Senior Transmission Line Designer – Grid

. This position allows for a remote work schedule spent working from home.

Posted 5/11/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $77,890 - $118,999 per yearWebsite

Key responsibilities & impact

This position allows for a remote work schedule spent working from home.
Offer the opportunity to work in a project team environment with engineers and other Electrical and Structural designers and/or engineers in the development of transmission/distribution line drawings/designs.
Apply your computer-aided drafting/design skills, while receiving hands-on training in 3D design software environments, such as AutoCAD 3D and/or MicroStation.
Development of transmission line plans and profile drawings, transmission/distribution line hardware details, material lists, and grounding details.
Creating master sketches to scale showing relation of proposed installations to existing facilities and exact specifications and dimensions.
Confer directly with engineering staff in interpreting input from a variety of sources, such as engineering specifications, weight and volume calculations, and stress factors.
Accompany and assist other project team members on walkdowns at client facilities to gather information for your design project.
Interfacing with vendors and construction contractors, explaining your drawings so appropriate design adjustments can be made.

What you’ll need

An Associate’s Degree in drafting, or a high school diploma and 1 or more years drafting course work or equivalent technical experience.
Must be proficient in AutoCAD.
10 or more years of experience in design/drafting of Transmission Lines.
Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of technical plans, drawings, and models.
Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology, including the ability to relate various equipment to a technical design.
Ability to visualize parts in 3D without the aid of the computer.
Ability to multi-task from project to project.
Strong communication skills (verbal and written).
Attention to detail.

Comp & perks

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Hard Skills & Tools

computer-aided drafting3D designAutoCADMicroStationdesign techniquestechnical plansdrawingsmodelsengineering sciencevisualization

Soft Skills

communication skillsattention to detailmulti-tasking

Certifications

Associate’s Degree in drafting