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Location
Billings
Salary
$95k per year
Job Type
Permanent
Ref
244016
Posted
2 months ago

 

 

 

Mid-Level Transmission Line Engineer (REMOTE)

 

 

 

Location:

Pacific

 

 

State/Territory:

 

 

 

Department:

Power Delivery Line Mgmt Dept

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Description

 

 

 

 

Mid-Level Transmission Line Engineer (REMOTE)

Company is seeking a Mid-Level Transmission Line Engineer for our Power Delivery Line Department. This position includes the ability to work remotely from a mutually agreed upon location in the Pacific time zone. 

The successful candidate will be responsible for leading, supporting, and coordinating the following:

 

 

  • Project Support
    • Lead and/or support the initial project execution layout to ensure an efficient and effective project plan has been established
    • Manage engineers, drafters, and designers on small to medium-sized engineering projects and interface directly with the client
    • Responsible for creating and maintaining a project schedule and budget
    • Conduct weekly or bi-weekly project meetings to clearly outline upcoming deliverables and tasks with responsible personnel identified
    • Coordinate with clients on project status and support project meetings as necessary
    • Maintain project workflow and thorough communication across multi-discipline projects, both internal and external to POWER
    • Forecast upcoming project requirements to assist in resource planning
    • Facilitate and adhere to POWER's QA/QC procedure to ensure the correct personnel is performing the required QA/QC review
    • Participate in industry conferences, both internal and external, to improve profession growth while fostering knowledge transfer to colleagues
    • Develop Transmission Line design knowledge pertaining to PLS-CADD, structure staking, foundations, assembly drawings, steel pole performance loading, material procurement, construction specification, and construction support

     

  •  Project Manager Support
    • Maintain project status reports
    • Provide weekly or bi-weekly project updates and project forecasting
    • Lead and/or support PM by meeting with clients, both in-person and remotely
    • Develop client relationships allowing POWER the opportunity to position ourselves to win future work

     

  • Department Manager Support
    • Support resource forecast planning for upcoming and current project loads
    • Participate in new hire screening and review processes
    • Provide business improvement methodologies and procedures
    • Discuss project and/or department personnel conflicts, performance issues, and collaborate on a suitable approach to constructively provide a successful resolution   
    • Contribute to Business Planning and Budgeting

     

Required Education/Experience:

  • Professional Engineering licensure
  • Bachelor of Science in Civil, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering or Construction Management
  • The candidate must have a strong command of the English language with good written and oral communication skills to work effectively with internal team members and external client personnel.
  • Experience using the Microsoft Office software suite
  • At least 3 years of experience using PLS-CADD

Preferred Education/Experience:  

  • Electric utility industry experience
  • Experience managing projects and leading multi-disciplined teams
  • Design experience up to 230kV
  • Distribution design experience
  • At least 3-years of experience using POLE, TOWER and FAD Tools software packages
  • Transmission line routing
  • Transmission foundation design
  • Transmission structure load and design
  • Cost estimating and scheduling
  • Experience using L-Pile and Microsoft Projects

 

At  our company, you can have a rewarding career on every level. Our philosophy is simple: Do Good. Have Fun. Build Success.

You'll work on fun and challenging projects and initiatives. You'll have the chance to make a positive impact on society and the environment. And you'll find the support, coaching and training it takes to advance your career.

Since we're employee-owned, we get to make our company a great place to work. That includes providing competitive compensation, professional development and a full benefit package:

  • Gender affirming care 
  • Fertility Benefits 
  • New Dads and Moms Benefit program 
  • Maternity and Paternity Leave 
  • Telehealth Benefit covers all providers 
  • 401K 
  • Voluntary Life Insurance 
  • Vacation/Paid Sick Leave 
  • Paid Holidays 
  • Medical/Dental/Vision 

Salary DOE: The pay range for this position is $70-$95K per year; however, base pay may be higher or lower depending on the candidate's job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. This figure does not include additional compensation such as health benefits, vacation, 401k, etc. 

Our company is a fun engineering firm. That might seem contradictory to some, but it works for us!

EOE/Minorities/Females/Vet/Disabled

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  • Salary$130k - 150k per year + W2 employment, employer paid medical and dental
  • LocationRaleigh

**this is a 6 month contract to direct hire opportunity100% remote- work from home anywhere within the United States**NO sponsorship available! Only US based candidates apply! Overview:As a Senior Protection & Control Engineer, you will be responsible for designing and implementing protection and control engineering activities for high voltage substation and transmission projects. You will utilize your knowledge of protective relaying and control systems to contribute to EPC substation and transmission projects.Responsibilities:• Perform analysis and design of Protection Systems for HV substation/ and FACTS • Develop substation relaying & metering diagrams (i.e. Single line/A.C./D.C. schematic diagrams) • Develop the substation communication and network diagram • Prepare specification & Bill of Material for Protection/Control/Metering/RTU/ Communication Panels • Develop Protection and Control Panel layouts. • Develop Protection and Control Panel wiring diagrams. • Develop Cable Schedule for Substation. • Perform Factory Acceptance Test for Protection and Control Panels. • Perform reviews of work performed by others • Work closely with other engineering and design team members to coordinate overall design package and requirements • Perform relay coordination study and develop the relay settings file • Coordinate with supplier and contractors • Flexibility to travel locally and internationally to customer meetings and project sites, with an approximate travel of 25%.Qualifications:• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering with a power systems emphasis from an ABET-accredited engineering program; Master's degree preferred. • 8 years or more of experience with a focus on protection/control/communications design for high voltage substations. • Experience in Communication Network Technologies • Experience in Communication protocols such as IEC61850, DNP, Modbus, … • Experience in writing and providing support documentation for relay calculations. • Knowledge on ANSI standards, IEC standards knowledge is a plus. • Experience with various vendor protective relay equipment typically used in substation. protection, including SEL, Siemens, GE. • Familiarity with Auto-CAD or Micro-Station. • Good communication skills. • Professional Engineering license is preferred. • Applicants must be legally authorized for employment in the United States without need for current or future employer-sponsored work authorization. Siemens Energy employees with current visa sponsorship may be eligible for internal transfers.