Staff Transmission Engineer - Overhead Transmission (Houston and Austin)

  • Burns & McDonnell
  • Austin, Texas
  • Full Time

Description

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.

Our Houston office has an exciting opportunity in our Transmission and Distribution Group for a Staff Transmission Engineer. The successful candidate will be responsible for the following:

  • Providing technical leadership for overhead transmission design teams on projects ranging from 69kV to 500kV.

  • Mentoring, coaching, and developing team members.

  • Independently executing design work with engineering judgment.

  • Performing quality reviews.

  • Identifying and communicating changes to the project scope to the engineering lead and the project manager.

  • Providing input and adhering to project schedules.

  • Understanding project budget.

  • Identifying and communicating technical risks associated with projects.

  • Identifying, developing, and communicating processes and tools to increase efficiency across the team and department.

  • Creating, improving, facilitating, and teaching training courses to the project team and department.

  • The ideal candidate will be able to build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external clients and improve project team performance.

  • Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering or related degree from an ABET-accredited program and 3 years of transmission engineering experience required. Consulting preferred.

  • Or Bachelor's Degree in Civil or related Engineering Technology from an ABET-accredited program, successful completion of the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam, and 3 years of transmission engineering experience required. Consulting preferred.

  • Or Master's Degree in Civil Engineering and 2 years of transmission engineering experience required. Consulting preferred.

  • Strong knowledge in standard civil/structural engineering techniques and procedures.

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

  • Ability to work methodically and analytically in a quantitative problem-solving environment, and demonstrated critical thinking skills.

  • Strong computer skills (e.g., Microsoft Office Suite).

  • Strong computer skills (e.g., AutoCAD, MicroStation, BIM (Revit), Civil 3D, PLS, PLS-CADD, RISA-3D, MathCADD), and/or hydraulic, hydrologic, pavement, transmission analysis programs.

  • Strong attention to detail, facilitation, team building, collaboration, organization, and problem-solving skills.

  • Engineers in Training-EIT Certification preferred.

This job posting will remain open a minimum of 72 hours and on an ongoing basis until filled.

EEO/Disabled/Veterans

Job Electrical Engineering

Primary Location US-TX-Houston

Other Locations US-TX-Austin

Schedule: Full-time

Travel: Yes, 10 % of the Time

Req ID: 261919

Job Hire Type Experienced #LI-MG #T&D

Job ID: 521050214
Originally Posted on: 5/13/2026

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