Senior Transmission Line Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

Kosmos Group is a leading multi-disciplinary engineering consulting firm, with a primary specialization in power generation, transmission, and distribution. Kosmos Group strives to provide engineering services to public and private utility companies, consultants, and contractors taking part in the design and construction of power generation facilities, transmission lines, and substations, across the United States and Canada. We offer solutions from feasibility studies, full engineering design services to close out and preparation of as-built recordings.

Our Transmission Engineering team is looking for a Transmission Line Engineer to support our growing Transmission & Distribution practice in Calgary or Burnaby Canada. This is a hybrid position, working some days in the office and working some days from home. The successful candidate will be involved in all facets of transmission line routing and design.

Job Description

• Plan, analyze, and design a variety of transmission line projects primarily with the utilities and other types of projects with multiple stakeholders
• Report directly to a Project Engineer or Project Manager and will have primarily transmission line project planning, analysis, and design responsibilities
• Solid understanding of transmission line project scope & deliverables. Having the ability to identify scope creep provide immediate input and coordinate with the Project Engineer or Project Manager to remedy the situation
• Coordinating with engineers and technical staff to ensure that the projects needs are met in a timely and effective manner
• Coordinating with equipment vendors, clients, and the rest of the design disciplines.
• Lead meetings with clients, other stakeholders, and contractors to review project needs and coordinate field conditions
• Following the process for obtaining approvals from various agencies.
• Researching issues related to transmission line projects that impact individual projects
• Writing and editing technical reports and engineering studies
• Preparing plans, specifications, and design packages for transmission line projects.
• Producing technical presentations and design drawings
• Perform detailed studies, review plans, transmission line modelling and design tasks associated with utilities or other types of projects, under the supervision of a project manager.
• Support construction projects with field site visits and construction observation duties, responding to RFIs
• Act as a liaison between Kosmos Group engineering and construction teams
• Certify that company design practices are followed as they relate to their Practice / Discipline deliverables, and they act as a focal point for the company Project Practice / Discipline Team Members
• Schedule and coordinate peer reviews of said tasks including, third-party Practice / Discipline quality reviews of deliverables
• Perform quality reviews for transmission projects, including using design-specific tools such as PLS-CADD, PLS-TOWER and PLS-POLE
• Support the project manager and proposal manager to prepare proposal man-hour estimates and technical scopes to support the sales effort.
• Provide guidance and instruction to the transmission engineering department, mentoring, and guiding less experienced engineers
• Approving and Stamping designs and drawings and serving as EOR (Engineer of Record)

Qualifications

Additional Information :

We are always looking for exceptional people to bring new ideas, fresh thinking, and the motivation to help shape our growing company. It's an exciting time to be a part of our team as we invest in our team and prepare to meet the challenges of tomorrow. Our values guide our work. Want to join us? We are safe. We are one team. We act with integrity. We respect our staff and clients. We are forward-thinking. Kosmos Group is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law.

Flexible work from home options available.