Civil Design Engineer, Electric Transmission Line
The Civil Design Engineer at Confidential Client is responsible for designing and analyzing transmission poles and towers, preparing construction drawings, and collaborating with stakeholders to ensure safe and efficient project execution. This hybrid role involves using specialized software tools for structural design and requires promoting safety and teamwork within the Electric Engineering department.
About Careertakes
👉 Important disclosure: Careertakes is a third-party recruiting platform supporting this hiring process. If selected, you will be employed directly by our client, Energy Delivery (Electric Engineering).
Applicants for this role may also receive access to additional matched opportunities through the Careertakes platform.
Department Overview
Confidential Client’s Electric Engineering organization plans, designs, and delivers electric transmission work that ensures safe and reliable power delivery. The Civil Engineering & Design team focuses on civil design for transmission poles and towers including structure and foundation analysis, civil drawing development, and coordination with construction and operations stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
- Actively promote safe work practices in line with Corporate Safety policy.
- Prepare designs, calculations, drawings, layouts and studies from field inspections, sketches, diagrams, specifications, and other input.
- Participate in field reviews and coordinate project objectives with engineering, construction, operations, and maintenance teams.
- Review and check drawings, designs and others’ work for compliance and constructability.
- Produce construction drawings using MicroStation and PLS-CADD; perform structural analysis with tools such as SAP2000, PLS Tower, PLS POLE, and L-PILE.
- Foster teamwork and continuous improvement; support adoption of new tools and processes.
- Travel approximately 10% of the time.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in civil or structural engineering, or graduating with a BS in civil/structural engineering by December 2026; OR equivalent education and drafting/design experience (six years); OR a combination of education/experience (four years including two years at Confidential Client as Design Drafter or Senior Design Drafter).
- Must possess and maintain a valid Class C California Driver’s License by Day 1 of hire.
Preferred / Desired Qualifications
- Experience in structural engineering for transmission assets.
- MS in Civil or Structural Engineering.
- EIT or PE license.
- Experience with PLS-TOWER and related transmission design tools.
Work Type, Compensation & Additional Info
- Employment type: Full-time (hybrid — combination of remote/worksite per business need; assigned work location within the client’s service territory).
- Representation: This role may be subject to collective bargaining.
- Travel: ~10%.
- Pay transparency (California): Hourly rate range for this role is $46.94 to $78.14 per hour. Actual pay depends on experience, skills, location, collective bargaining terms (if applicable), and internal equity.
- Location: Fresno, CA.
Key Technologies & Skills (for keyword matching)
- MicroStation
- PLS-CADD / PLS-TOWER / PLS-POLE
- SAP2000, L-PILE
- Structural analysis & foundation design
- Transmission line civil design
Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency
Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind.
To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.
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