Overhead Transmission Manager – Kiewit Power Delivery Position Available In Wake, North Carolina

Overhead Transmission Manager – Kiewit Power Delivery
Employer
Kiewit
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
Jul 2, 2025
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Requisition ID:

174422

Job Level:

Senior Level

Home District/Group:

Kiewit Power Engineering

Department:

Design Engineering

Market:

Power

Employment Type:

Full Time
Position Overview
If you are ready to take your career to the next level to lead and manage a team of skilled engineers and designers and make a significant impact in the power delivery industry, this is your opportunity to be part of Kiewit Power Engineers (KPE) delivery team. KPE is seeking an Overhead Transmission Line Manager to join our rapidly expanding Power Delivery team! You’ll be engaged in a variety of projects ranging from 12kV to 500kV, including detailed engineering design and EPC projects. As an Overhead Transmission Line Manager, you will oversee the design and execution of transmission projects, ensure projects are completed on time, within budget and to the highest quality standards, and collaborate with clients and stakeholders to deliver innovation solutions.
District Overview
Kiewit Power Delivery is a full-service engineering and construction solutions provider operating across North America. Our experience and expertise span all aspects of the transmission and distribution market from high voltage overhead and underground transmission to distribution and automation design and construction capabilities. With these broad capabilities, we operate in the electric utility, renewable energy, industrial, and oil, gas markets. As part of Kiewit, we are integrated with 135 years of construction and engineering experience that provides holistic solutions, differentiating our team from the rest of the industry. Our rapidly growing power delivery business has opened new locations across North America to strengthen our market presence while executing work within the communities that we live. We have invested in industry leading design technology and platforms while also expanding our construction equipment fleet with the most advanced, and safest equipment on the market. We are committed to building upon our history as one of the safest companies to work for by equipping our craft with the best tooling and safety programs available.
We are an innovative team that prides itself on continuous improvement and always delivering on our commitments to our clients and ourselves. Our staff collaborates with Kiewit’s vast internal network of resources that span heavy civil and infrastructure, vertical and commercial buildings, mining, as well our oil and gas and power generation markets, to drive safe and cost-effective solutions that achieve client expectations and further Kiewit’s legacy of excellence.
On our team, you’ll have the opportunity to see more, touch more, and do more than you ever imagined. Working hard will not only bring you satisfaction from a job well done, but it will help propel your career forward faster than you might expect. Kiewit’s culture encourages training, developing your skills, and tailoring your experience and knowledge to allow you to take on projects that impact millions across North America. With top-notch health benefits, a wealth-building 401k plan, and unbeatable growth opportunities, by joining Kiewit, you’re ensuring a lifetime of success.

KEWIT’S RANKING

#2 ENR 2024 National Rankings for Power Sector
#2 ENR 2024 Top 400 Contractors
#3 ENR 2024 Top 100 design-build firms
#23 Forbes’ 2024 prestigious list of America’s largest private companies
Location
This position is based out of our office in Raleigh, NC. Eligible for relocation assistance.
Responsibilities
Lead a collaborative team to understand client needs, prepare deliverables, and provide project updates.
Establish design criteria based on industry, company, and/or client standards.
Manage creation of computer models of overhead electric transmission lines and structures in PLS-CADD, PLS-POLE and TOWER.
Oversee assembly of drawings, specifications, and design criteria for the procurement of tubular steel structures, lattice towers, and transmission line hardware. Review the vendor supplied calculations and drawings for compliance.
Oversee development of comprehensive construction packages for internal construction crews and client contractors that include plan & profiles, staking sheets, stringing tables, bill of materials, structure details, phasing drawings, foundation drawings, and installation specifications.
Provide design oversight and quality reviews for complex drawing packages ensuring client and code requirements are met for the project.
Drive a culture of design excellence and continuous improvement.
Present to upper management, analyze

PLS-CADD

reports, formulate design aids, and draft reports using Microsoft 365 (Excel, Word, Outlook, Teams, PowerPoint, Power BI, and Yammer).
Communicate resource needs and ensure project schedules and budgets are maintained.
Visit construction sites, meet in client offices, and travel out of town to tour supplier facilities as required by projects and assignments.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or related field
Minimum of 8 years of experience in designing and engineering transmission lines between 69kV and 345kV
Professional Engineering (PE) License is required
Experience leading a team of Engineers
Proficient in PLS-CADD, PLS-Pole;

PLS TOWER

experience preferred
Knowledge of MFAD, LPILE, and geotechnical recommendation application for foundation design preferred #LI-MD1

Other Requirements:

Regular, reliable attendance
Work productively and meet deadlines timely
Communicate and interact effectively and professionally with supervisors, employees, and others individually or in a team environment.
Perform work safely and effectively. Understand and follow oral and written instructions, including warning signs, equipment use, and other policies.
Work during normal operating hours to organize and complete work within given deadlines. Work overtime and weekends as required.
May work at various different locations and conditions may vary.
We offer our fulltime staff employees a comprehensive benefits package that’s among the best in our industry, including top-tier medical, dental and vision plans covering eligible employees and dependents, voluntary wellness and employee assistance programs, life insurance, disability, retirement plans with matching, and generous paid time off.
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.
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There’s no limit to what you’ll do at Kiewit. Whether you’re building or supporting projects that provide communities with dependable energy, safe transportation, clean water, or access to health care, the work you do will positively impact people’s lives for generations to come.
Here you’ll have endless opportunities to expand your expertise through on-the-job experience and internal and external training and development opportunities.
We offer our full-time staff employees a comprehensive benefits package that’s among the best in our industry. From top-tier health care programs to employee assistance programs and retirement planning, we aim to provide you with the tools you need to be successful in the areas of life that matter most to you.
Kiewit is an equal-opportunity employer, and we believe a diverse workforce is vital to the success of our business. We continue our efforts to attract, develop and retain employees from all backgrounds who are passionate about our industry.
We are committed to veteran and military hiring and will consider relevant military experience as equivalent to qualification requirements.

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