Lead Designer – Transmission

Arcadis

The Role

Overview

Lead designer for HV/EHV transmission line projects, handling design and coordination.

Key Responsibilities

  • mentoring
  • qa/qc
  • design docs
  • hv projects
  • design coordination
  • project management

Tasks

-Serve as a mentor to junior members of the team. Conduct quality assurance/quality control on the work of other electrical/civil engineers, electrical designers, or technicians. Participate in meetings with clients, contractors, and vendors to support business development and project execution -Independently perform engineering and detail design drawings, studies and analysis, plan and profile documents, prepare bidding documents and specifications, bills of materials, shop drawing review, procurement and construction documents under minimal supervision -Support, develop, and deliver HV and EHV transmission and distribution line projects from 2kV up to 500kV -Coordinate closely with civil, substation, high-voltage electrical, telecommunications, geotechnical engineers to develop complete Issue For Construction design packages for projects -Act as Project Manager (as needed) and Technical Design Lead to support project and client services and plan

Requirements

  • hv/ehv
  • substation
  • 10+ years
  • associate degree
  • autocad
  • pls-cadd

What You Bring

-Must be able to engineer and design HV and EHV transmission design, bills of material, plan and profiles, and construction packages -Substation Experience -Minimum 10 years of relevant experience within Transmission and Distribution line projects from 4kV up to 500kV. Able to execute and delivery transmission line package under minimal supervision -Associate degree in Engineering Technologist or equivalent from an accredited college or university -AutoCAD 3D (strongly preferred) -Must have design experience adhering to National Electrical Code, National Electric Safety Code, IEEE codes and standards, and county, city and state codes, ordinances and standards -Must be proficient with PLS-CADD software (good to have PLS-POLE or PLS TOWER), AutoCAD, Micro-station

The Company

About Arcadis

-Evolved into a global design, engineering and consultancy powerhouse. -Excels in major infrastructure, water management, urban building, transport and industrial manufacturing projects worldwide. -Recent standout assignments include flood defences in New York, the Sydney Metro, and sustainable legacy planning for the Paris Olympics. -Structured around core business areas—Places, Mobility, Resilience and Intelligence—backed by digital centres of excellence. -Notable for blending data-driven tools with traditional consulting to optimise asset lifecycles and smart infrastructure.

Sector Specialisms

Infrastructure

Water

Environment

Buildings

Transport

Utilities