Senior Transmission Line Engineer – Grid

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About the role

  • Senior transmission line engineer designing 69kV–500kV infrastructure for Sargent & Lundy. Leading studies, cost analyses, specifications, and small project teams.

Responsibilities

  • Design transmission lines in the 69kV to 500kV range
  • Perform cost analyses and develop design criteria
  • Handle routing and siting of transmission lines
  • Conduct conductor selection, shielding, grounding, and induction studies
  • Work with vendors and clients to specify transmission line components
  • Direct a small project team
  • Work with experienced engineers and mentor less experienced staff
  • Interact with a diverse client base and other project teams
  • Travel occasionally for site visits and client meetings
  • Develop proposals and cost estimates for new work
  • Use data, automation, artificial intelligence, and other digital tools where relevant to support research, analysis, engineering, design, and workflow improvement, applying professional judgment and review

Requirements

  • No work authorization sponsorship in Canada
  • May require access to U.S. export-controlled information; candidates must be a citizen of a country listed in Appendix A to Part 810 of the Code of Federal Regulations
  • BS degree from a Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board-accredited undergraduate program or a US-based ABET-accredited program
  • Proficiency with PLS-CADD software to review transmission line models
  • 5 or more years of experience as a member of a project team on diverse transmission assignments
  • Experience with transmission line design incorporating code requirements, cost estimate development, schedule creation and coordination, preparation of transmission line materials and construction specifications, and liaison with construction and installation
  • Knowledge of right-of-way requirements, conductor sags/tensions, transmission line plan and profile drawings, and construction documents
  • Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles for technical plans, drawings, and models
  • Experience writing and providing support documentation for engineering calculations
  • Familiarity with NESC, IEC, CSA, IEEE, ANSI, IBC, ASCE 7, AISC, and ACI 318
  • Proficiency with MS Office applications
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Attention to detail
  • P.Eng license or ability to acquire one within one year is valued but not required
  • Experience developing engineering proposals and cost estimates is valued but not required
  • Experience with scheduling is valued but not required
  • Proficiency with PLS-TOWER, SAG10, LPILE, MFAD, ArcGIS, CDEGS, AutoCAD, or MicroStation is valued but not required

Benefits

  • Comprehensive healthcare plans
  • Generous paid time off
  • Competitive, award-winning benefits
  • Yearly discretionary bonus eligibility for eligible positions
  • Accommodations available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process

Job title

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Senior

Salary

CA$81,278 - CA$124,175 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

RemoteCanada

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