Transmission Manager

🚨 We’re hiring: Transmission Department Manager (T&D Engineering | Southeast Region)

We’re partnered with a leading engineering consultancy delivering large-scale transmission and power delivery projects across the U.S.

As their Southeast team continues to grow, we’re hiring a Transmission Department Manager to lead engineering delivery, develop high-performing teams, and drive regional growth.

✨ What’s on offer:

• Lead and grow a regional transmission engineering team
• High-impact leadership role with visibility across national and global operations
• Influence strategy, project delivery, and business growth
• Work on complex transmission infrastructure projects across the U.S. and internationally
• Competitive salary, bonus, and long-term career progression into senior leadership

🧠 What you’ll be doing:

People Leadership & Development

• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of engineers and designers
• Partner with HR and recruiting to attract, hire, and onboard top talent
• Guide career development and progression within the T&D organization
• Conduct performance reviews and implement development plans
• Identify training needs and support targeted development programs
• Foster a culture of safety, ownership, innovation, and teamwork

Project Execution & Technical Excellence

• Serve as a senior technical advisor across transmission projects
• Monitor project performance across quality, schedule, and budget
• Drive adoption of tools, technologies, and engineering best practices
• Support proposal development and QA/QC processes
• Align with global teams on staffing, delivery, and technical direction

Strategic Planning & Business Growth

• Contribute to regional strategy, planning, and growth initiatives
• Support business development, proposals, and client engagement
• Partner with marketing and account teams to win new work
• Represent the business at industry events and conferences
• Promote innovation and continuous improvement initiatives

Cross-Regional & Organizational Alignment

• Collaborate with regional and national leadership on best practices
• Align teams across offices on standards, tools, and delivery approach
• Support integration of global engineering resources
• Assist with resource planning and workload distribution

Operational & Quality Oversight

• Ensure compliance with quality management systems and QA/QC standards
• Drive continuous improvement across project delivery processes
• Support implementation of project management tools and systems
• Contribute to development of EPC and program management capabilities

🔍 Who we’re looking for:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction, or related field
• 7 years of experience in transmission and distribution consulting
• Background in engineering design and or project management
• Proven leadership experience managing technical or engineering teams
• Experience mentoring and developing staff
• Strong communication, collaboration, and leadership skills
• Familiarity with project management tools and methodologies
• Track record of successful project delivery and financial performance

💡 Preferred experience:

• 10 years of industry experience
• Professional Engineer (PE) and or PMP certification
• Experience with tools such as EcoSys, Microsoft Project, Power BI
• Business development experience including proposals and client engagement
• Experience working in multi-office or matrixed organization

📍 Location:

Southeast U.S.

📩 Interested?

Apply now or reach out directly to discuss: jamie.devereux@amicatalent.com