Supervising Transmission Line Engineer (PE)

Lead Transmission Line Engineer (PE)
$120,000 - $215,000 base (flexible) + annual bonus + health benefits + 401(k) + progression
Positions in Houston TX, Austin TX, Dallas Tx, and The Woodlands TX (in-office + ~10% travel)

Are you a PE-licensed Transmission Line Engineer who enjoys leading design teams and wants ownership of delivery on major T&D projects?

This is an exciting opportunity to join a company that offers clear leadership progression and is experiencing major growth with a strong backlog, driven by ongoing grid expansion and increasing demand from data-center infrastructure.

The company is a long-established EPC that designs, engineers, and delivers high- and medium-voltage power infrastructure for utilities, power generation, industrial, oil & gas, and renewables.

In this role, you'll supervise multiple project teams and assign resources across a transmission design group - driving QA/QC adherence, coordinating with construction and purchasing, and stepping in hands-on when needed to keep projects on track.

The Role:
- Own the quality, schedule, and profitability performance of a transmission engineering team.
- Supervise multiple projects concurrently and run weekly team meetings.
- Assign work/resources based on project scope, timelines, and team capacity.
- Coordinate engineering deliverables with construction and purchasing (internal and external stakeholders).
- Enforce project standards and the company QA/QC process; qualify team members for QA/QC where - required.
- Track schedules and budgets; drive corrective actions when projects drift.
- Perform hands-on transmission line engineering as needed: routing, conductor selection, structure determination, plan & profile development, material takeoffs, etc.
- Maintain documentation discipline within the document management system.
- Travel ~10% for short site visits, meetings, and training.

The Person:
- Licensed PE (required).
- 10+ years of hands-on transmission line design experience with strong high-voltage knowledge.
- Proven experience managing a design team (multi-discipline engineers, designers, drafters).
- Strong tools background: PLS-CADD, PLS-Tower, PLS-Pole, Sag10, LPILE, FAD (or close equivalents).
- Strong standards knowledge: NESC, GO 95, IEEE, ANSI, ASTM (as applicable to transmission design).
- Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate cross-functionally.

Rise Technical Recruitment Inc of 1011 Centre Rd, Suite 322, Wilmington, DE 19805 act as an employer-paid private personnel agency.

The salary advertised is the bracket available for this position. The actual salary paid will be dependent on your level of experience, qualifications and skill set and will be decided by our client, the employer. Rise are not responsible or liable for any hiring decisions made by the end client.

We are an equal opportunities company and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.