What are the responsibilities and job description for the Transmission Engineering Lead - EPC position at Michael Page?
- Manage full engineering lifecycle of large-scale transmission line projects
- Trusted partner with major utilities supporting grid infrastructure
Our client is a large, employee-owned engineering and design firm known for delivering complex, high-impact infrastructure projects across power and energy markets. The culture is collaborative and growth-focused, with strong investment in career development and the opportunity to work on nationally recognized, large-scale EPC-style projects.
Job Description
This individual will partner closely with internal engineering teams and construction partners to lead technical strategy, risk evaluation, estimating, and front-end engineering efforts across transmission projects.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead technical pursuits for transmission EPC projects from early-stage strategy through handoff to execution teams
- Drive scope, schedule, and budget development, including risk identification and mitigation
- Collaborate with construction partners on constructability, routing, design approach, and value engineering solutions
- Support Go/No-Go decisions, proposals, interviews, and negotiations
- Oversee technical estimating and investment planning during pursuits
- Coordinate across multidisciplinary teams (transmission, substation, civil, environmental, real estate, GIS, etc.)
- Contribute to the development of FEED capabilities, standards, templates, and best practices
- Serve in technical leadership roles (Engineering Manager, discipline lead, advisor) as needed
- Mentor and support the growth of engineering and project delivery teams
The Successful Applicant
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Electrical, Civil, or Mechanical preferred)
- Professional Engineer (PE) license preferred; PMP a plus
- 10 years of transmission design experience, including projects up to 500kV
- 5 years leading engineering teams on EPC or alternative delivery projects
- Strong experience in scope development, estimating, and technical risk evaluation
- Proficiency with tools such as PLS-CADD, PLS-Pole, PLS-Tower, MFAD, and LPILE
- Deep understanding of transmission line design, routing, structures, and foundations
- Experience collaborating with environmental, permitting, and land teams
- Strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills
- Ability to manage remote teams and support a collaborative project culture
- Willingness to travel up to 20%
- Hourly pay between $70 and $95, depending on experience.
- Access to medical, dental, and vision benefits.
- Opportunity to work in a key role within the energy and natural resources sector.
- A temporary position offering hands-on experience with impactful projects.
- This is an excellent opportunity for a dedicated Project Manager T&D to make a meaningful impact. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply
- Long-term contract opportunity with contract-to-hire intent after 6-12 months; based on performance and project needs.
- Overtime paid at 1.5x, with strong potential for additional hours during peak project phases.
- Opportunity to travel to project sites nationwide supporting major power delivery projects, with all travel expenses covered.
- Work on high-impact transmission and substation infrastructure projects supporting grid modernization and reliability initiatives across the U.S.
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits available.
- Join a firm consistently recognized as a "Top Place to Work" for five consecutive years, known for its collaborative engineering culture and commitment to employee development.
- Opportunity to work alongside highly experienced engineers and project teams on some of the industry's most complex and large-scale energy projects.
Contact: Dom Delia
Quote job ref: JN-062026-7050005
Salary : $155,988 - $207,984