Transmission Line Principal Engineer

Work set-up: 
Full Remote
Contract: 
Experience: 
Senior (5-10 years)
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Offer summary

Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related field., Experience with competitive transmission proposals and HVDC transmission., Strong commercial mindset with value engineering skills., Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal..

Key responsibilities:

  • Lead transmission projects from conception through project award.
  • Collaborate with Early-Stage Project Manager to define project requirements and scope.
  • Secure engineering consulting and resources by developing scopes of work and managing bids.
  • Represent internal and external interests in project meetings, providing updates on progress and risk mitigation.

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Job description

Job Description:
Are you a competitive engineer with a commercial mindset? Do you want to work on significant transmission projects around the country? as a Principal Engineer, you will have the opportunity to work on significant transmission projects, including EHV and HVDC, overhead, underground and submarine together with a team of subject matter experts. Projects will include FERC Order 1000 competitive projects and early engineering on acquisitions.

Responsibilities:
  • The Principal Engineer works in the Engineering & Construction (E&C) Group and is responsible for
    transmission projects from conception (Early Stage) through Project award.
  • The Principal Engineer works with the Early-Stage Project Manager to define and influence the project requirements and scope.
  • The Principal Engineer must secure engineering consulting, surveying, and geotechnical resources from a
    list of approved suppliers by developing a scope of work, securing bids and awarding work through Integrated Supply Chain (ISC) Group.
  • The Principal Engineer ensures that key deliverables are produced by the engineer of record on schedule with high quality, resolving all constraints identified.
  • Deliverables include design criteria, Issued for Bid, Issued for Procurement, Proposal Narratives, and
    Constructability Assessments.
  • The Principal Engineer is generally responsible for representing E&C’s internal and external interests on assigned projects, including presentations and briefings on current progress, issues, and risk mitigation in meetings with various levels of management.
Experience:
Experience with competitive transmission proposals
Commercial / competitive mindset with value engineering and solutions development
HVDC Transmission
EHV overhead transmission (500kV+)
Underground or submarine cable experience

Skills:
- Excellent communication skills! Able to convey complex ideas both written and
verbally.

Education:
- Bachelor's Degree

About US Tech Solutions:
US Tech Solutions is a global staff augmentation firm providing a wide range of talent on-demand and total workforce solutions. To know more about US Tech Solutions, please visit www.ustechsolutions.com.

US Tech Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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Experience

Level of experience: Senior (5-10 years)
Spoken language(s):
English
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Other Skills

  • Consulting
  • Communication

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