Senior Project Engineer - Overhead Transmission (Midwest Region)
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LocationMultiple Locations
Typefull-time
SenioritySenior
Experience7+ yrs
Company size10,000+ people
First seenOct 18, 2026 · 2w ago
Verified live3d ago
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Bachelor's Degree in Engineering from an ABET-accredited university
7 years of direct project engineering experience managing design efforts for Design-only and EPC projects
Professional engineering license (PE)
Ability to effectively lead project teams
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Experience in scheduling and budgeting
Proficiency with PLS-CADD and PLS-POLE
Consulting or utility experience
Skills
PLS-CADD
PLS-POLE
Benefits
Employee ownership
About the company
Wishing you could have an ownership stake in the company you are working for? Founded in 1898, Burns & McDonnell is an award-winning engineering, architectural, construction, environmental and consulting services firm. We are a 100% employee-owned company, with regional and project offices nationwide. Burns & McDonnell plans, designs, constructs and manages projects all over the world with one mission in mind – to make our clients successful.
Responsibilities
Burns & McDonnell has an exciting opportunity in our Transmission & Distribution Group for an Overhead Transmission Project Engineer. The successful candidate will be responsible for the following:
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Providing technical leadership, direction, and support for an overhead transmission design team on projects ranging from 69kV to 500kV.
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Mentoring, coaching, and developing team members.
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Serving as the primary technical point of contact for the client.
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Implementation of quality control processes.
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Supporting proposal development.
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Leading coordination and communication of project requirements and schedule needs across disciplines.
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Identification and communication of technical risks associated with projects.
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Oversight of production work required to meet deliverable milestones.
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Identifying, developing, and communicating processes and tools to increase efficiency across the team and department.
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Creating, improving, facilitating and teaching training courses to the project team and department.
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Other duties as assigned.
Requirements
The ideal candidate will be able to build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external clients as well as provide technical leadership, guidance, and instruction to project teams.
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Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering from an ABET-accredited university and 7 years of direct project engineering experience managing design efforts for Design-only and EPC projects required.
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Professional engineering license (PE).
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Ability to effectively lead project teams. Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
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Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
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Experience in scheduling and budgeting.
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Proficiency with PLS-CADD and PLS-POLE.
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Consulting or utility experience preferred.
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Burns & McDonnell is making the world a better place every day. When we take on some of the world’s toughest challenges, we’re putting the industry’s best thinking to work, striving to create amazing success for our clients and amazing careers for our employee-owners. Our staff of more than 7,000 engineers, architects, construction professionals, scientists, consultants and business professionals is constantly growing.
We have offices and projects across the U.S. and around the globe. We are proud to rank among FORTUNE magazine’s 100 Best Companies to Work For. Our culture, powered by 100% employee ownership, plays a major role in getting us there. Each employee brings a high level of commitment to every project. Clients have shown their appreciation of this dedication, rewarding us with a 90% repeat business rate and decades-long partnerships. That’s pretty cool for a firm that started as a small engineering consulting shop back in 1898.
At Burns & McDonnell, you’ll have the opportunity to make a difference while fulfilling your personal and professional ambitions. Our entrepreneurial culture lets you guide your destiny and shape the path your career travels. And with hundreds of service specialties, your career and development options are endless.
Are you ready to create amazing?
Burns & McDonnell is an Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans
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