K&A Engineering is a privately held, providing comprehensive consulting, engineering and design, program/project management, construction management, and support services to power utility and industrial clients. K&A's experience includes all aspects of generation, transmission, substations, distribution, energy efficiency, and distributed energy resource (DER) projects, from planning and environmental and regulatory analyses through engineering and design, construction, program management, project controls, and commissioning. The utility industry is a vast market, and K&A quickly established our name and reputation as a top-tier service provider. We were recently ranked #126 on the Inc. 5000 List of America's Fastest-Growing Private Companies and the top engineering firm with a three-year growth rate of 3,166%.
- Lead overall transmission line design for all capital projects
- Review/Design transmission line plan and profile drawings using PLSCAD to ensure compliance with the client’s TM standards and NESC/other standards
- Drive the project plan for transmission line routing and strategy, specifically:
- Decide whether to rebuild existing lines or obtain additional right of way based on area congestion and local politics/permitting issues
- Determine required structure designs based on design constraints
- Determine routing in and around into congested stations to optimize design/reliability and minimize the number of crossings
- Conductor Selection
- Structure recommendations
- Insulation, A/C interference, static wire, grounding studies
- Line Design: Plans and Profiles, Cross section details
- LiDAR and aerial photo data
- Utilization of wetlands, vernal pool and sensitive resource data in line and structure design and placement
- Detailed estimate and probability modeling
- Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering or related degree from an ABET accredited program
- 8+ years of electrical engineering experience within substation or transmission
- Must have strong experience working on EPC Projects or Megal Projects
- Strong knowledge in standard engineering techniques and procedures
- Provide guidance and mentoring to less experienced team members
- Regularly meet and correspond with clients or outside personnel
- PE license highly preferred
- Must be able to work hybrid out of the Pomona, California office