Transmission Line Engineer / Project Manager

Company Information

• [Company] is one of North America's largest and most respected construction, engineering and mining organizations.  With more than $10 billion in revenue, this privately held, employee-owned company operates through a network of business units called districts.  [Company] consistently ranks as a FORTUNE 500 company and in the top five among Engineering New-Record's Top 400 Contractors.  With its beginnings tracing back to 1884, Kiewit offers services in a variety of markets including transportation, buildings, water resources, power, underground, oil and gas, electrical, mining and marine. [Company] workforce includes 9,500 core staff and more than 17,500 skilled craft workers. [Company] hires people who take on new challenges, explore new ideas, and excel at their work.
• [Company] , Co. is a subsidiary of[Company] . For nearly three decades, our Kansas City-based engineering and consulting firm has provided clients across the U.S. and Canada with a broad range of award-winning services in the energy market.

Responsibilities
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include, but is not necessarily limited to the following: 

• Develop and grow specialized transmission line design group including standard processes and deliverables.
• May serve as project manager for design-build transmission line projects.
• Define design criteria, conceptual design, design calculations and insulation design for Projects.
• Perform and/or oversee routing studies and conductor selection studies for various projects.
• Proficient in the design and specification of wood and steel poles as well as lattice steel towers.
• Prepare specifications for the procurement of transmission line materials and structures.
• Develop cost estimates, schedules and budgets for projects.
• Provide engineering support to resolve technical issues that may arise in the different project phases.
• Provide technical direction, guidance and training to junior engineers.
• Some fieldwork may be required.

Qualifications

• To perform this job successfully, the individual should be familiar with a basic level of proficiency of MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Access, Power Point).  Demonstrated knowledge in the PLS-CADD suite of design software tools is required.

Education and/or Experience

• Bachelor of Science degree (B.S.) in electrical engineering or civil engineering from an ABET accredited four-year college or university program.  This position requires a minimum of ten years’ experience in transmission line design engineering. A Professional Engineer license is preferred.   Candidate must have knowledge of applicable federal, state, local laws, regulations and the National Electric Safety Code