Part Time- Temporary Transmission Line Engineer

This Opportunity   WSP is currently recruiting for Part Time- Temporary Transmission Line Engineer to join our Overhead Transmission Design team. Candidates may elect to work remote or hybrid arrangements from a mutually agreed-upon location.  Your Impact The successful candidate will be responsible for leading, supporting, and coordinating the following:  Project Support   Lead the initial project execution layout to ensure an efficient and effective project plan has been established  Manage engineers, drafters, and designers on engineering projects and interface directly with the client  Responsible for creating and maintaining a project schedule and budget  Conduct weekly or bi-weekly project meetings to clearly outline upcoming deliverables and tasks with responsible personnel identified  Coordinate with clients on project status and support project meetings as necessary  Maintain project workflow and thorough communication across multi-discipline projects, both internal and external to POWER  Forecast upcoming project requirements to assist in resource planning  Facilitate and adhere to POWER’s QA/QC procedure to ensure the correct personnel is performing the required QA/QC review  Participate in industry conferences, both internal and external, to improve professional growth while fostering knowledge transfer to colleagues  Develop Transmission Line design knowledge pertaining to PLS-CADD, structure staking, foundations, assembly drawings, steel pole performance loading, material procurement, construction specification, and construction support   Project Manager Support   Maintain project status reports  Provide weekly or bi-weekly project updates and project forecasting  Lead and/or support PM by meeting with clients, both in-person and remotely  Develop client relationships allowing POWER the opportunity to position ourselves to win future work  Department Manager Support   Support resource forecast planning for upcoming and current project loads  Participate in new hire screening and review processes  Provide business improvement methodologies and procedures  Discuss project and/or department personnel conflicts, performance issues, and collaborate on a suitable approach to constructively provide a successful resolution    Contribute to Business Planning and Budgeting   Who You Are Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, or closely related discipline (or equivalent experience). 5 to 7 years of relevant post education experience in engineering and prior civil design experience. Engineer in Training Certification. The candidate must have a strong command of the English language with good written and oral communication skills to work effectively with internal team members and external client personnel.  Experience using the Microsoft Office software suite  At least 5 years of experience in the design of overhead High Voltage and Extra High Voltage transmission lines including route selection, line and structure spotting, structure design and analysis, and development of construction bid packages  Candidate must have extensive knowledge in PLS-Cadd.   Experience managing projects and leading multi-disciplined teams  Preferred Education/Experience    Electric utility industry experience  Distribution design experience  Experience using POLE, TOWER and FAD Tools software packages  Experience using L-Pile and Microsoft Projects  About WSP WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms. Dedicated to serving local communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors and construction management professionals. WSP USA designs lasting solutions in the buildings, transportation, energy, water and environment markets. With more than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper. www.wsp.com WSP provides a flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs. Employees are also afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career. At WSP, we want to give our employees the challenges they seek to grow their careers and knowledge base. Your daily contributions to your team will be essential in meeting client objectives, goals and challenges. Are you ready to get started? WSP USA (and all of its U.S. companies) is an Equal Opportunity Employer Race/Age/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disability or Protected Veteran Status. The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States. NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES: WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. Unsolicited resumes include any resume or hiring document sent to WSP in the absence of a signed Service Agreement where WSP has expressly requested recruitment/staffing services specific to the position at hand.  Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers or other business leaders, will become the property of WSP and WSP will have the right to hire that candidate without reservation – no fee or other compensation will be owed or paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or other staffing service.