Power Transmission & Distribution Engineer​/Project Manager

Farnsworth Group is seeking a Power Transmission & Distribution Engineer/Project Manager to join our growing consulting team at any of the locations listed below.

Belleville, Lisle, or Chicago, IL; or St. Louis, MO

• Build, maintain, and grow client relationships, support business development and proposal development
• Serve as the primary client contact, ensuring communication, alignment, and high‑quality delivery
• Lead and manage transmission, distribution and substation projects from planning through closeout, including route selection, siting, surveying, permitting, engineering, estimating, and construction coordination
• Provide leadership, mentoring, and coordination across multi‑disciplinary teams (electrical, civil, survey, environmental, structural)
• Prepare and/or oversee project schedules, budgets, forecasting, scope, risk management, change management, and staffing
• Develop engineering drawings, specifications, and cost estimates and implement project execution plans, project controls, and QA/QC processes
• Perform transmission and distribution system design (overhead & underground) including distribution equipment, feeder replacement, cable replacement, and new feeder installation
• Prepare substation design packages including siting, physical equipment arrangements, and equipment designs such as buswork, transformers, breakers, isolators, protective relaying systems, and grounding systems
• Conduct line routing, load flow, short circuit, and coordination studies as well as voltage drop, sag‑tension, wire selection, and pole loading calculations
• Provide technical input during client meetings and presentations as well as internal design team meetings

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering from an ABET accredited institution, or
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering technology or construction management from an ABET accredited institution
• 7+ years of T&D experience in consulting or utility environments
• 3+ years managing power industry projects
• Working knowledge of industry design standards, including NESC, IEEE, NERC and relevant utility standards
• Proficiency in tools such as ETAP, SKM, CYME, PLS‑CADD, or similar
• Design experience and working knowledge of 69kV to 500kV systems preferred
• Strong communication skills, attention to detail, and ability to present complex information to internal and external stakeholders
• Demonstrated ability to manage project financials, forecasting, scope, schedules, contracts, and risk
• Proven success developing client relationships and leading multi‑disciplinary teams.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license and/or PMP Certification preferred

• 401(k) with 100% Company Match up to 5%
• Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance Plans
• Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts
• Short & Long‑Term Disability
• Maternity and Paternity Leave
• Professional Development and Training
• Mentoring Program
• Paid Time Off
• Wellness/Fitness Reimbursements
• Pet Insurance Plan
• Hybrid Work Program

$110,000 – $175,000 (Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, as well as internal and external equity)

Farnsworth Group is a collection of employees with unique backgrounds and perspectives that all come together to make us a better company. It is our goal to recruit, hire, develop, retain, and promote a diverse group of people. Join us…and let’s make a difference, together.

Farnsworth Group, Inc. is proud to be a M/F Disabled and Veteran EEO/AA employer.