Lead Engineer, Transmission Lines

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