Transmission Line Engineer 21-00721

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Job description

Qualifications and/or Experience

Bachelor's degree in Civil or Electrical Engineering, or equivalent degrees, from an accredited university.

Experience in transmission line design; successful candidates will have at least 3 years; experience in transmission line design with more senior-level positions requiring 7 years or more in hands-on design. Senior-level applicants must be licensed professional engineers with the ability to become licensed in multiple states or must be able to gain a license within one year of hire.

Experience in preparing cost-effective designs in an EPC environment

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 to complete a project

Effective oral and written communication skills

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 Design Engineer I and Design Engineer II, Engineer, and Project Engineer based upon experience and knowledge in the field.

Duties & Responsibilities: Employee may be called upon to perform any or all of the following functions:

Generate cost-effective design 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 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

ESPO Corporation

Willowbrook, IL 60527

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