Transmission Line Engineering Jobs in New York
Transmission line engineering jobs in New York are consistently in demand, concentrated across the state's large investor-owned utilities, independent power producers, and public power authorities that together operate one of the most complex high-voltage grids in the country. The greatest hiring activity centers on New York City, Albany, and Syracuse, where employers like Con Edison, National Grid, and the New York Power Authority maintain significant engineering operations. The most sought-after specialties include high-voltage transmission design, protection and control systems, and grid interconnection studies, with openings at every level from entry-level design engineers through senior project leads. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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This Opportunity
WSP is seeking a Intermediate Transmission Line Design Engineer to support major utility and energy clients. You will lead transmission line design efforts and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-quality, constructible solutions. This role is fully in-office at the client site in Rochester, NY, Buffalo, NY or Binghamton, NY. Candidates must be able to work on-site daily.
Your Impact
The successful candidate will have the following responsibilities:
Review/Design transmission line plan and profile drawings using PLSCADD to ensure compliance with Client Standards and NESC/other standards
- Structure recommendations
- Insulation, A/C interference, static wire, grounding studies
- Line Design: Plans and Profiles, Cross section details
- Assist in leading overall transmission line design for all capital projects
- Drive the project plan for transmission line routing and strategy, specifically:
- Decide whether to rebuild existing lines or obtain additional right of way based on area congestion and local politics/permitting issues
- Determine required structure designs based on design constraints
- Determine routing in and around into congested stations to optimize design/reliability and minimize the number of crossings
- Serves as an overhead transmission line design technical specialist and has knowledge and skillset to provide consultation and guidance to project teams.
- Develop technical specifications, specifications, QA/QC procedures, deliverable templates, and other means of increasing efficiency in our day-to-day operations.
- Review design documents for construction, including plan & profiles, structure load tree drawings, structure framing, bill of materials and foundations design drawings.
- Understand and interpret geotechnical reports and extrapolate information needed for foundation design software including L-PILE and MFAD.
- Timely and on-budget delivery of the design packages
- Responsible for the quality of all design packages
- Ability to work on multiple projects at the same time
- Coordinates the interfaces with other engineering disciplines
- Support the Project Engineer to achieve the overall project goals
- Represents the project and corresponding discipline in front of the client, in coordination with the Project Engineer
- Supports the development of the quality management system
- Reporting and project management activities required by the Company or the client
- Support the management to achieve organization goals
- Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.
Who You Are
- A Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Civil, Structural or Mechanical Engineering or closely related degree from a recognized institution
- A minimum of 1+ years post education experience, preferably in Transmission Line Design with voltages up to 115 kV HVAC.
- Knowledge of codes and standards such as NESC, AISC, IEEE and ANSI.
- Experience with the use of Finite Element modeling within PLS-CADD, POLE, & TOWER. Experience with MFAD, HFAD, LPILE, AutoCAD, and MicroStation. Modeling experience with PSCAD is a plus.
- Effective interpersonal and communication skills when interacting with others, expressing ideas effectively and professionally to an engineering and non-engineering audience.
- Well-developed critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to demonstrate effectiveness at coordinating and assertively directing subcontractors and others to consistently complete tasks safely and efficiently.
- Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
- Ability to work schedules conducive to project-specific requirements that may extend beyond the typical workweek.
- This role is subject to a client-mandated drug/alcohol testing policy. As such, employee may be subject to random drug/alcohol tests. A copy of this policy will be provided during employee onboarding and is available upon applicant request.
- This position is subject to and contingent upon client approval of candidates put forth for consideration by WSP.
Ability to work full-time on-site at the client office in Rochester or Binghamton, NY
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master’s Degree in Engineering.
- Essential Professional Licensure/Certification
WSP Benefits:
WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on a providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career. These benefits include coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation (or other personal time); paid parental leave; and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.
Compensation:
Expected Salary (all locations): $65,400 - $107,910
WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and offer for this position, based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities in addition to internal equity and specific geographic location. WSP USA reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, and/or federal law.
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WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms. Dedicated to serving local communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors and construction management professionals. WSP USA designs lasting solutions in the buildings, transportation, energy, water and environment markets. With more than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper.
www.wsp.com
WSP provides a flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs. Employees are also afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career.
