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Great River Energy · 14 hours ago

Transmission Line Design Engineer (Civil Engineering Discipline strongly preferred)

Maple Grove, MN

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

$95K/yr - $160K/yr

4+ years exp

GreatRiverEnergy is Minnesota’s not-for-profit electric cooperative, dedicated to serving its member-owners. The Transmission Line Design Engineer is responsible for engineering, project management, and technical support for transmission line design projects.

ElectronicsEnergyRenewable Energy

Comp. & Benefits

No H1B

Responsibilities

Perform engineering on transmission line design projects to ensure safe, reliable, high-quality, cost-efficient, reliable designs

Provide technical support to other GRE engineers, the Land Rights and Permitting departments, field technicians, operators, and others to ensure the safe, reliable and efficient operation of the GRE transmission system

Lead and participate on cross-functional teams responsible to develop and update internal GRE design standards and equipment specifications to ensure consistent, high-quality designs

Perform project management for small Transmission division projects, as assigned, to ensure all financial, functional, and schedule requirements are met

Develop project design drawings and documentation

Ensure that transmission line designs meet all strength, loading, and clearance requirements in an economical manner

May participate in regional or national working groups as required to gain industry knowledge and help influence industry decisions

Qualification

Civil EngineeringTransmission Line DesignPLS-CADDFundamentals of EngineeringNESC UnderstandingProject ManagementVerbal CommunicationWritten CommunicationTeamworkProblem-Solving

Required

Bachelor's degree (or advanced) in civil engineering. Electrical or mechanical engineering degrees may be considered, if applicant has at least 4+ years of transmission line design experience

4+ years of experience in engineering or science-related position within the utility or a related industry required

Understanding of NESC (National Electrical Safety Code)

Extensive knowledge and experience using PLS-CADD and MFAD

Fundamentals of Engineering (F.E.)/E.I.T. certification required

Understanding of transmission line construction

Skill in utilizing and assessing technologies related to the utility industry

Verbal and written communication skills

Ability to research, analyze, and make recommendations related to engineering decisions

Ability to work within a team environment

Project management skills

Demonstrated experience in utilizing problem-solving skills to address primarily technical nature issues

Preferred

7+ years of transmission line design engineering experience is strongly preferred

Demonstrated experience in designing and building transmission lines operating at 69 kV and 115 kV, including route selection, Public Utilities Commission (PUC) permitting support, land rights coordination, design, vendor approval, issue packages, construction support and as built documents highly preferred

Experience designing 200+ kV transmission lines preferred but not required