Power Transmission & Distribution Engineer/Project Manager

Farnsworth Group • Lisle, IL • 3h ago

Position: Power Transmission & Distribution Engineer/Project Manager

Location: Lisle, IL

Job Id: 3521

of Openings: 1

Farnsworth Group is seeking a Power Transmission & Distribution Engineer/Project Manager to join our growing consulting team at any of the locations listed below. You will be responsible for leading power industry projects from concept through completion, with a focus on electric transmission and distribution design. This role requires strong client-facing skills, project financial ownership, and the ability to manage interdisciplinary engineering and construction activities to design, analyze and modernize power infrastructure. Posting Locations: Belleville, Lisle, or Chicago, IL; or St. Louis, MO What You'll Do:

Build, maintain, and grow client relationships, support business development and proposal development

Serve as the primary client contact, ensuring communication, alignment, and high-quality delivery

Lead and manage transmission, distribution and substation projects from planning through closeout, including route selection, siting, surveying, permitting, engineering, estimating, and construction coordination

Provide leadership, mentoring, and coordination across multi-disciplinary teams (electrical, civil, survey, environmental, structural)

Prepare and/or oversee project schedules, budgets, forecasting, scope, risk management, change management, and staffing

Develop engineering drawings, specifications, and cost estimates and implement project execution plans, project controls, and QA/QC processes

Perform transmission and distribution system design (overhead & underground) including distribution equipment, feeder replacement, cable replacement, and new feeder installation

Prepare substation design packages including siting, physical equipment arrangements, and equipment designs such as buswork, transformers, breakers, isolators, protective relaying systems, and grounding systems

Conduct line routing, load flow, short circuit, and coordination studies as well as voltage drop, sag-tension, wire selection, and pole loading calculations

Provide technical input during client meetings and presentations as well as internal design team meetings

What You'll Need:

Bachelor's degree in engineering from an ABET accredited institution, or

Bachelor's degree in engineering technology or construction management from an ABET accredited institution

7+ years of T&D experience in consulting or utility environments

3+ years managing power industry projects

Working knowledge of industry design standards, including NESC, IEEE, NERC and relevant utility standards

Proficiency in tools such as ETAP, SKM, CYME, PLS-CADD, or similar

Design experience and working knowledge of 69kV to 500kV systems preferred

Strong communication skills, attention to detail, and ability to present complex information to internal and external stakeholders

Demonstrated ability to manage project financials, forecasting, scope, schedules, contracts, and risk

Proven success developing client relationships and leading multi-disciplinary teams.

Professional Engineer (PE) license and/or PMP Certification preferred

Who We Are Join Farnsworth Group, a nationally recognized architectural, engineering, and surveying firm, where your career can thrive! For ten consecutive years, we've been certified as a Great Place to Work®, and our engineers, architects, surveyors, and scientists channel their passion and expertise into making meaningful contributions to the world around us. With almost 650 talented professionals across 24 offices, we collaborate with clients ranging from small communities to some of the world's largest brands. Our success is built on our people - their passion, creativity, and commitment to excellence. Here, you'll find a supportive culture that champions your growth, embraces challenges, values work-life balance, and empowers you to make a lasting impact for our clients and the communities we serve. Join us and move your career forward. A Great Place to Work Certified For ten consecutive years, Farnsworth Group has earned the prestigious Great Place to Work® certification-thanks to our employees! Each year, our staff participates in a survey administered by the Great Place to Work organization, measuring perceptions of credibility, respect, pride, fairness, and camaraderie. The results are benchmarked against the nation's leading companies, and only top performers receive the certification. Insights from the survey help us continually enhance our work environment and foster a culture that makes Farnsworth Group an even greater place to work. Featured benefits and perks include:

401(k) with 100% Company Match up to 5%

Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance Plans

Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts

Short & Long-Term Disability

Maternity and Paternity Leave

Professional Development and Training

Mentoring Program

Paid Time Off

Wellness/Fitness Reimbursements

Pet Insurance Plan

Hybrid Work Program

Farnsworth Group appreciates that flexibility and work-life balance are important aspects of the careers and lives of our employees. Our Hybrid Work Program offers employees a flexible work arrangement while contributing to the Company's culture and success. Salary Range: $110,000 - $175,000 (Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, as well as internal and external equity) Statement on Diversity and Inclusion Farnsworth Group is a collection of employees with unique backgrounds and perspectives that all come together to make us a better Company. It is our goal to recruit, hire, develop, retain, and promote a diverse group of people. Join us...and let's make a difference, together. Farnsworth Group, Inc. is proud to be a M/F Disabled and Veteran EEO/AA employer. For immediate consideration, please Apply Online by clicking on the "Apply for this Position" tab below. #LI-Onsite

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