Transmission Line Engineering Manager

3 days ago


Portland, Maine, United States Leidos Holding Full time
About Leidos

Leidos is a Fortune 500 company that tackles some of the world's most pressing challenges through science and technology. Our mission is to make the world safer, healthier, and more efficient.

Job Description

We are seeking a highly skilled Transmission Line Engineering Manager to lead a dynamic team in a fast-paced environment. The successful candidate will serve as a Lead Engineer and Project Manager on electric transmission line design projects for major utilities and regional clients. The candidate will apply industry standards, such as NESC, ASCE, ACI, and NEC, to design and engineer transmission line systems from 34.5 kV to 500 kV.

Key Responsibilities
  • Direct multiple design teams simultaneously executing various projects and programs for multiple clients
  • Develop a team of engineers by training, coaching, and nurturing Leidos' engineering talent
  • Supervise staff by approving timesheets and running the annual performance review process
  • Participate proactively as a member of the leadership team of the Transmission Line Section
  • Create responses to RFPs, RFIs, and RFQs from clients for new work, including proposal creation and definition of scope of work
  • Possess a growth mindset to foster creative problem-solving for clients' most complex issues
  • Promote continuous improvement to develop streamlined processes and tools that facilitate improvements to departmental technical resources via innovation and automation
  • Delegate tasks to staff, forecast and plan their future workload, and run recruiting activities to support aggressive growth goals
  • Drive the quality control process for the execution team to ensure the highest level of quality in all deliverables
  • Liaise with clients to maximize affinity, facilitate business development growth, and foster long-term relationship building
  • Manage the health of project portfolio by proactive project management in tracking scope, schedules, and budget with support from Leidos' Project Management Office
Requirements
  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Civil, Electrical, or Mechanical Engineering; Civil Engineering is preferred
  • 10+ years of relevant experience in the design of electric utility transmission systems with a Bachelor's, or 8+ years of such experience with a Master's degree
  • Work effectively in a team environment; can also work independently
  • Track record of outstanding communication to serve as primary point of contact for existing and perspective clients
  • Business acumen with a record of understanding and meeting key project performance metrics
  • Working onsite in Leidos or client office is a possibility; some periodic travel may be required
  • Expertise in PLS-CADD and PLS-POLE
  • Ability and passion to develop staff through mentoring
Desired Experience
  • 2+ years of supervising staff
  • M.S. degree in Structural Engineering
  • Experience with TOWER
  • EIT or PE certification
  • Experience with LPILE or FAD, Mathcad, AutoCAD or MicroStation, and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) is a plus


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