Description
Position Summary
As a Line Design Engineer at Oncor, you'll design, lead, and oversee engineering responsibilities related to transmission line design project at 69, 138, and 345 kV voltages. Includes engineering, cost estimate creation, project execution, and material procurement.
We are considering applicants with multiple experience levels and skills.
Key Responsibilities:
- Produce engineering designs, drawings, specifications, and bills of material for transmission line construction projects 69,000 - 345,000 Volts in accordance with Company practices while meeting appropriate performance standards. This will require the use of engineering disciplines and practices.
- Power Line Systems - Computer Aided Design and Drafting (PLS-CADD) modeling, structure analysis and loading trees, developing design criteria, sag-tension calculations, wire blowout, swing angle, damper recommendations, structure spotting, clearance reports, wire selection, etc.
- Job includes steel, concrete or lattice tower design; foundation designs using drilled pier, stub angle, and/or direct embed; determining proper sag, tension, swing calculation and thermal characteristics of bare, overhead conductors. The projects average 1 to 50 miles of line with costs of $550k to $150M.
- Prepare budgetary cost estimates and Work Authorizations to obtain financial approval for assigned projects.
- Communicate, coordinate, and interface with other areas and groups of the Company and with others external to the Company to assure that line designs and construction practices are appropriate.
- Provide design solutions and engineering designs as requested to resolve line performance problems.
- Provide technical assistance to Transmission operations and maintenance organizations
- Develop expertise in electrical subject matter associated with designing transmission lines
- Other duties may be assigned directly or through others as needed or required including but not limited to, customer engagement and/or customer related driven projects.
Skills:
- Ability to apply analysis to identify the best solution to a technical problem, and to effectively communicate and commit to a course of action that is consistent with all legal, regulatory, code, standard, or other requirements as well as corporate policies and procedures.
- Must have a general understanding of processes and clearance requirements associated with transmission line design.
- Must be flexible, have organizational skills, and multi-task skills to handle diverse types of work.
- Must effectively work across disciplines and functions to achieve common goals and company business purposes.
- Ability to work independently and on a team.
- Capable of working with people of divergent backgrounds.
- Excellent communication and team-building skills for effective relationships with internal and external customers.
Education & Experience:
- Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical, Civil, and/or Mechanical Engineering required.
- Applicants with a Professional Engineer license in any state encouraged to apply.
In addition to the above-mentioned education and certifications, please see below for minimum experience requirements for each level.
Engineer:
- 1 year of PLS-CADD modeling experience required.
- Basic knowledge of MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook).
Staff Engineer:
- 3 years of PLS-CADD modeling experience required.
- 1 year of PLS-Pole and/or PLS-Tower modeling experience required.
- Must have competence to manage and design transmission line projects independently.
- Ability to effectively communicate complex subject matter and company issues to vendor and Oncor Electric Delivery employees.
- High level of knowledge in at least one specific area related to Transmission Line subject matter.
- Advanced knowledge of MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook).
Senior Engineer:
- 5 years of PLS-CADD modeling experience required.
- 3 years of PLS-Pole and/or PLS-Tower modeling experience required.
- 2 years of Project Management experience managing large scale projects or initiatives required.
- Must have competence to manage and design transmission line projects independently.
- Effectively communicates and resolves minor issues with other work groups while presenting detailed documentation and plans ranging from basic to slightly complex design.
- Effectively manages a moderate number of projects while maintaining work product quality, reliability, and volume.
- Advanced level of knowledge in at least one specific area related to Transmission Line subject matter.
- Expert knowledge of MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook).
Contact
Oncor Electric Delivery
1616 Woodall Rogers Freeway
Dallas
Texas United States
www.oncor.com
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23 Jan, 2026
