# Principal Engineer - Lattice Tower Design

**Company**: WSP
**Location**: Mumbai, Maharashtra
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Consulting

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## Description

We are seeking a Principal Engineer for lattice tower design to work within a multi-discipline team. You will design efficient and reliable 765 kV HVAC transmission lattice towers and transmission lines, ensuring project schedules are maintained and projects are completed successfully.

Responsibilities:

- Design 765 kV HVAC lattice transmission towers

- Develop lattice tower Design Criteria, including clearances, structural loading, maintenance, and unique weather studies

- Develop structure framing configurations, design, and detailing

- Recommend construction alternatives and assess overall tower constructability

- Develop construction specifications, including all required U.S. codes and standards

- Perform transmission line optimization studies

- Work closely with Client Standards team to optimize lattice tower designs, materials, constructability, and maintenance

- Act as "Engineer of Record" to oversee the design process

- Deliver accurate and thorough designs that meet industry standards and specifications

- Review internal and external designs for code compliance, good design practice, and constructability

- Resolve site queries during the construction phase of projects

- Make and maintain commitments to project teams and coordinate design activities with multi-disciplined project team members

- Maintain good working relationships with internal groups and external stakeholders

- Mentor and provide guidance to developing engineers within the department

- Manage a team of WSP engineers

Qualifications:

- Bachelor's Degree in Civil or Structural Engineering

- 15-20 years of relevant post-education experience in transmission line design and lattice tower design, fabrication, and testing

- Experience with steel transmission lattice tower design at 765 kV HVAC voltage-level

- Expert working experience with U.S. Codes: ASCE 10, ASCE Manual 74, NESC

- Highly proficient with engineering principles, practices, process, design/build, and application to project work-related issues

- Proficiency with technical writing, office automation, discipline-specific design software, technology, math principles, physics, predictive models, spreadsheets, and other tools

- Effective interpersonal and communication skills

- Ability to work independently and provide guidance and leadership to junior team or project members

- Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP's health, safety, and drug/alcohol and harassment policies

## Skills

### Required
- Civil Engineering
- Structural Engineering
- Transmission Line Design
- Lattice Tower Design
- ASCE 10
- ASCE Manual 74
- NESC
- MicroStation
- AutoCAD
- Civil 3D

### Nice to have
- Master's Degree in Civil or Structural Engineering
- Professional Licensure/Certification

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