Lead Underground Transmission Line Engineer 2 - Grid

This position will offer you the ability to apply and expand your knowledge of underground transmission line engineering, including routing, duct bank configurations, manhole placement and electrical principles to:

• Design underground transmission lines for voltages up to 500kV.
• Responsible for cost analyses, development of design criteria, siting and routing challenges, and placement of manholes for underground transmission lines.
• Responsible for physical design including duct bank layouts, development of trenchless designs, cable pulling calculations, development of drawing packages.
• Responsible for cable selection studies, determining bonding scheme, performing ampacity calculations.
• Develop riser structure configuration and structural loading.
• Develop specifications including cable procurement, duct bank installation, trenchless installation and general construction specifications.
• Work and coordinate with vendors and clients to specify transmission line components.
• Direct a small project team of other engineers, designers and drafters.

We do not sponsor employees for work authorization in Canada for this position.

This position may require access to U.S. export-controlled information.

As such, candidates must be a citizen of a country listed in Appendix A to Part 810 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

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Essential skills and experience:

• This position requires a BS degree from a Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board-accredited undergraduate program or a US based ABET-accredited program.
• Proficiency with CYMCAP modeling
• Proficiency with cable tensioning calculations and/or software
• 12 or more years of experience as a member of a project team in observing project schedules and budget constraints on diverse underground transmission projects
• Design experience incorporating code requirements, EPRI recommendations, client requirements
• Experience in cost estimate development and schedule creation and coordination
• Experience with XLPE cable design
• Experience in the preparation of specifications for installation and procurement of underground transmission line materials and components