Part Time- Temporary Transmission Line Engineer

This Opportunity  
WSP is currently recruiting for Part Time- Temporary Transmission Line Engineer to join our Overhead Transmission Design team. Candidates may elect to work remote or hybrid arrangements from a mutually agreed-upon location. 
Your Impact
The successful candidate will be responsible for leading, supporting, and coordinating the following: 
Project Support  
Lead the initial project execution layout to ensure an efficient and effective project plan has been established 

Manage engineers, drafters, and designers on engineering projects and interface directly with the client 

Responsible for creating and maintaining a project schedule and budget 

Conduct weekly or bi-weekly project meetings to clearly outline upcoming deliverables and tasks with responsible personnel identified 

Coordinate with clients on project status and support project meetings as necessary 

Maintain project workflow and thorough communication across multi-discipline projects, both internal and external to POWER 

Forecast upcoming project requirements to assist in resource planning 

Facilitate and adhere to POWER’s QA/QC procedure to ensure the correct personnel is performing the required QA/QC review 

Participate in industry conferences, both internal and external, to improve professional growth while fostering knowledge transfer to colleagues 

Develop Transmission Line design knowledge pertaining to PLS-CADD, structure staking, foundations, assembly drawings, steel pole performance loading, material procurement, construction specification, and construction support 

 Project Manager Support  

Maintain project status reports 

Provide weekly or bi-weekly project updates and project forecasting 

Lead and/or support PM by meeting with clients, both in-person and remotely 

Develop client relationships allowing POWER the opportunity to position ourselves to win future work 

Department Manager Support  
Support resource forecast planning for upcoming and current project loads 

Participate in new hire screening and review processes 

Provide business improvement methodologies and procedures 

Discuss project and/or department personnel conflicts, performance issues, and collaborate on a suitable approach to constructively provide a successful resolution   

Contribute to Business Planning and Budgeting

 
Who You Are
Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, or closely related discipline (or equivalent experience).

5 to 7 years of relevant post education experience in engineering and prior civil design experience.

Engineer in Training Certification.

The candidate must have a strong command of the English language with good written and oral communication skills to work effectively with internal team members and external client personnel. 

Experience using the Microsoft Office software suite 

At least 5 years of experience in the design of overhead High Voltage and Extra High Voltage transmission lines including route selection, line and structure spotting, structure design and analysis, and development of construction bid packages 

Candidate must have extensive knowledge in PLS-Cadd.  

Experience managing projects and leading multi-disciplined teams 

Preferred Education/Experience   
Electric utility industry experience 

Distribution design experience 

Experience using POLE, TOWER and FAD Tools software packages 

Experience using L-Pile and Microsoft Projects 

About WSP
WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms. Dedicated to serving local communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors and construction management professionals. WSP USA designs lasting solutions in the buildings, transportation, energy, water and environment markets. With more than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper.

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WSP provides a flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs. Employees are also afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career.

At WSP, we want to give our employees the challenges they seek to grow their careers and knowledge base. Your daily contributions to your team will be essential in meeting client objectives, goals and challenges. Are you ready to get started?

WSP USA (and all of its U.S. companies) is an Equal Opportunity Employer Race/Age/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disability or Protected Veteran Status.

The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.

NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES:

WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. Unsolicited resumes include any resume or hiring document sent to WSP in the absence of a signed Service Agreement where WSP has expressly requested recruitment/staffing services specific to the position at hand.  Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers or other business leaders, will become the property of WSP and WSP will have the right to hire that candidate without reservation – no fee or other compensation will be owed or paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or other staffing service.