Junior Transmission Line Design Engineer

This Opportunity

WSP is currently initiating a search for a Junior Transmission Line Design Engineer to join our Power & Energy team at our client's office located in Rochester, NY.  The following locations will also be considered: Atlanta, GA, Boston, MA, Charlotte, NC, New York, NY, Orlando, FL and Augusta, ME.  The Transmission Line Engineer will be involved in projects with our Energy Team and be a part of a growing organization that meets our client’s objectives and solves their challenges.

Your Impact

The successful candidate will have the following responsibilities:

• Conductor Selection 
• Structure recommendations 
• Insulation, A/C interference, static wire, grounding studies 
• Line Design: Plans and Profiles, Cross section details 
• LiDAR and aerial photo data analysis
• Utilization of wetlands, vernal pool and sensitive resource data in line and structure design and placement 
• Detailed estimate and probability modeling
• Other studies as required to complete the projects 
• Assist in leading overall transmission line design for all capital projects 
• Review/Design transmission line plan and profile drawings using PLSCADD to ensure compliance with Client Standards and NESC/other standards 
• Drive the project plan for transmission line routing and strategy, specifically: 
  • Decide whether to rebuild existing lines or obtain additional right of way based on area congestion and local politics/permitting issues  
  • Determine required structure designs based on design constraints 
  • Determine routing in and around into congested stations to optimize design/reliability and minimize the number of crossings  
• Serves as an overhead transmission line design technical specialist and has knowledge and skillset to provide consultation and guidance to project teams.
• Develop technical specifications, specifications, QA/QC procedures, deliverable templates, and other means of increasing efficiency in our day-to-day operations.
• Review design documents for construction, including plan & profiles, structure load tree drawings, structure framing, bill of materials and foundations design drawings.
• Understand and interpret geotechnical reports and extrapolate information needed for foundation design software including L-PILE and MFAD.
• Timely and on-budget delivery of the design packages 
• Responsible for the quality of all design packages
• Ability to work on multiple projects at the same time
• Coordinates the interfaces with other engineering disciplines
• Support the Project Engineer to achieve the overall project goals
• Represents the project and corresponding discipline in front of the client, in coordination with the Project Engineer
• Supports the development of the quality management system
• Reporting and project management activities required by the Company or the client
• Support the management to achieve organization goals
• Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources and conduct, and adhere to WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.
• Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.
   

Who You Are

Required Qualifications

• A Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Civil, Structural or Mechanical Engineering or closely related degree from a recognized institution
• A minimum of 1-3 years post education experience, preferably in Transmission Line Design with voltages up to 115 kV HVAC.
• Knowledge of codes and standards such as NESC, AISC, IEEE and ANSI.
• Experience with the use of Finite Element modeling within PLS-CADD, POLE, & TOWER.  Experience with MFAD, HFAD, LPILE, AutoCAD, and MicroStation.  Modeling experience with PSCAD is a plus. 
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills when interacting with others, expressing ideas effectively and professionally to an engineering and non-engineering audience.
• Well-developed critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to demonstrate effectiveness at coordinating and assertively directing subcontractors and others to consistently complete tasks safely and efficiently.
• Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
• Ability to work schedules conducive to project-specific requirements that may extend beyond the typical workweek.
• This role is subject to a client-mandated drug/alcohol testing policy. As such, employee may be subject to random drug/alcohol tests. A copy of this policy will be provided during employee onboarding and is available upon applicant request.