Senior Transmission Line EIT

GAI is seeking a Senior Transmission Line EIT 2 to join our Power Delivery team. Required skills include transmission line design experience, critical thinking, problem-solving, organization, team focus, and eagerness to apply learned engineering principles to solve real-life problems.

The Senior Transmission Line EIT 2 is responsible for technical leadership and the successful delivery of transmission line designs while maintaining the scope, schedule, budget, and quality of projects within GAI’s Transmission & Distribution Division. This individual should be technically focused and a strong leader with developed technical, communication, and computer skills.

Job Responsibilities:

• Complete day-to-day project tasks as required for successful project delivery. Tasks may include:
• Preparation of Specification Packages
• Preparation of Structural and Fabrication Drawings
• Design and Analysis of Transmission Lines using PLS-CADD and PLS-POLE
• Design and Analysis of foundations.
• Analysis of existing and proposed structures with regard to Client and Other required codes, standards, and specifications.
• Performance of Electrical Clearance checks and calculations.
• Coordination and development of permits for Railroads, Roadways, and Environmental Crossings.
• Apply engineering principles to assist in the design of Power Delivery Projects.
• Must demonstrate attention to detail.
• Demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Perform complex tasks typically following established processes.
• Implements effective engineering methods, provides technical guidance, and acts as a resource for engineers and designers.
• Assist in quality control and quality assurance of active projects, providing peer reviews.

Education and Training

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree from an ABET accredited college or university in engineering is required. Preferred a degree in Civil, or Electrical engineering.
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in transmission line design.
• Comprehensive knowledge of transmission line design concepts and principles.
• Demonstrated track record of external customer engagements and building and maintaining successful client relationships.
• Required experience with PLS suite (PLS-CADD and PLS-POLE) and FAD Tools.

General Characteristics:

• Develops broad knowledge and skills in a specific practice area.
• Evaluates, selects, and applies standard techniques, procedures, and criteria to perform a task or sequence of tasks for conventional projects with few complex features.
• Collaboratively uses judgment to determine adaptations in methods for nonroutine aspects of assignments.
• Applies principles of probability and statistics to determine risk relevant to engineering.
• Candidates with a minimum of 2-year of experience and knowledge in PLS-CADD are eligible for remote work.
• Candidates without PLS-CADD knowledge need to be based at any GAI office on-site or on a hybrid schedule.

Minimum Years of Experience

• 6+

Education

• B.S. or M.S. Engineering

Certification/Licensure

• Passed Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam and obtained engineer-in-training (EIT) or engineering-intern (EI) certification

Technical Responsibilities

• Prepares portions of plans, specifications, and other project documents.
• Performs research and field investigation.

Project and Task Management

• Works as a part of a team and coordinates work with others.
• Assists in determining schedule and budget requirements.

Management Responsibility

• Receives instruction on specific objectives.
• Receives direction on unconventional and/or complex problems and possible solutions.
• Receives a thorough review of completed work for the application of sound professional judgment.
• Receives mentorship from a licensed engineer typically in their specialty.

Communication Skills

• Possess effective oral and written communication skills.
• Interacts with other staff.
• Interacts with clients with close oversight.
• Interacts closely with Project Managers & various Department Managerial Staff, especially with client communications.
• Interacts with clients at regular project meetings.

Travel

• Must be able to travel for site visits, GAI and client offices up to 10%.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to workindoorsin professional office settings.
• Ability to sit for extended periods while performing computer-based tasks.
• Frequent use of hands and fingers for typing, writing, and handling office equipment.
• Visual acuity to read printed materials, digital screens, detailed documents,and perform detailed work.
• Occasional standing, walking, bending, or reaching within the office…