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Mott MacDonald • Austin, TX, US; The Woodlands, TX, US

Power Transmission Line Engineer

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Job Description

At Mott MacDonald, we trust our brilliant people to do brilliant things in engineering, management, and development services, supporting multisector project work in over 150 countries. As one of the largest employee-owned companies in the world, we pride ourselves on our ability to deliver exceptional outcomes through our network of 20,000+ talented consultants. With sustainability and innovation at the heart of all our sectors in North America, including, Buildings, Energy, Transportation, and Water.

We believe in empowering our people to excel, learn, and grow, offering diverse opportunities to contribute to career-defining work. Join us and be part of a collaborative environment where your ambitions are united with ours, and you can truly shape your story.

If you share that vision, even if you don’t meet every requirement listed, we’d still love to hear from you. We value potential and diverse perspectives as much as experience. Let’s explore how we can support your growth and help you take the next step in your career, while contributing to an exciting new chapter for Mott MacDonald in North America.

The Power Line Engineer is the individual assigned as the primary discipline design engineer creating the technical specifications, calculations, and drawings in support of a power line project or projects. The Engineer must be technically capable of learning through self-study and use specialty software programs to facilitate the design. The engineer will monitor the discipline specific products ensuring they are completed on schedule and within budget in accordance with the following:

  • Applicable federal, state, regional, and local laws and requirements, specifically state administrative codes, NESC, NES, and RUS
  • Manual Line design techniques
  • Power Line Systems, PLS, suite of software, modeling processes, procedures, and standards
  • Client Standards and specifications
  • Mott MacDonald’s Project Procedures.
  • Working with Engineering Project Engineers, Project Managers, and Supervisor to design the specific project products; calculations, specifications, drawings, and reports.
  • Ensuring that the Engineering work and Engineering support of Mott MacDonald is performed in a technically sound manner and completed in accordance with the Engineering Project Procedures and specific Contract requirements.
  • Responsible for the Quality and Compliance of deliverables.
  • Reviewing deliverables to ensure they are consistent, sound and compliant
  • Engineering/technical skills in the identification, analysis, and resolution of problems.
  • Effective planning, organizing, estimating, scheduling, and monitoring of personal work activities
  • Thorough and accurate technical reports, correspondence, documentation, calculations, and sketches.
  • Continuous improvement of job-related, engineering, technical and professional knowledge, skills, and performance.
  • Accurate records and files.
  • Determining the scope of and level of effort required for Project Design.
  • Verifying that the Design Reviews have been performed and that Reviewer comments or issues raised are closed.
  • Background in power system design for electrical alternating current (AC) underground and overhead lines.

Type of work candidate can expect:

  • Detailed design of underground and overhead distribution and transmission lines.
  • Owners engineer and development support for renewable and other infrastructure projects
  • On and Offshore wind projects, solar projects
  • Power line studies and battery storage

We invite candidates with the qualifications below to apply:

  • 3+ years of industry experience
  • P.E. License not required but preferred, however the candidate must be authorized and able to apply and obtain a PE License within two years. Passing score on the EIT exam is preferred
  • Desired College Degree: BS Electrical Engineering preferred; Other Engineering disciplines considered
  • Team Lead: Potentially leading projects as discipline lead with the assistance of drafters and junior personnel.
  • Experience with some technical applications desired such as: CDEGS, PLS CADD; CymCAPP; ETAP; AutoCAD; Bentley
  • Excel, Word and Microsoft office suite

Benefits & Reward

At Mott MacDonald, our employees have a stake and a voice in our business, providing them with a direct connection to our success through our personal and group performance bonuses. We provide a comprehensive benefit package that includes 401k, medical, dental and vision insurance, short-term/long-term disability, paid holidays, PTO, parental leave, and company paid life insurance.

Individual pay is determined based on several factors such as work location, education, experience, and unique skills.

Collaboration at Our Core
At Mott MacDonald, we believe great ideas happen when we’re together. Our hybrid approach centers on an in-office culture, with most of your time spent collaborating face-to-face and a minimum of three days per week in the office. We balance flexibility with connection, so you and your manager can choose how to meet client, team, and personal commitments.

Equal opportunity is the law.

We seek to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they have the opportunity to contribute.

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, creed, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status or disability status.

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Working at Mott MacDonald

3 office days / week

A little flex time – We’re happy to talk flexible working and how we can support your responsibilities beyond the workplace. We offer a range of options depending on your role, so please discuss this with your recruiter.

Company benefits

Accrued annual leave
Adoption leave – 26 weeks full pay
Annual bonus
Annual pay rises
Bank holiday swaps
Bike parking
Book swaps
Buddy scheme
Buy or sell annual leave
Carer’s leave – up to 5 days, two of which are paid
Compassionate leave
Critical Illness Insurance
Cycle to work scheme
Dental coverage
Employee assistance programme
Employee discounts
Enhanced maternity leave – 26 weeks full pay
Enhanced paternity leave – 2 weeks
Enhanced pension match/contribution – matched up to 7%
Enhanced sick pay
Ergonomic workstations
Eye Care Support – Eyecare vouchers
Faith rooms
Fully stocked snack cupboard
Further education support
Health assessment
In house training
Income protection
L&D budget
Learning platform
Life assurance
Life insurance – 4 x salary
Lunch and learns
Meditation space
Meditation space
Mentoring
Modern office
On-site shower
On-site yoga classes
Open to part time work for some roles
Open to part-time employees
Pregnancy loss leave
Pregnancy support
Private booths
Private GP service – Private Medical care for all UK staff
Professional subscriptions – We pay for your primary professional annual subscription
Referral bonus
Religious celebration leave
Reservist leave – 10 days leave
Returnship
Salary sacrifice
Share options
Shared parental leave – We match up to 24 weeks full pay
Study support
Tax-free childcare
Teambuilding days
Theme park discounts
Travel loan
Women’s health leave
Menopause support
Women’s health support
Collaboration spaces

Awards & Accreditations

Best Employee Wellbeing

Top 5 - Best Employee Wellbeing

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Best Career Progression

Top 10 - Best Career Progression

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2nd - Best Career Progression

2nd - Best Career Progression

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3rd - Most Family Friendly Company

3rd - Most Family Friendly Company

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Most Flexible Company

Top 5 - Most Flexible Company

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Best Work-Life Balance

Top 5 - Best Work-Life Balance

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Best Workplace Culture

Best Workplace Culture

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