Senior Transmission Line Engineer

K&A Engineering Consulting P.C. (K&A) – is a people-first organization. We value knowledge and learning. We believe in the power of connection, and collaboration, and we seek to build relationships that mean something. We employ some of the best and brightest in our industry and we work hard to maintain a culture that our people can be proud of. Our company has earned its reputation through challenging work, uncompromising precision and continuous learning and adapting. 

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, disribution, 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%.

Due to Company growth, we are actively seeking an experienced Senior Transmission Line Engineerto join our team Remotely from New York.  This position requires travel to the Syracuse office on a monthly basis.  

• Provide leadership to our transmission engineering team
• Provide technical leadership in complex projects or processes that have a wide impact on the business
• Review the design of medium to high voltage AC and DC OH Transmission Lines, including circuit rating calculations, NESC/Customer electrical clearance requirements, structure selection, and configuration, structure spotting, major Transmission Line component selection, foundation design, cable system construction methods specifications, etc.
• Work with designers to develop drawing packages to support the design including route plan and profiles, trench cross sections, duct bank designs, cable rating calculations, and construction details
• Assist with studies and providing constructability reviews
• Assist with the preparation of project capital and expense estimates
• Perform Owners Engineering Design Review
• Perform Owners Engineering PLS-CADD Line Design QAQC Review
• Perform Owners Engineering Structure Loading Design Review
• Perform Owners Engineering Fabrication Drawings Review
• Perform calculations and prepare technical reports.
• Perform Foundation Engineering Design QAQC Design Review
• Support the documentation of newly constructed Transmission Line facilities
• Assist with the management of project correspondence, RFIs coordination and file management
• Work with an interdisciplinary project team including member from construction, design, civil, and electrical groups
• Review final design deliverables for quality assurance
• Support construction projects with site visits and construction observation duties

• Bachelor of Science in Civil or Structural Engineering or related degree from an ABET accredited program
• 10+ years of Civil/Structural engineering experience with Transmission Line design using PLS-CADD, PLS-Pole and/or PLS Tower
• Experience with foundation design software (MFAB, L-Ple, PLS CAISSOM)
• Ability to understand and apply client specific standards, specifications, applicable codes and regulations
• Perform engineering responsibilities without assistance and minimal supervision
• Familiarity of Article VII Permitting is preferred 
• PE license is preferred
• Must be willing to travel to Syracuse, New York on a monthly basis.