Power Engineer

Our client, and Engineering consulting firm, is seeking a direct hire Power Engineer to join their team. As a Power Engineer, you will be part of the Power Engineering team supporting high-voltage substation and transmission line design work for Oil & Gas and Industrial clients. May reside in Houston, TX or Alpharetta, GA. Job Title: Power Engineer Location: Houston, Texas Pay Range: $125000 - $160000 base DOE plus bonuses, benefits, etc. What's the Job? Develop and update one-line diagrams, three-line diagrams, AC/DC schematics, and wiring diagrams for substations. Create general arrangement layouts, equipment plans, sections, elevations, and foundation interface drawings, including conduit plans, cable schedules, trench details, and control building layouts. Produce grounding-related deliverables such as ground grid layout drawings, grounding connections, and support implementation of grounding studies. Support transmission line design by creating plan & profile drawings, structure loading trees, structure framing drawings, and sag‑tension modeling (PLS‑CADD preferred). Perform design redlines, QC checks, and contribute to QA/QC reviews and IFC/as‑built design package support while ensuring compliance with IEEE, NESC, and client/utility standards. What's Needed? 8-10 years of electrical design experience in high-voltage (HV/EHV) substations and Medium Voltage and transmission line (TL) projects. Strong knowledge of 115-500 kV substation design, including equipment layouts, one-lines/three-lines, control and protection schematic drafting, grounding plans, lighting, conduit/cable routing, and bus layouts. Demonstrated experience preparing plan & profile, structure lists, sag‑tension, and conductor selection for TL projects (PLS‑CADD preferred). Proficiency with industry CAD tools such as AutoCAD, MicroStation, or SDS – Substation Design Suite, and PLS‑CADD/PLS‑Pole/PLS‑Tower (preferred); Revit is optional but beneficial. Working knowledge of line and station equipment (breakers, switches, CCVTs, CTs/PTs, wave traps, line terminals, insulators, arresters, structures, foundations, trenching, grounding) and the ability to interpret engineering sketches, specs, and vendor drawings. What's in it for me? Opportunity to contribute to complex, high-impact power delivery infrastructure through detailed substation and transmission line design. Clear standards-driven work with structured QA/QC checkpoints (30%, 60%, 90%, IFC) and design checklists/templates. Hands‑on collaboration with electrical, civil/structural, permitting/environmental, and procurement/vendor stakeholders. Use of industry‑standard tools and deliverables, including IFC design packages, bid packages, and as‑builts. Weekly touchpoints with the project team to align on priorities and deliverables. ManpowerGroup® (NYSE: MAN), the leading global workforce solutions company, helps organizations transform in a fast‑changing world of work by sourcing, assessing, developing, and managing the talent that enables them to win. We develop innovative solutions for hundreds of thousands of organizations every year, providing them with skilled talent while finding meaningful, sustainable employment for millions of people across a wide range of industries and skills. Our expert family of brands - Manpower, Experis, Talent Solutions, and Jefferson Wells - creates substantial value for candidates and clients across more than 75 countries and territories and has done so for over 70 years. We are recognized consistently for our diversity - as a best place to work for Women, Inclusion, Equality and Disability and in 2023 ManpowerGroup was named one of the World's Most Ethical Companies for the 14th year - all confirming our position as the brand of choice for in‑demand talent. ManpowerGroup is committed to providing equal employment opportunities in a professional, high quality work environment. It is the policy of ManpowerGroup and all of its subsidiaries to recruit, train, promote, transfer, pay and take all employment actions without regard to an employee's race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, religion, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law. #J-18808-Ljbffr ManpowerGroup