Staff Transmission Engineer - Overhead Transmission (Houston and Austin)

Description

Wishing you could have an ownership stake in the company you are working for? Founded in 1898, Burns & McDonnell is an award-winning engineering, architectural, construction, environmental, and consulting services firm. We are a 100% employee-owned company, with regional and project offices nationwide. Burns & McDonnell plans, designs, constructs, and manages projects all over the world with one mission in mind - to make our clients successful.

Responsibilities

Our Houston office has an exciting opportunity in our Transmission and Distribution Group for a Staff Transmission Engineer. The successful candidate will be responsible for the following:

• Providing technical leadership for overhead transmission design teams on projects ranging from 69kV to 500kV.
• Mentoring, coaching, and developing team members.
• Independently executing design work with engineering judgment.
• Performing quality reviews.
• Identifying and communicating changes to the project scope to the engineering lead and the project manager.
• Providing input and adhering to project schedules.
• Understanding project budget.
• Identifying and communicating technical risks associated with projects.
• Identifying, developing, and communicating processes and tools to increase efficiency across the team and department.
• Creating, improving, facilitating, and teaching training courses to the project team and department.
• The ideal candidate will be able to build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external clients and improve project team performance.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering or related degree from an ABET-accredited program and 3 years of transmission engineering experience required. Consulting preferred.
• Or Bachelor's Degree in Civil or related Engineering Technology from an ABET-accredited program, successful completion of the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam, and 3 years of transmission engineering experience required. Consulting preferred.
• Or Master's Degree in Civil Engineering and 2 years of transmission engineering experience required. Consulting preferred.
• Strong knowledge in standard civil/structural engineering techniques and procedures.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work methodically and analytically in a quantitative problem-solving environment, and demonstrated critical thinking skills.
• Strong computer skills (e.g., Microsoft Office Suite).
• Strong computer skills (e.g., AutoCAD, MicroStation, BIM (Revit), Civil 3D, PLS, PLS-CADD, RISA-3D, MathCADD), and/or hydraulic, hydrologic, pavement, transmission analysis programs.
• Strong attention to detail, facilitation, team building, collaboration, organization, and problem-solving skills.
• Engineers in Training-EIT Certification preferred.

This job posting will remain open a minimum of 72 hours and on an ongoing basis until filled.

EEO/Disabled/Veterans

Job Electrical Engineering

Primary Location US-TX-Houston

Other Locations US-TX-Austin

Schedule: Full-time

Travel: Yes, 10 % of the Time

Req ID: 261919

Job Hire Type Experienced #T&D