At WSP, we want to give our employees the challenges they seek to grow their careers and knowledge base. Your daily contributions to your team will be essential in meeting client objectives, goals and challenges. Are you ready to get started?
WSP USA (and all of its U.S. companies) is an Equal Opportunity Employer Race/Age/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disability or Protected Veteran Status.
The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.
NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES:
WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. Unsolicited resumes include any resume or hiring document sent to WSP in the absence of a signed Service Agreement where WSP has expressly requested recruitment/staffing services specific to the position at hand. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers or other business leaders, will become the property of WSP and WSP will have the right to hire that candidate without reservation – no fee or other compensation will be owed or paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or other staffing service.
This Opportunity
WSP is seeking a Intermediate Transmission Line Design Engineer to support major utility and energy clients. You will lead transmission line design efforts and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-quality, constructible solutions. This role is fully in-office at the client site in Rochester, NY, Buffalo, NY or Binghamton, NY. Candidates must be able to work on-site daily.
Your Impact
The successful candidate will have the following responsibilities:
Review/Design transmission line plan and profile drawings using PLSCADD to ensure compliance with Client Standards and NESC/other standards
- Structure recommendations
- Insulation, A/C interference, static wire, grounding studies
- Line Design: Plans and Profiles, Cross section details
- Assist in leading overall transmission line design for all capital projects
- Drive the project plan for transmission line routing and strategy, specifically:
- Decide whether to rebuild existing lines or obtain additional right of way based on area congestion and local politics/permitting issues
- Determine required structure designs based on design constraints
- Determine routing in and around into congested stations to optimize design/reliability and minimize the number of crossings
- Serves as an overhead transmission line design technical specialist and has knowledge and skillset to provide consultation and guidance to project teams.
- Develop technical specifications, specifications, QA/QC procedures, deliverable templates, and other means of increasing efficiency in our day-to-day operations.
- Review design documents for construction, including plan & profiles, structure load tree drawings, structure framing, bill of materials and foundations design drawings.
- Understand and interpret geotechnical reports and extrapolate information needed for foundation design software including L-PILE and MFAD.
- Timely and on-budget delivery of the design packages
- Responsible for the quality of all design packages
- Ability to work on multiple projects at the same time
- Coordinates the interfaces with other engineering disciplines
- Support the Project Engineer to achieve the overall project goals
- Represents the project and corresponding discipline in front of the client, in coordination with the Project Engineer
- Supports the development of the quality management system
- Reporting and project management activities required by the Company or the client
- Support the management to achieve organization goals
- Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.
Who You Are
- A Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Civil, Structural or Mechanical Engineering or closely related degree from a recognized institution
- A minimum of 1+ years post education experience, preferably in Transmission Line Design with voltages up to 115 kV HVAC.
- Knowledge of codes and standards such as NESC, AISC, IEEE and ANSI.
- Experience with the use of Finite Element modeling within PLS-CADD, POLE, & TOWER. Experience with MFAD, HFAD, LPILE, AutoCAD, and MicroStation. Modeling experience with PSCAD is a plus.
- Effective interpersonal and communication skills when interacting with others, expressing ideas effectively and professionally to an engineering and non-engineering audience.
- Well-developed critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to demonstrate effectiveness at coordinating and assertively directing subcontractors and others to consistently complete tasks safely and efficiently.
- Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
- Ability to work schedules conducive to project-specific requirements that may extend beyond the typical workweek.
- This role is subject to a client-mandated drug/alcohol testing policy. As such, employee may be subject to random drug/alcohol tests. A copy of this policy will be provided during employee onboarding and is available upon applicant request.
- This position is subject to and contingent upon client approval of candidates put forth for consideration by WSP.
Ability to work full-time on-site at the client office in Rochester or Binghamton, NY
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master’s Degree in Engineering.
- Essential Professional Licensure/Certification
WSP Benefits:
WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on a providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career. These benefits include coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation (or other personal time); paid parental leave; and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.
Compensation:
Expected Salary (all locations): $65,400 - $107,910
WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and offer for this position, based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities in addition to internal equity and specific geographic location. WSP USA reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, and/or federal law.
