendors and clients to specify transmission line components.
Direct a small project team of other engineers, designers and drafters.
Lead others in taking engineering problems from issue to solution by setting expectations for using data and modern tools such as automation and AI to improve workflows, reduce rework, and deliver cost-effective designs.
Direct automation and process-improvement work, for example, how teams automate calculations, summarize technical documents, or generate design documentation.
Guide when and how AI or agentic AI tools are used while ensuring results are checked.