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Engineering Advisor

Role overview

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Science (B.S.) or graduate degree in Engineering from an ABET-accredited university
  • 20+ years of progressive experience in electric utility, power delivery, or infrastructure engineering
  • Extensive experience supporting transmission and substation engineering programs
  • Demonstrated ability to influence executive decision-making through sound technical judgment

Responsibilities

  • Serve as a technical advisor for transmission and substation engineering activities
  • Provide expert guidance to executive leadership on complex technical, constructability, and delivery challenges
  • Guide development, interpretation, and enforcement of engineering standards, policies, and best practices
  • Advise on enterprise-level engineering risk, technical governance, and decision-making

Key facts

Other skills

  • Decision Making
  • Quality Assurance
  • Quality Control
  • Analytical Skills
  • Problem Solving
  • Communication
  • Mentorship
  • Leadership

About the company

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Quanta Services, Inc.

Specialty Trade Contractors

Quanta Services (NYSE: PWR) is the leading specialty contractor with the largest and highly trained skilled workforce in North America – providing fully integrated solutions for the electric power, pipeline, industrial and communications industries. Electric Power • Transmission • Distribution • Substation • EPC • Underground Electric • Program Management • Distribution Engineering • Energized Services • Renewable Power – Wind, Solar, etc. • Grid Modernization • Environmental Pipeline and Industrial • Pipelines and Facilities • Gas Distribution • Horizontal Directional Drilling • Integrity Services • Technical Services • Trucking and Logistics • Trenching and Excavation • Tank Construction • Power Plant Construction • Engineering • Environmental Communications • Fiber to the Home (FTTH) • 5G Deployment • EPC • Long Haul Fiber Optic • Aerial and Underground • Wireless and Tower Solutions • Program Management • Environmental Part of what sets Quanta Services apart is the strength of our people. We have over 50,000 employees and are in all 50 states and more than 15 countries. In each and every office we employ the best and brightest and spend the time to properly train all employees in safety and Quanta procedures so that we can continue to be the safest and most innovative specialty contractor. • #244 on the 2023 Fortune 500 List • #1 2023 Healthiest Employer of Texas • #1 2020 Top 50 Electrical Contractors on EC&M's List • #2 2020 on The Houston Chronicle Top 100 List

Company details

IndustrySpecialty Trade Contractors
Company size10001

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Job description

About Us:

QISG leverages Quanta’s comprehensive resources to deliver collaborative solutions for our partners' energy infrastructure needs. We use in-house talent, expertise and resources to plan, design, engineer, manage, conduct maintenance on and construct projects.


Our turnkey service capabilities provide our customers with efficiency, consistency, attention to detail and safe execution. The QISG team brings together Engineering, Safety, Quality, Material Procurement, QA/QC, Right-of-Way Acquisition, Scheduling, Environmental Planning, Permitting, Title and Land Management expertise that ensure outstanding results for our clients.

About this Role:

Every moment of every day, people all over the world rely on electricity provided by Quanta Services and its customers. With its highly skilled and innovative workforce, Quanta is the largest specialty contractor in North America that powers modern life. Find your future with us by being a part of something bigger – leading the energy transition in building a better world for generations to come.

 

We encourage and inspire our people to embrace opportunities within our corporate office and 200 operating companies providing solutions for the utility, renewable energy, electric power, industrial, and communications industries worldwide.

 

Quanta’s culture is about creating an environment where all employees can be themselves, are valued, and have an equal opportunity to succeed. When you join our team, you join a dynamic culture in which career development is encouraged, excellence is rewarded, and diversity is valued.

 

Position Overview

The Engineering Advisor is an enterprise-level technical authority who provides strategic, high-impact advisory support across transmission and substation engineering programs. This role leverages extensive industry experience to guide executive leadership, engineering organizations, and project teams on the most complex technical, execution, and risk-related challenges facing the business.

 

Operating as a trusted advisor, this role influences engineering strategy, governance, and technical direction across the organization without direct day-to-day people management responsibilities. The Engineering Advisor plays a critical role in safeguarding technical integrity, driving consistency, and enabling successful delivery of large-scale, high-risk infrastructure programs.

What You'll Do:

Executive Technical Advisory & Leadership

  • Serve as a technical advisor for transmission and substation engineering activities
  • Provide expert guidance to executive leadership on complex technical, constructability, and delivery challenges
  • Advise on enterprise-level engineering risk, technical governance, and decision-making
  • Serve as an escalation point for critical technical issues across major programs and regions

Engineering Governance & Standards Leadership

  • Guide development, interpretation, and enforcement of engineering standards, policies, and best practices
  • Influence enterprise quality assurance and quality control strategies
  • Identify systemic technical risks and recommend proactive mitigation measures
  • Lead or support lessons-learned initiatives and technical improvement programs

Program & Portfolio Advisory Support

  • Provide advisory oversight across multiple large, complex transmission and substation programs
  • Participate in executive design reviews, project risk assessments, and constructability evaluations
  • Advise on change management, claims support, and technical dispute resolution
  • Support projects during critical phases, including pursuit, design development, construction, and closeout

Strategic & Business Advisory Support

  • Partner with executive leadership to shape long-term engineering strategy and technical capability development
  • Support business development and pursuit strategy with senior-level technical insight
  • Evaluate emerging technologies, delivery models, and industry trends for strategic adoption
  • Collaborate with Operations, Safety, Quality, Project Controls, Supply Chain, and Finance leaders to align technical strategy with business objectives

Mentorship, Influence & Industry Leadership

  • Provide mentorship and coaching to senior engineers and technical leaders
  • Influence engineering culture through knowledge sharing, technical guidance, and leadership by example
  • Represent the organization in high-level technical forums, industry committees, and client engagements
  • Serve as a trusted technical voice with clients, regulators, and industry partners

 

Travel Requirements

  • Travel: Yes
  • Percent of Time: Up to 10–25%, based on enterprise and program needs
What You'll Bring:

Required Experience and Education

  • Bachelor of Science (B.S.) or graduate degree in Engineering from an ABET-accredited university
  • 20+ of progressive experience in electric utility, power delivery, or infrastructure engineering
  • Extensive experience supporting transmission and substation engineering programs
  • Demonstrated ability to influence executive decision-making through sound technical judgment
  • Proven experience advising senior leaders on complex, high-risk technical challenges

Preferred Qualifications

  • Professional Engineer (P.E.) license strongly preferred
  • Experience operating at an enterprise or multi-region leadership level
  • Background in EPC, design-build, or utility environments

Technical & Professional Skills

  • Expert-level understanding of electric utility engineering principles, standards, and construction practices
  • Deep knowledge of applicable industry codes and standards (ANSI, ASTM, ACI, AISC, NEC, NESC, IEEE, IEC, etc.)
  • Exceptional analytical, problem-solving, and risk management capabilities
  • Strong business acumen and ability to balance technical rigor with commercial realities
  • Outstanding written, verbal, and executive-level communication skills
  • Ability to operate effectively in highly complex, ambiguous, and high-impact environments
What You'll Get:
  • Competitive executive-level compensation commensurate with experience
  • Comprehensive health and retirement benefits
  • Flexible structure emphasizing technical leadership and strategic influence
  • Opportunity to shape engineering practices across major infrastructure programs
Equal Opportunity Employer:

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, sex (including gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and/or gender identity), age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, and/or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.

We prohibit all types of discrimination and are committed to providing access and equal opportunity for individuals with disabilities. For additional information or if reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application, interview, or hiring processes or to perform the essential functions of a position, please contact us the Company’s Human Resources department.

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