Transmission Line Engineering Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Lead and cultivate a team of engineers, designers, and technical specialists focused on transmission lines.

• Oversee staffing, recruitment, hiring, workload forecasting, and resource allocation.

• Ensure safe, on-time, and budget-compliant delivery of transmission line engineering projects while maintaining quality standards.

• Provide technical guidance and strategic direction for intricate transmission line initiatives.

• Act as a senior technical resource for both staff and clients.

• Establish and enhance engineering standards, QA/QC processes, and operational workflows.

• Manage utilization, backlog oversight, staffing forecasts, revenue objectives, profitability, and financial performance of the department.

• Collaborate with project managers and business leaders to assess performance, manage risks, and address resource limitations.

• Foster relationships with utility clients, contractors, and industry partners.

• Assist in pursuits, proposals, scope definition, contract negotiations, and initiatives to enhance client satisfaction.

• Identify opportunities for business growth, service expansion, and market development.

• Advocate for safety, quality, compliance, and professional development programs.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical, Civil, Structural, Mechanical, Power Engineering, or a related discipline.

• Professional Engineer (PE) license.

• A minimum of 12 years of experience with electric utilities, EPC firms, or engineering consulting companies.

• At least 10 years of experience in transmission line engineering (design, analysis, modeling, or similar).

• Experience in managing multidisciplinary engineering teams, project portfolios, resource planning, and financial outcomes.

• Project management expertise with transmission projects ranging from 4kV to 500kV, including WBS, critical path, EV, SOV, milestone, and change management methodologies.

• Proficiency in PLS-CADD and other transmission line engineering software tools and principles.

• Willingness to travel for client presentations, field visits, industry conferences, and project reviews.

• Preferred: Coordination with stakeholders regarding permitting, environmental concerns, ROW, planning, procurement, geotechnical and constructability factors.

• Preferred: Skills in recruiting, developing, and retaining engineering talent.

• Preferred: Experience in business development, client relationship management, and delegating engineering tasks.

• Preferred: Proficiency in PLS-POLE, L-PILE, and/or MFAD.

• Preferred: Familiarity with NERC, FERC, NESC, ASCE, IEEE, ANSI, FAC-008, and FERC Order 881.

• Preferred: Knowledge of engineering standards, QA/QC programs, and continuous improvement initiatives.

• Preferred: Understanding of consulting business operations, utilization management, revenue forecasting, and departmental financial performance.

• Preferred: Skills in line routing, structure spotting, structural analysis and design, foundation design, hardware selection, conductor and shield wire selection, material specifications, and construction support.

• Preferred: Experience in developing client proposals, T&M and fixed fee scopes of work, risk registers, schedules, and client onboarding requirements.

🏝️ Benefits

• Fully remote work with a flexible schedule to promote work-life balance.

• Donation matching program.

• Opportunities for volunteering.

• Tuition reimbursement available.

• Access to resources for professional development.

• 401k matching offered.

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan available.

• Reasonable accommodations provided for disability, veteran, and religious purposes.