Power Transmission Line Engineer

At Mott MacDonald, we trust our brilliant people to do brilliant things in engineering, management, and development services, supporting multisector project work in over 150 countries. As one of the largest employee-owned companies in the world, we pride ourselves on our ability to deliver exceptional outcomes through our network of 20,000+ talented consultants. With sustainability and innovation at the heart of all our sectors in North America, including, Buildings, Energy, Transportation, and Water.

We believe in empowering our people to excel, learn, and grow, offering diverse opportunities to contribute to career-defining work. Join us and be part of a collaborative environment where your ambitions are united with ours, and you can truly shape your story.

If you share that vision, even if you don't meet every requirement listed, we'd still love to hear from you. We value potential and diverse perspectives as much as experience. Let's explore how we can support your growth and help you take the next step in your career, while contributing to an exciting new chapter for Mott MacDonald in North America.

The Power Line Engineer is the individual assigned as the primary discipline design engineer creating the technical specifications, calculations, and drawings in support of a power line project or projects. The Engineer must be technically capable of learning through self-study and use specialty software programs to facilitate the design. The engineer will monitor the discipline specific products ensuring they are completed on schedule and within budget in accordance with the following:

• Applicable federal, state, regional, and local laws and requirements, specifically state administrative codes, NESC, NES, and RUS
• Manual Line designtechniques
• Power Line Systems,PLS,suite of software, modeling processes, procedures, and standards
• Client Standards and specifications
• Mott MacDonald's Project Procedures.
• Working with EngineeringProject Engineers, Project Managers, andSupervisorto designthe specificprojectproducts; calculations, specifications, drawings, and reports.
• Ensuring that the Engineering work and Engineering support of Mott MacDonald is performed in a technically sound manner and completedin accordance withthe Engineering Project Procedures and specific Contract requirements.
• Responsible for the Quality and Compliance of deliverables.
• Reviewing deliverables to ensure they are consistent,soundand compliant
• Engineering/technicalskillsin the identification, analysis, and resolution of problems.
• Effective planning, organizing, estimating, scheduling, and monitoring ofpersonalwork activities
• Thorough andaccuratetechnical reports, correspondence, documentation, calculations, and sketches.
• Continuous improvement of job-related, engineering, technical and professional knowledge, skills, and performance.
• Accurate records and files.
• Determiningthe scope of and level of effortrequiredfor Project Design.
• Verifying that the Design Reviews have been performed and that Reviewer comments or issues raised are closed.
• Background in power system design for electricalalternating current (AC) underground and overheadlines.
• Power system design experience in High Voltage and Extra High Voltage, direct current (DC) overhead and underground lines
• Renewablesexperience strongly desired.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Type of work candidate can expect:

• Detailed design of underground and overhead distribution and transmission lines.
• Owners engineer and development support for renewable and other infrastructure projects
• On and Offshore wind projects, solar projects
• Power line studies and battery storage

We invite candidates with the qualifications below to apply:

• 3+ years of industry experience
• P.E. License not required but preferred, however the candidate must be authorized and able to apply and obtain a PE License within two years. Passing score on the EIT exam is preferred
• Desired College Degree: BS Electrical Engineering preferred; Other Engineering disciplines considered
• Team Lead: Potentially leading projects as discipline lead with the assistance of drafters and junior personnel.
• Experience with some technical applications desired such as: CDEGS, PLS CADD; CymCAPP; ETAP; AutoCAD; Bentley
• Excel, Word and Microsoft office suite

Benefits & Reward

At Mott MacDonald, our employees have a stake and a voice in our business, providing them with a direct connection to our success through our personal and group performance bonuses. We provide a comprehensive benefit package that includes 401k, medical, dental and vision insurance, short-term/long-term disability, paid holidays, PTO, parental leave, and company paid life insurance.

Individual pay is determined based on several factors such as work location, education, experience, and unique skills.

Collaboration at Our Core
At Mott MacDonald, we believe great ideas happen when we're together. Our hybrid approach centers on an in-office culture, with most of your time spent collaborating face-to-face and a minimum of three days per week in the office. We balance flexibility with connection, so you and your manager can choose how to meet client, team, and personal commitments.

Equal opportunity is the law.

We seek to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they have the opportunity to contribute.

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, creed, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status or disability status.