#LI-DC3
WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms. Dedicated to serving local communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors and construction management professionals. WSP USA designs lasting solutions in the buildings, transportation, energy, water and environment markets. With more than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper.
www.wsp.com
WSP provides a flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs. Employees are also afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career.
At WSP, we want to give our employees the challenges they seek to grow their careers and knowledge base. Your daily contributions to your team will be essential in meeting client objectives, goals and challenges. Are you ready to get started?
WSP USA (and all of its U.S. companies) is an Equal Opportunity Employer Race/Age/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disability or Protected Veteran Status.
The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.
NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES:
WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. Unsolicited resumes include any resume or hiring document sent to WSP in the absence of a signed Service Agreement where WSP has expressly requested recruitment/staffing services specific to the position at hand. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers or other business leaders, will become the property of WSP and WSP will have the right to hire that candidate without reservation – no fee or other compensation will be owed or paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or other staffing service.
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Who's Hiring
Top Industries Hiring
- Consulting & Professional Services
- Construction & Real Estate
- Healthcare & Medical Services
- Technology & Software
What New York Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in transmission line engineering jobs across New York.
- New York Professional Engineer license or active application for PE registration
- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or closely related engineering discipline
- Experience with high-voltage transmission line design standards and NERC reliability criteria
- Proficiency in power systems analysis software such as PSS/E, PSCAD, or CYME
- Familiarity with NYISO interconnection processes and New York State utility construction standards
- Strong working knowledge of AutoCAD, MicroStation, or similar civil and electrical design tools
Transmission Line Engineering Jobs in New York: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a transmission line engineering in New York?
The concrete path begins with a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, followed by gaining relevant work experience and passing the Fundamentals of Engineering exam to become an Engineer in Training. New York licensure as a Professional Engineer is issued by the New York State Education Department's Office of the Professions, which requires passing the Principles and Practice of Engineering exam and meeting the state's experience requirements. PE licensure is the standard credential employers expect for independent design authority on transmission projects in New York.
How much do transmission line engineerings make in New York?
Transmission line engineerings in New York earn a median of about $117,600 a year, based on May 2025 Bureau of Labor Statistics wage data, ranging from around $73,410 for the lowest 10% to over $192,900 for the top 10%. Pay rises with experience, specialty, and employer.
Which companies hire transmission line engineerings in New York?
Employers hiring transmission line engineerings in New York right now include WSP in the U.S., WSP, and HDR, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of August 2026. New York's large investor-owned utilities, the New York Power Authority, and established engineering consulting firms with state utility contracts are the most consistent sources of openings across the state.
Which New York cities have the most transmission line engineering jobs?
Rochester, Syracuse, and Buffalo have the most transmission line engineering openings in New York. New York City leads because Con Edison's dense underground and overhead transmission network requires a large resident engineering staff, while Albany and Syracuse draw hiring from National Grid's upstate operations and from engineering consulting firms that hold long-term contracts with NYPA and regional utilities serving Central and Western New York.
Are there remote transmission line engineering jobs in New York?
Yes, but they're rare. About 25% of transmission line engineering openings tied to New York are remote or hybrid as of August 2026, which reflects how site-dependent most of this work is. The parts of the role most amenable to remote arrangements are steady-state power flow modeling, protection relay coordination studies, and technical report writing, while field verification, substation design reviews, and construction support almost always require on-site presence.
How can I get hired as a transmission line engineering in New York with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is a new-graduate hire into a utility or large consulting firm's rotational engineering program. Con Edison and National Grid both run structured early-career engineering programs in New York that place candidates without prior utility experience into transmission and distribution teams. Entry-level roles such as transmission design associate or power systems analyst at engineering consultancies serving NYPA and NYISO are also accessible with a relevant degree and an active Engineer in Training credential from the New York State Education Department.
Where can I find and apply to transmission line engineering jobs in New York?
You can find and apply to transmission line engineering jobs in New York on Migrate Mate, which lists current New York openings from utilities, power authorities, and engineering firms active in the state. Search the listings, find the roles that fit your experience and location, and apply directly to the employers posting them.
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