Associate Engineer thru Engineer - Line Design

Salary Range: $77,661-$116,242

Relocation:
Yes

Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC, headquartered in Dallas, is a regulated electricity transmission and distribution business that uses superior asset management skills to provide reliable electricity delivery to consumers. Oncor (together with its subsidiaries) operates the largest transmission and distribution system in Texas, delivering power to nearly 4 million homes and businesses and operating more than 143,000 miles of transmission and distribution lines in Texas.

As a Line Design Engineer at Oncor, you’ll design, lead, and oversee engineering responsibilities related to transmission line design project at 69, 138, and 345 kV voltages. Includes engineering, cost estimate creation, project execution, and material procurement.

We are considering applicants with multiple experience levels and skills.

• Produce engineering designs, drawings, specifications, and bills of material for transmission line construction projects 69, Volts in accordance with Company practices while meeting appropriate performance standards. This will require the use of engineering disciplines and practices.
• Power Line Systems - Computer Aided Design and Drafting (PLS-CADD) modeling, structure analysis and loading trees, developing design criteria, sag‑tension calculations, wire blowout, swing angle, damper recommendations, structure spotting, clearance reports, wire selection, etc.
• Job includes steel, concrete or lattice tower design; foundation designs using drilled pier, stub angle, and/or direct embed; determining proper sag, tension, swing calculation and thermal characteristics of bare, overhead conductors. The projects average 1 to 50 miles of line with costs of $550k to $150M.
• Prepare budgetary cost estimates and Work Authorizations to obtain financial approval for assigned projects.
• Communicate, coordinate, and interface with other areas and groups of the Company and with others external to the Company to assure that line designs and construction practices are appropriate.
• Provide design solutions and engineering designs as requested to resolve line performance problems.
• Provide technical assistance to Transmission operations and maintenance organizations
• Develop expertise in electrical subject matter associated with designing transmission lines
• Other duties may be assigned directly or through others as needed or required including but not limited to, customer engagement and/or customer related driven projects.

• Ability to apply analysis to identify the best solution to a technical problem, and to effectively communicate and commit to a course of action that is consistent with all legal, regulatory, code, standard, or other requirements as well as corporate policies and procedures.
• Must have a general understanding of processes and clearance requirements associated with transmission line design.
• Must be flexible, have organizational skills, and multi‑task skills to handle diverse types of work.
• Must effectively work across disciplines and functions to achieve common goals and company business purposes.
• Ability to work independently and on a team.
• Capable of working with people of divergent backgrounds.
• Excellent communication and team‑building skills for effective relationships with internal and external customers.

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical, Civil, Mechanical and/or other related Engineering required.
• Applicants with a Professional Engineer license in any state encouraged to apply.

In addition to the above‑mentioned education and certifications, please see below for minimum experience requirements for each level.

• Basic understanding of an engineering CADD program.
• Basic knowledge of MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook).

• 1 year of PLS‑CADD or other modeling software experience and/or 2 years of relative project management experience required.
• Basic knowledge of MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook).

• Participates in the training of other engineers
• Demonstrates technical aptitude and willingness to learn.
• Consistently deliver high quality,…