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Oncor Electric Delivery · 1 day ago

Associate Engineer thru Engineer - Line Design

Fort Worth, TX

Full-time

Onsite

Entry, Mid Level

$78K/yr - $116K/yr

1+ years exp

Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC, headquartered in Dallas, is a regulated electricity transmission and distribution business that provides reliable electricity delivery to consumers. The Line Design Engineer will be responsible for designing and overseeing engineering responsibilities related to transmission line design projects, including engineering, cost estimate creation, project execution, and material procurement.

Electrical DistributionEnergy

Growth Opportunities

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Produce engineering designs, drawings, specifications, and bills of material for transmission line construction projects 69,000 - 345,000 Volts in accordance with Company practices while meeting appropriate performance standards. This will require the use of engineering disciplines and practices

Power Line Systems - Computer Aided Design and Drafting (PLS-CADD) modeling, structure analysis and loading trees, developing design criteria, sag-tension calculations, wire blowout, swing angle, damper recommendations, structure spotting, clearance reports, wire selection, etc

Job includes steel, concrete or lattice tower design; foundation designs using drilled pier, stub angle, and/or direct embed; determining proper sag, tension, swing calculation and thermal characteristics of bare, overhead conductors. The projects average 1 to 50 miles of line with costs of $550k to $150M

Prepare budgetary cost estimates and Work Authorizations to obtain financial approval for assigned projects

Communicate, coordinate, and interface with other areas and groups of the Company and with others external to the Company to assure that line designs and construction practices are appropriate

Provide design solutions and engineering designs as requested to resolve line performance problems

Provide technical assistance to Transmission operations and maintenance organizations

Develop expertise in electrical subject matter associated with designing transmission lines

Other duties may be assigned directly or through others as needed or required including but not limited to, customer engagement and/or customer related driven projects

Qualification

PLS-CADDTransmission line designEngineering CADD programProject managementCommunication skillsOrganizational skillsTeamwork

Required

Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical, Civil, Mechanical and/or other related Engineering required

Ability to apply analysis to identify the best solution to a technical problem, and to effectively communicate and commit to a course of action that is consistent with all legal, regulatory, code, standard, or other requirements as well as corporate policies and procedures

Must have a general understanding of processes and clearance requirements associated with transmission line design

Must be flexible, have organizational skills, and multi-task skills to handle diverse types of work

Must effectively work across disciplines and functions to achieve common goals and company business purposes

Ability to work independently and on a team

Capable of working with people of divergent backgrounds

Excellent communication and team-building skills for effective relationships with internal and external customers

Basic understanding of an engineering CADD program

Basic knowledge of MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook)

1 year of PLS-CADD or other modeling software experience and/or 2 years of relative project management experience required

Preferred

Applicants with a Professional Engineer license in any state encouraged to apply

Benefits

Annual incentive program.

Competitive health and welfare benefits (medical, dental, vision, life insurance).

Ability to earn wellness incentives (up to $2,000 in 2025) and other wellbeing resources.

401k with dollar-for-dollar company match up to 6%.

401k match with student debt program.

Cash balance pension plan.

Adoption Assistance.

Mental health resources.

Employee resource groups.

Tuition reimbursement.

Competitive vacation, 10 company holidays and 2 personal holidays.

Paid parental leave.

Salary continuation for up to 6 months for approved employee illness or injury.

Other perks such as commuter benefits, electric vehicle incentive program, appliance purchase plan.

Company

Oncor Electric Delivery

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Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC, headquartered in Dallas, is a regulated electricity distribution and transmission business that uses superior asset management skills to provide reliable electricity delivery to consumers.

Founded in 2001

Dallas, Texas, USA

1001-5000 employees

http://www.oncor.com/

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