What are the responsibilities and job description for the Transmission Line Engineer position at LS Power Development, LLC?
Overview
About Us:
Founded in 1990, LS Power is a premier development, investment, and operating company focused on the North American power and energy infrastructure sector, with leading platforms across generation, transmission and energy expansion solutions. Since inception, LS Power has developed or acquired 50,000 MW of power generation, including utility-scale solar, wind, hydro, battery energy storage, and natural gas-fired facilities. Through its transmission business, LS Power Grid, the company built and operates 780 miles of high-voltage transmission and 7 transmission utilities and has another 375 miles currently in construction or development. LS Power actively invests in and scales businesses that are meeting the growing needs of the energy expansion, including electric vehicle charging, demand response, microgrids, renewable fuels and waste-to-energy platforms. Over the years, LS Power has raised more than $89 billion in debt and equity capital to support North American infrastructure.
Our Purpose, Mission, & Values
Our Purpose is to solve complex energy problems that improve the world.
Our Mission is to make lives better by developing a cleaner and more reliable energy ecosystem.
Our Values are the willingness to participate in and help strengthen our culture of Integrity, Innovation, Teamwork, and Taking Ownership.
Our People create value and are our Most Valuable asset. We take our values of Integrity, Innovation, Teamwork and Taking Ownership seriously and ask candidates to think about how they can help us further enhance our culture with their specific skillsets, capabilities and experiences.
Benefits
We provide our team the opportunity to share their unique perspectives, solve new challenges, and continue in their career growth. We are committed to supporting employees' happiness, healthiness, and overall well-being by providing comprehensive benefits that include 100% employer paid premium healthcare, paid parental leave and more.
About the Role
Designed for an engineering student approaching graduation, the Transmission Line Engineer role offers the opportunity to develop specialized expertise in high-voltage transmission line engineering. The engineer will support the development, design, construction, and operation of new and existing transmission assets.
Responsibilities
What you will do
- Support competitive proposals and project development activities involving transmission line engineering, procurement, and construction.
- Support overhead transmission line design and design review in accordance with applicable codes, standards, and guidelines.
- Learn and use PLS-CADD and related Power Line Systems software to model transmission lines and support design decisions and project cost estimates.
- Evaluate routing, conductor selection, structure and foundation types, environmental constraints, and construction means and methods.
- Develop and evaluate engineering solutions that balance cost, safety, reliability, constructability, schedule, and other project requirements.
- Prepare and review project cost and schedule estimates.
- Provide technical support for new and existing transmission assets during development, construction, and operations.
- Support the management of engineering, procurement, and construction contracts and coordinate with consultants and contractors.
Qualifications
We want you on our team because you have
- Have a Bachelor's degree in civil, structural, or electrical engineering from an accredited college or university, with an expected graduation date of December 2026 or May 2027.
- Have coursework in structural analysis, geotechnical engineering, electric-power systems, or other subjects relevant to transmission line engineering.
- Have an interest in high-voltage transmission line engineering, procurement, and construction.
- Can perform technical analyses, interpret results, and clearly explain and support conclusions.
- Have strong analytical, organizational, written, and verbal communication skills.
- Can manage multiple assignments and meet deadlines.
- Work effectively with others.
- Take initiative to learn unfamiliar technical subjects and address new challenges.
Ideally you also have
- Internship, co-op, research, or academic project experience involving overhead transmission line design, construction, or operations.