Intermediate Transmission Line Design Engineer
Listed on 2026-09-25
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Engineering
Electrical Engineering, Engineering Design & Technologists, Civil Engineering
This Opportunity WSP is seeking an Intermediate Transmission Line Design Engineer to support major utility and energy clients on high-impact power and infrastructure projects. In this role, you will help lead transmission line design efforts, collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, and deliver high-quality, constructible solutions that support critical energy needs. This is an opportunity to grow your technical expertise, advance your career through meaningful project exposure and development opportunities, and be part of a supportive, team-oriented environment within a company that offers a positive culture and a strong backlog of work.
This role is fully in-office at the client site in Rochester, NY, Buffalo, NY or Binghamton, NY, and candidates must be able to work on-site daily.
Your Impact- Review/Design transmission line plan and profile drawings using PLSCADD to ensure compliance with Client Standards and NESC/other standards
- Structure recommendations
- Line Design:
Plans and Profiles, Cross section details - Assist in leading overall transmission line design for all capital projects
- Drive the project plan for transmission line routing and strategy, specifically:
- Decide whether to rebuild existing lines or obtain additional right of way based on area congestion and local politics/permitting issues
- Determine required structure designs based on design constraints
- Determine routing in and around into congested stations to optimize design/reliability and minimize the number of crossings
- Serves as an overhead transmission line design technical specialist and has knowledge and skillset to provide consultation and guidance to project teams.
- Develop technical specifications, specifications, QA/QC procedures, deliverable templates, and other means of increasing efficiency in our day-to-day operations.
- Review design documents for construction, including plan & profiles, structure load tree drawings, structure framing, bill of materials and foundations design drawings.
- Understand and interpret geotechnical reports and extrapolate information needed for foundation design software including L-PILE and MFAD.
- Timely and on-budget delivery of the design packages
- Responsible for the quality of all design packages
- Ability to work on multiple projects at the same time
- Coordinates the interfaces with other engineering disciplines
- Support the Project Engineer to achieve the overall project goals
- Represents the project and corresponding discipline in front of the client, in coordination with the Project Engineer
- Supports the development of the quality management system
- Reporting and project management activities required by the Company or the client
- Support the management to achieve organization goals
- Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.
This Opportunity WSP is seeking an Intermediate Transmission Line Design Engineer to support major utility and energy clients on high-impact power and infrastructure projects. In this role, you will help lead transmission line design efforts, collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, and deliver high-quality, constructible solutions that support critical energy needs. This is an opportunity to grow your technical expertise, advance your career through meaningful project exposure and development opportunities, and be part of a supportive, team-oriented environment within a company that offers a positive culture and a strong backlog of work.
This role is fully in-office at the client site in Rochester, NY, Buffalo, NY or Binghamton, NY, and candidates must be able to work on-site daily.
Your Impact The Successful Candidate Will Have The Following Responsibilities- Review/Design transmission line plan and profile drawings using PLSCADD to ensure compliance with Client Standards and NESC/other standards
- Structure recommendations
- Insulation, A/C interference, static wire, grounding studies
- Line Design:
Plans and Profiles, Cross section details - Assist in leading overall transmission line design for all capital projects
- Drive the project plan for transmission line routing and strategy, specifically:
- Decide whether to rebuild existing lines or obtain additional right of way based on area congestion and local politics/permitting issues
- Determine required structure designs based on design constraints
Determine routing in and around into congested stations to optimize design/reliability and minimize the number of crossings - Serves as an overhead transmission line design technical specialist and has…
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