ESP Associates is seeking a Lead Engineer to provide leadership and senior technical expertise on complex electric transmission design projects for high-voltage (HV) and extra high-voltage (EHV) overhead utility systems. This is a hands-on role focused on technical delivery, team oversight, and coordination across engineering, stakeholders, and construction support.
Role Overview
In this position, you will manage, prepare, review, and/or provide guidance for transmission line routing, survey coordination, PLS-CADD modeling, structure and foundation design, clearance checks, plan/profile development, material specification and procurement, constructability evaluations, work order package preparation, permitting, vendor/subcontractor coordination, and construction support. You will also supervise technical execution to help ensure quality and schedule alignment on client requirements.
Responsibilities
- Supervise a team of engineers, technicians, and drafters
- Communicate clear expectations, goals, and vision
- Manage team performance and delegate project work
- Motivate, coach, and mentor team members
- Manage projects to ensure quality of work and on-time delivery
- Review and approve engineering design submittals
- Develop lasting relationships with clients
- Estimate projects and develop proposals
- Ensure the team meets client requirements related to both quality and schedule deadlines
- Ensure the team is engaged and their input is valued
- Manage, prepare, review, and/or provide guidance for line routing
- Manage, prepare, review, and/or provide guidance for survey coordination
- Manage, prepare, review, and/or provide guidance for PLS-CADD modeling
- Manage, prepare, review, and/or provide guidance for structure design
- Manage, prepare, review, and/or provide guidance for foundation design
- Manage, prepare, review, and/or provide guidance for clearance checks
- Manage, prepare, review, and/or provide guidance for plan/profile development
- Manage, prepare, review, and/or provide guidance for material specification and procurement
- Manage, prepare, review, and/or provide guidance for constructability evaluations
- Manage, prepare, review, and/or provide guidance for work order package preparation
- Manage, prepare, review, and/or provide guidance for permitting
- Manage, prepare, review, and/or provide guidance for vendor/subcontractor coordination
- Manage, prepare, review, and/or provide guidance for construction support
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (required)
- Professional Engineer (PE) certification (required)
- 10+ years of related transmission line engineering experience in the electric utility industry (required)
- Extensive experience using PLS-CADD (required)
- Extensive experience with design codes and standards including NESC, IEEE, ASCE, and ACI
- Extensive experience liaising with substation, environmental, real estate, construction, and maintenance stakeholders
- Deep understanding of industry standards and methods across engineering, procurement, and construction
- Strong project management skills and experience
- Ability to work safely and comply with safety regulations
- Adept self-starter who thrives in an unstructured, varied, deadline-driven work environment
- Strong leadership skills, including coaching and providing project direction
- Ability to collaborate with team members and peers across the electrical utility industry
- Effective business and technical communication skills (verbal, written, and presentation)
- Ability to pass a drug screen, background check, and maintain a satisfactory driving record per the company’s MVR policy
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with PLS-TOWER (preferred)
Technologies
- PLS-CADD
- PLS-TOWER
- NESC
- IEEE
- ASCE
- ACI
Benefits
- Competitive compensation with yearly performance reviews and discretionary annual bonuses
- 401(k) (Traditional & Roth) with a guaranteed employer match of 100% up to the first 3% and 50% on the next 2% (eligibility after 60 days)
- PTO (Paid Time Off) & 10 Paid Holidays
- VTO (Volunteer Time Off) of 4 hours each year (prorated during first year based on hire date)
- Tiered Health, Vision & Dental Insurance Options (eligibility after 30 days)
- Behavioral Medicine through Teladoc
- Short-Term Disability Insurance
- Long-Term Disability Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Pet Insurance
- Education Reimbursement Opportunities
- Flexible and Dependent Benefits Plan
- Referral Bonuses
Location and Work Arrangement
Dallas, TX (hybrid)
Why Join
- Opportunity to learn and grow while contributing directly to the business
- Visible, tangible impact by solving real world problems
- Contribution to company growth alongside continued challenge and inspiration
