Posted 6 months ago
Transmission Lines Engineer
@ AtkinsRéalis Canada Inc.
Vancouver, British Columbia
Overview
AtkinsRéalis is hiring a Senior Transmission Line Engineer for full-time work at its Vancouver office. The role covers HVAC and HVDC transmission line projects, from conceptual and detailed design through construction support. The posting requires a P.Eng. or equivalent, at least 10 years of transmission and distribution design experience, and a hybrid working arrangement; the salary is $93,800 to $124,000 per year.
Pay:
$93,800–$124,000 a year
Responsibilities:
- Prepare conceptual and detailed transmission line designs
- Guide engineers to meet client and quality requirements
- Prepare scopes of work, route and conductor selection reports, and specifications
- Perform optimum tower spotting
- Supervise technicians and designers
Requirements summary:
- Engineering degree in electrical, mechanical or civil/structural
- P.Eng. registration or equivalent
- 10 years of transmission and distribution line design experience
- Proficiency in PLS CADD, PLS TOWER and PLS POLE
- Excellent written and spoken English; French an asset
Tools & skills
Source and dates
Employer career site / ATS feed · workday
- Employer posting date
- 2026-05-12
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-08
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-16
These dates describe the source record, not a live verification that the employer is still hiring. Check the original posting.
Job details
| Seniority | Senior |
| Department | Engineering |
| Experience | 10+ years |
| Manages people | Yes |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Travel | ground: minimal |
| Work setting | Office, Outdoors, Client sites |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English |
| Licences & certifications | P.Eng. |
| Education | Bachelor’s degree (required) |
| Fields of study | Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering |
| Perks mentioned | Flexible hours, Wellness, Paid training |
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AtkinsRéalis Canada Inc.
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Job Description
Overview
Come join us in reshaping the future with AtkinsRéalis. AtkinsRéalis is dedicated in engineering a better future for our planet and its people.
AtkinsRéalis is offering an exceptional full-time opportunity for a Senior Transmission Line Engineer seeking to build a strong and sustainable career in the field of electric power transmission and distribution networks.
The successful candidate will be based at our Vancouver office and will work within a dynamic, multidisciplinary, and stimulating consulting engineering environment, offering excellent opportunities for professional development and career advancement.
The role will focus primarily on electric power transmission line projects, encompassing both High-Voltage Alternating Current (HVAC) and High-Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) technologies. In this capacity, the candidate will contribute to large-scale, innovative, and strategic projects, playing an active role in supporting the energy transition and enhancing the reliability of electric power systems.
Your role
- Prepare conceptual and detailed design for transmission lines projects.
- Review the design basis memorandum, Transmission lines Requirements, detailed engineering scope and guide the assigned discipline engineers to align the engineering deliverables according to client requirements and AtkinsRéalis’s Quality Management Systems.
- Preparation of Scope of Work (SOW) for survey, staking and construction, line route selection report, conductor selection report, preparation of specifications for material, equipment, construction and installation work.
- Perform Transmission Line Optimum spotting.
- Coordinate the work with internal engineering team and the client.
- Supervise the work of technicians and designers assigned to the projects.
- Construction support including resolving site queries, attending site meetings and performing site inspections during the construction phase of projects.
About you
- A degree in Electrical, Mechanical or Civil/Structural Engineering from a recognized institution.
- P.Eng. registration or Equivalent required.
- A minimum of 10 years of experience in Transmission and Distribution lines design.
- Knowledge of PLS CADD, PLS TOWER and PLS POLE software essential.
- Excellent communication skills in English (written and spoken), French as a second language will be an asset.
Rewards & benefits
Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career at AtkinsRéalis in Canada.
Enjoy competitive compensation, employee recognition, and a brilliant range of flexible benefits you can tailor to your health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle needs.
Make the most of diverse opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise.
And take advantage of our hybrid working culture and generous time-off policies to balance a fulfilling career with your personal life.
About AtkinsRéalis
We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.
Additional information
Expected compensation for this role is between $93,800 - $124,000 annually. Base salaries are determined according to several parameters like skills, experience, and potential impact on the role. Internal and external competitiveness are also taken into account in our offers.
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Worker Type
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RegularAt AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.
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