RCS Staffing has an immediate need for a Transmission Line Engineer. This is a full time, remote, direct hire position with our client. This position offers a competitive package, including benefits, vacation, and holidays.
Overview of YOUR role as a Transmission Line Engineer:
As a Transmission Line Engineer you will provide engineering design services to the power transmission and distribution sector, with a focus on overhead and underground transmission lines. This position offers the flexibility of remote work with minimal oversight, allowing you to thrive in a dynamic and growing team.
As a Transmission Line Engineer, YOU will:
• Lead the preparation of design deliverables for high-voltage overhead and underground transmission lines.
• Develop routing, siting, and placement criteria, including manholes, duct bank design, plan and profiles, and ampacity calculations.
• Conduct cable selection studies, identify routing challenges, and determine riser structure configuration.
• Collaborate with vendors and clients to specify transmission line components.
• Develop project estimates, schedules, and evaluate design options to support the client project authorization process.
• Review and approve drawings and material lists, ensuring accurate entry into the client asset management system.
• Conduct field visits to verify routing conditions, assess design parameters, and perform factory visits to ensure compliance with material specifications.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, local, and client safety regulations, including permit requirements and policies.
• Utilize Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to maintain a safe working environment adhering to the highest safety standards.
• Assist in power restoration efforts as part of the client’s natural disaster response program.
• Perform administrative functions such as preparing technical reports, updating project status reports, and filing timesheets and expense reports in a timely manner.
YOU are the ideal Transmission Line Engineer candidate if you have:
• A Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical or Civil Engineering from an ABET-accredited engineering program.
• At least 3 years of experience in transmission line design, with a focus on high-voltage transmission systems.
• Proficiency with AutoCAD, MicroStation, and GIS software.
• Experience with Asset Suite 8, SAP PM, or equivalent asset management software.
• Familiarity with NESC, EPRI Green Book, IEC, IEEE, ANSI, and ASCE 7.
• Proficiency with design tools such as PLS-CADD, PLS-POLE, PLS-TOWER, MFAD, or LPILE.
• Experience using Pull-Planner for cable tensioning, CYMCAP, and ETAP for electrical modeling.
• Ability to work remotely with minimal oversight and excellent time management skills.
It’s a BONUS if you have:
• Engineer-in-Training (EIT) certification.
• A Professional Engineer (PE) license or the ability to obtain it.
About our CLIENT
Our Clients mission is to provide premium engineering design and consulting services to the power industry, offering innovative, cost-effective solutions to our clients and delivering each project on schedule or sooner, and at the utmost level of safety and quality.
Who WE Are
RCS Staffing is a certified Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) specializing in the recruitment of professionals for best-of-class companies throughout the United States. Since 1994, RCS recruits top talent for direct hire, temp-to-perm and contract staffing positions and provides customized payroll services. Our Recruiting Specialties consist of all Engineering Disciplines, Project Management, Project Controls, Information Technology, Energy Efficiency and Business Professionals.
RCS is an equal opportunity employer that prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type. RCS recruits, hires, and promotes for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, citizenship status, disability, military status, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex, genetic information or age. All terms and conditions of employment such as compensation, benefits, work assignment, availability of facilities and privileges of employment are administered on the same basis of equality.
Other job Titles:
- Transmission Line Engineer
- Power Transmission Engineer
- High-Voltage Transmission Engineer
- Electrical Transmission Engineer
- Overhead & Underground Transmission Engineer
- Utility Transmission Engineer
- Transmission & Distribution Engineer
- Grid Infrastructure Engineer
- Energy Systems Engineer
- Transmission Design Engineer