Graduate Power Line Engineer - 2025

At Mott MacDonald, we trust our brilliant people to do brilliant things in engineering, management, and development services, supporting multisector project work in over 150 countries. As one of the largest employee-owned companies in the world, we pride ourselves on our ability to deliver exceptional outcomes through our network of 20,000+ talented consultants. With sustainability and innovation at the heart of all our sectors in North America, including, Buildings, Energy, Transportation, and Water.

We believe in empowering our people to excel, learn, and grow, offering diverse opportunities to contribute to career-defining work. Join us and be part of a collaborative environment where your ambitions are united with ours, and you can truly shape your story.

Mott MacDonald is seeking an Entry Level Power Line Engineer, this individual will be assigned to support the primary discipline design engineer by modifying or creating the technical specifications, calculations, and drawings in support of a power line project or projects.  Entry Level Engineers must be technically capable to learn through self-study and use specialty software programs to facilitate the design. The entry level engineer will monitor their own discipline specific products ensuring they are completed on schedule and within budget in accordance with the following:

• Applicable federal, state, regional, and local laws and requirements, specifically state administrative codes, NESC, NES, and RUS
• Client Standards and specifications
• Design lines under the tutelage of a senior engineer using manual and Power Line Systems, PLS, Suite of software.
• Mott MacDonald’s Project Procedures.
• Working with Engineering Project Engineers, Project Managers, and Supervisor to design the specific project products; calculations, specifications, drawings, and reports.
• Ensuring that the Engineering work and Engineering support of Mott MacDonald is performed in a technically sound manner and completed in accordance with the Engineering Project Procedures and specific Contract requirements.
• Verify the Quality and Compliance of deliverables.
• Reviewing deliverables to ensure they are consistent, sound and compliant
• Engineering/technical skills in the identification, analysis, and resolution of problems.
• Effective planning, organizing, estimating, scheduling, and monitoring of personal work activities
• Thorough and accurate technical reports, correspondence, documentation, calculations, and sketches.
• Continuous improvement of job-related, engineering, technical and professional knowledge, skills, and performance.
• Accurate records and files.
• Verifying that the Design Reviews have been performed and that Reviewer comments or issues raised are closed.

Specific technical or other skills required:

1. Desired: Background in power system design for electrical alternating current (AC) underground and overhead lines. desired
2. Desired: Power system design experience in High Voltage and Extra High Voltage, direct current (DC) overhead and underground lines desired
3. Required: Strong familiarity with the MS Office Suite especially excel
4. Required: Strong written and verbal communication skills. Required

Type of work candidate can expect:
Under close Supervision the candidate will:

1. Detailed design of underground and overhead distribution and transmission lines.
2. Owners engineer and development support for renewable and other infrastructure projects
3. On and Off shore wind projects
4. Solar projects
5. Battery Storage
6. Power Line studies
7. Etc.

Software or specialized equipment skills:

1. Desired Experience with some technical applications such as: CDEGS, PLS CADD; CymCAPP; ETAP; AutoCAD; Bentley; etc.  Desired
2. Required: Excel, Word and Microsoft office suite

Other Pertinent Data

• P.E. License required:  Not Required however the candidate must be authorized and able to apply and obtain a PE License within four years.  Passing score on the EIT exam is preferred
• Desired College Degree:  BS Electrical Engineering preferred.  Other Engineering disciplines considered
• Location/s:  Austin, Texas / The Woodlands, Texas
• Target Start Date:  Immediate
• Target Two or less years of industry experience

Our teams are comprised of bright and enthusiastic people who wish to make a difference to the world that we live in. If you share that vision and don’t have all the experience outlined in this posting, we still want to hear from you!

Let’s discuss how we can help you take the next step in your career and how you can participate in an exciting new chapter for Mott MacDonald in North America.

At Mott MacDonald, we provide a comprehensive benefit package that includes 401k, medical, dental and vision insurance, short-term/long-term disability, paid holidays, PTO, parental leave and company paid life insurance. 

Equal opportunity is the law. 

We seek to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they have the opportunity to contribute.

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, creed, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status or disability status.

Hybrid working policy

At Mott MacDonald, we believe it makes business sense for you and your manager to choose how you can work most effectively to meet your client, team, and personal commitments. We offer a hybrid working policy that embraces your well-being, flexibility, and trust.