Description
The Engineer - OHL is responsible for overseeing the design, construction, and maintenance of overhead line electrification systems.
This role involves ensuring compliance with safety standards, managing project timelines, and coordinating with various stakeholders to deliver efficient and reliable OHL infrastructure.
The ideal candidate will have strong technical expertise, project management skills, and the ability to solve complex engineering problems.
As a Overhead Line Engineer, you will design a range of Overhead Line Circuits at voltages ranging from 11kV to 400kV.
Responsibilities
- Prepare, review, and approve transmission line tower and foundation designs, including associated documents and accessories.
- Create engineering documents related to transmission tower and foundation design.
- Ensure designs comply with relevant codes and standards.
- Optimize the overall weight of the tower and foundation with respect to tender quantity.
- Perform sag tension calculations and provide the approximate weight of the tower at the tender stage.
- Design transmission towers using PLS Tower software for transmission line design.
- Develop all associated engineering design calculations and documentation.
- Support the creation of necessary material bill of quantity schedules.
- Attend site meetings (virtual) and provide ongoing design drawing changes and support as required during project build.
- Review designs produced by suppliers and clients to ensure they are technically compliant and in line with current legislation and policies.
- Assist with identifying key client interests and drivers on moderately complex projects and determine the key clients in some instances.
- Communicate client interests and drivers to project team members and develop approaches to accommodate these concerns in the performance of the work on moderately complex projects.
Qualifications
- Proven experience in the design of Overhead Line Circuits (towers and/or poles) at any voltage up to 400kV.
- Bachelor's degree in Civil/Structural or Electrical Engineering.
- Knowledge of all applicable engineering standards.
- Ability to design with PLS-CADD, Tower, or similar software.
- Experience in overhead line electrification projects.
- Knowledge of OHL design and construction standards.
- Proficiency in relevant software tools (e.g., AutoCAD, PLS-CADD).
- Strong project management skills.
- Understanding of electrical engineering principles.
- Ability to read and interpret technical drawings.
- Excellent problem-solving abilities.
- Effective communication and teamwork skills.
- Experience with maintenance and troubleshooting of OHL systems.
- Knowledge of safety regulations and practices.