Overhead Transmission Line Structural Engineer Details | Family of Companies

Overhead Transmission Line Structural Engineer

Company: Black & Veatch Family of Companies

Date: May 15, 2026

Locations: Charlotte, TX;
Dallas, TX;
Creve Coeur, MO;
Houston, TX;
Orlando, FL;
Austin, TX;
Chattanooga, TN;
Tualatin, OR;
Ann Arbor, MI;
Phoenix, AZ;
Cary, NC;
Overland Park, KS

As a Structural -- Transmission Line Engineer, you will have the opportunity to:

• Support design engineering and analysis on transmission scopes.
• Support large, extensive 345kV rebuild and greenfield projects, including trending technologies like HVDC and 765kV.
• Collect and assimilate data for engineering work. Perform research and prepare calculations in accordance with Black & Veatch and industry standards.
• Develop recommendations for equipment and materials. Understand and work successfully within budget, project schedule, and quality requirements.
• May assist with providing guidance to engineering team members.
• Maintain positive client relations, understanding client interests and drivers through effective communication with the project team.
• May assist with business development activities.
• Function as a technical specialist.
• With minimal supervision, apply advanced engineering techniques and analyses for problems and methods.
• Expand knowledge and skill set in the area of discipline.

Engineering Standards:

• Continue to learn, remain current and apply independent knowledge and interpretation of departmental design guides, standards, systems, applicable engineering codes and Black & Veatch policies and procedures relative to assigned tasks.

Quality / Continuous Improvement:

• Consistently and independently apply knowledge and comply with Black & Veatch quality program relative to assigned tasks.
• May be responsible for ensuring compliance with Black & Veatch quality program.
• Provide guidance and direction to others from the same project and discipline.
• Support continuous improvement and change management efforts.

Engineering Production:

• Prepare a variety of complex engineering deliverables.
• Perform complex research and develop recommendations for equipment and/or materials selection.
• Prepare complex engineering calculations following standard methods and principles.
• Manage assigned budget, schedule, and quality requirements.
• Plan and conduct independent evaluation, selection and adaptation of engineering techniques, procedures and criteria.
• Review lower-level engineering work or assignments.
• Be responsible for one or more of the following: overseeing collection, assimilation, and management of data for engineering work; leading smaller production teams; and serving as the responsible charge for a project.

Project Coordination:

• Actively coordinate with all other internal/external team members on moderately complex projects.

Client Focus:

• Assist with identification of key client interests and drivers on less complex projects.
• Communicate client interests and drivers to project team members and develop approaches to accommodate these concerns in the performance of the work on less complex projects.
• May provide support to business development or pursuit activities.

Knowledge Sharing, Innovation and Technology:

• Recognized as a technical specialist by the division having in-depth knowledge of an engineering process and/or of technical aspects of an industry.
• Design a complete project of moderately complex scope within an assigned practice area(s).

People Management (supervision, career development, training, mentoring):

• Assist with performance management process, mentoring, recognition, and any corrective actions required.
• May be accountable for some administrative responsibilities, including but not limited to:
  • Ensuring policies, procedures and processes are effectively implemented and communicated for work group.
  • Ensuring adherence to corporate and division programs.
  • Approving timesheets and expense reports.

• Strong PLS CADD experience and proficiency.
• Professional Engineer (PE) is preferred.
• Written communications, drive for results, priority setting, planning, delegation, directing others, conflict management, informing, listening, dealing with ambiguity, and building effective teams.
• Advanced knowledge of engineering design principles and applicable design guides and standards related to assigned engineering discipline.
• Previous client interaction experience with solid relationship-building abilities in pursuit of business opportunities.
• Proven strong written and verbal communications skills.
• Ability to think quickly at the job site and in front of customer personnel.
• Good listening skills, customer focused, priority setting, delegation, teamwork and team building skills.
• Experience with the design of utility-scale electrical transmission systems.
• Structural design of transmission steel structures and their foundations.
• Basic structural steel and concrete experience using 3D analysis and design software.

• Requires a bachelor's degree in engineering from an accredited program in the home country or…