Project Manager - Transmission Lines

Are you a technically minded engineer ready to take the next step in your career? Join our dynamic team as a Project Manager - Transmission Lines, where you'll combine your civil or mechanical engineering background with hands-on leadership of high-voltage transmission line projects (138kV, 345kV and potentially 765kV).

In this role, you won't be doing the design work, but you'll guide the experts who do. You'll work closely with the Engineer of Record (EOR), Owner’s Engineer (OE), and key stakeholders to shape projects from concept to completion.

This is an excellent opportunity for ambitious professionals seeking to enhance their technical decision-making skills, develop leadership capabilities, and gain exposure to the full lifecycle of complex utility projects. You'll collaborate with experienced teams across engineering, construction, environmental, and procurement while having the support to grow into senior leadership roles within our organization.

Responsibilities

- Manage end-to-end delivery of transmission line projects, from project inception through siting/permitting, land acquisition, construction, energization and close-out

- Develop Scopes of Works, schedules and budgets. Collaborate with team members to keep these updated on a regular basis

- Strong organizational skills to manage a portfolio of work consisting of multiple projects simultaneously and work effectively under project deadlines

- Oversee external design, including the Engineer of Record (EOR) and Owner’s Engineer (OE)

- Coordinate resources across permitting, ROW, procurement, engineering, construction, environmental, and operations to align efforts and deliver project milestones

- Coordinate and support decision-making by evaluating technical recommendations and identifying potential risks, tradeoffs, and constructability concerns.

- Serve as the primary liaison between stakeholders, maintaining consistent communication and accountability.

- Monitor construction execution, providing support and direction based on the approved design and technical requirements.

- Participate in field reviews and issue resolution during construction to ensure alignment with intended design and performance objectives.

Required Skills & Experience

- Bachelor’s degree in Civil or Mechanical Engineering from an ABET-accredited institution.

- Minimum 8 years of experience in transmission line engineering or project execution for electric utilities or EPC firms.

- Demonstrated success in facilitating design reviews, value engineering, and constructability assessments.

- Relevant experience managing project scope, schedule, and budget for small-scale to medium-scale capital transmission projects or project lead engineering experience.

- Familiarity with key engineering tools such as PLS-CADD, PLS-POLE, and industry codes (NESC, ASCE, IEEE).

- Proven track record managing external consultants, including EORs and owner’s engineering teams.

- Excellent organizational and communication skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects and teams simultaneously.

- Personally displays and encourages extreme ownership.

- Skilled at providing leadership and operating in a highly dynamic and nimble organization based on successful cross-functional teaming.

- Experience navigating cross-functional utility environments, including legal, environmental, operations, and stakeholder engagement.

Preferred Skills & Experience

- Professional Engineer (PE) license

- Project Management Professional (PMP) accreditation

- Familiarity with the regulatory process for siting of transmission lines

- Experience working with landowners and other stakeholders in all aspects of right-of-way acquisition.