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Burns & McDonnell · 2 days ago

Staff Transmission Engineer - Transmission (Brea, San Diego)

San Diego, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$110K/yr - $165K/yr

3+ years exp

Burns & McDonnell is a company that values career potential and employee ownership. They are seeking a Staff Transmission Engineer to lead and oversee engineering responsibilities related to overhead transmission line design, including modeling, structure analysis, and preparing specifications and construction drawings.

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Growth Opportunities

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Perform, lead, and oversee all engineering responsibilities related to overhead transmission line design. This includes PLS-CADD modeling, line routing, structure analysis and loading trees, developing design criteria, sag-tension calculations, wire blowout, swing angle, damper recommendations, structure spotting, clearance reports, wire selection, etc

Prepare specifications for construction, hardware, and material for high voltage overhead transmission line (HV OH T-Line); structure design and development; hardware design and selection; and field installation supervision

Prepare construction drawings and cost estimates for high voltage overhead transmission lines

Additional responsibilities include providing instruction and guidance to less experienced staff members. This position may develop into a leadership role at which point this individual will be expected to lead teams of engineers as well as be a primary interface between Burns & McDonnell Engineers and our clients. Experience as the technical lead on projects and performing quality reviews is a plus

Other duties as assigned

Qualification

PLS-CADD modelingHigh voltage line designCivilElectrical EngineeringEITPE certificationPower Line system programsAnalytical skillsWritten communicationVerbal communicationTeamworkProblem-solving skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in Civil or Electrical Engineering from accredited program is required

A professional certification, EIT, and/or a professional engineer licensure is strongly desired

Minimum 3 years of related experience with routing and design of high voltage overhead transmission line facilities (completion of master's degree in related field may be substituted for one year of experience)

Excellent written & verbal communication skills

Ability to work in a team environment and possess strong analytical and problem-solving skills is required

Preferred

Experience in 69kV to 500kV line design and working knowledge and/or expertise in Power Line system-based programs (i.e., PLS, PLS-CADD, PLS-POLE, etc.) preferred

Benefits

Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)

401(k) retirement program

Insurance

Disability

Time off

Wellness programs

Company

Burns & McDonnell

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Burns & McDonnell is an engineering design firm and it provides engineering, architecture, construction, and consulting services.

Founded in 1898

Kansas City, Missouri, USA

10001+ employees

http://www.burnsmcd.com

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