Overhead Transmission Line Engineering Manager (Virtual)

Overhead Transmission Line Engineering Manager (Virtual)

System one is actively seeking an Overhead Transmission Line Engineering Manager for a 6-month contract to hire position.

Overhead Transmission Line Engineering Manager Responsibilities:

• Functions as a technical specialist or in a lead role
• Under general direction, develops and applies advanced engineering techniques, concepts and approaches to complex engineering problems
• May provide technical guidance over a group or supervise engineering staff on projects of low to medium complexity
• Engineering Standards:
• Provides guidance and direction on department design guides, standards, systems, applicable engineering codes and company policies
• Assists in developing, maintaining and updating engineering standards
• Provides technical guidance to others regarding projects and disciplines
• Quality/Continuous Improvement:
• Independently applies knowledge and complies with the company quality program relative to assigned tasks
• May be responsible for ensuring compliance with the company quality program
• Provides related guidance and direction to others
• Supports continuous improvement and change management efforts
• Engineering Production:
• Prepares a variety of complex engineering deliverables for larger or multiple projects
• Performs complex research and develops recommendations for equipment and/or materials selection
• Oversees collection, assimilation, and management of data for engineering work
• Prepares complex engineering calculations following standard methods and principles
• Manages assigned budget, schedule, and quality requirements
• Independently applies advanced engineering techniques and analysis problems and methods
• Reviews lower level engineering work or assignments
• Is responsible for one or more of the following: leading larger production teams; coordinating multiple discipline activity; and serving as the responsible charge for a project
• Project Coordination:
• Actively coordinates with all other internal/external team members on moderately complex projects
• Client Focus:
• Responsible for assisting with identification of key client interests and drivers on moderately complex projects and may determine the key clients in some instances
• Communicates client interests and drivers to project team members and develops approaches to accommodate these concerns in the performance of the work on moderately complex projects
• May offer other services to the clients
• Typically provides support to business development or pursuit activities
• Knowledge Sharing, Innovation and Technology:
• Serves as a technical specialist and has knowledge and skill set to provide consultation and guidance to project teams in a particular practice area
• Typically supports multiple projects on the complex technical challenges
• Actively fosters knowledge management and provides mentoring
• Develops and applies advanced engineering concepts and approaches to unique engineering problems
• People Management – (supervision, career development, training, mentoring):
• Typically assists with performance management process, mentoring, recognition, and any corrective actions required
• May participate in career planning, and learning and development
• Resource Management – (budgets, tools, processes, project support):
• Implements resource management strategy
• Manages engineering resources for small groups of a single discipline
• Administrative:
• Administrative responsibilities may include office administration
• Ensures policies, procedures, and processes are effectively implemented and communicated for workgroup
• Ensures adherence to corporate and division programs
• May approve timesheets and expense reports

Overhead Transmission Line Engineering Manager Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• PE license in the United States in highly preferred
• Candidates without licensure must have extensive design experience
• Must have at least 8 years of experience in high voltage (69kV+) overhead transmission line design
• Must be willing/able to teach and check detailed design of transmission lines and have in depth knowledge of transmission line design criteria and design tools, specifically PLS-CADD

Duration: 6-month contract to hire 

Location: remote

Pay Rate: $55.00 – $57.00/hr