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Associate Overhead Transmission Line Structural Engineer

Date:
Nov 21, 2025

Location:

Overland Park, KS, US
Charlotte, TX, US
Ann Arbor, MI, US
Cary, NC, US
Tualatin, OR, US
Phoenix, AZ, US
Dallas, TX, US

Company:
Black & Veatch Family of Companies

Why Black & Veatch

Black and Veatch allows you to lend your talent and perspective to humanity’s biggest challenges in a flexible environment where you are empowered to grow and explore new possibilities. We offer competitive compensation and benefits that start day one.

The Opportunity

As an Associate Structural - Transmission Line Engineer you will have the opportunity to:

• Support global transmission projects performing design engineering and analysis of transmission line work.
• Support large, extensive 345kV+ rebuild and greenfield projects, including trending technologies like HVDC and 765kV.
• Collect and assimilate data for engineering work. Perform research and prepare calculations in accordance with Black & Veatch and industry standards.
• Develop recommendations for equipment and materials. Understand and work successfully within budget, project schedule, and quality requirements.
• May assist with providing guidance to engineering team members. Maintain positive client relations understanding client interests and drivers through effective communication with the project team. May assist with business development activities.

Key Responsibilities Engineering Standards

• Continually learn and remain current on departmental design guides, standards, systems, applicable engineering codes and Black & Veatch policies and procedures.
• Apply to assigned tasks as appropriate.

Quality / Continuous Improvement

• Continue developing knowledge and complies with Black & Veatch quality program relative to assigned tasks.
• Support continuous improvement and change management efforts.

Engineering Production

• Prepare and verify less complex engineering deliverables.
• Perform research and develop recommendations for equipment and/or materials selection.
• Collect, assimilate, and manage data for engineering work.
• Prepare engineering calculations following standard methods and principles.
• Understands and adheres to budget, schedule, and quality requirements.

Project Coordination

• Seek out supervisor or project leadership to share information and gain guidance with respect to details of design and interdisciplinary coordination.
• Coordinate with others as assigned by supervisor or project leadership.

Client Focus

• Focus on the needs of internal clients (project team leadership) while attempting to gain basic understanding of external client's main interests and drivers.
• May provide support to business development or pursuit activities.

Knowledge Sharing, Innovation and Technology

• Share current knowledge of latest technology and processes.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with utility‑scale projects.
• Experience with PLS‑CADD, PLS‑Pole, LPile, MFAD, Sag
  10 or Ultralite.
• Basic structural steel and concrete experience using 3D analysis and design software.
• Solid experience using Excel or similar spreadsheets and MathCAD design templates.
• Basic knowledge of engineering design principles and applicable design guides and standards related to assigned engineering discipline.

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires a bachelor’s degree in engineering from either a recognized accredited program in their home country or the country in which the professional is practicing.
• Minimum of 1 year related work experience.
• All applicants must be able to complete pre‑employment onboarding requirements (if selected) which may include any/all of the following: criminal/civil background check, drug screen, and motor vehicle records search, in compliance with any applicable laws and regulations.

Work Environment/Physical Demands

Hybrid or flexible work options may be offered after the first 90 days of employment based upon manager discretion, job performance and work assignments.

Salary Plan

ENG:
Engineering

Job Grade

015

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