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Hours Full-time
Location Kirkwood, New York

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Job Description

Aquinas Consulting is currently looking to fill a Lead Line Engineer job in Kirkwood, NY. This DIRECT hire job is available with one of our key customers in the public utilities industry. In this role, you will be responsible for leading high, medium, and low voltage transmission and distribution line designs, including structural and electrical calculations, routing, and engineering drawings, across a multi-state electric delivery system. In order to be successful in this position, you must have a Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Construction Management along with hands-on transmission line design, construction, and field inspection experience. Preference will be given to someone with a PE license and expert PLS-CADD modeling skills.

Lead Line Engineer Job responsibilities:

  • Lead capital project engineering through scoping, budgeting, conceptual and detailed design, construction, and closeout.
  • Create new conceptual line designs and oversee the work of external detailed designers.
  • Perform structural and electrical calculations, routing, and engineering drawings for lines up to 345kV.
  • Oversee engineering studies to evaluate system performance, reliability, and operational issues.
  • Ensure all designs meet company, local, state, and national codes and standards.
  • Provide technical leadership, mentor engineers, and direct contractors on company standards and best practices.

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Construction Management
  • Transmission and distribution line design, construction, and field inspection experience
  • Expert skills in PLS-CADD, CAD drafting, and project scoping and estimating
  • Experience with overhead and underground line design, foundation design, and material selection
  • Knowledge of engineering standards up to 345kV and regulatory requirements
  • PE license preferred

This direct hire Lead Line Engineer job is based in Kirkwood, NY. The annual salary for this role ranges from $115,000 - $142,000. This role offers medical, dental, and vision insurance, paid time off and company holidays, a 401(k) with company match, short and long-term disability, life insurance, tuition assistance, and student loan repayment assistance. Additional benefits include health savings, flexible spending, and commuter accounts, an employee assistance program, fertility and family-forming support, back-up care, and incentive pay opportunities.

If you are interested in this Kirkwood, NY based Lead Line Engineer job, please apply now to be connected with a member of our team.

Please note: Applying to this role is an agreement to have your information entered into our database and acknowledgement that a recruiter will reach out to you either by phone, email, and/or text message regarding this and similar job opportunities.

Aquinas Consulting is a woman and minority owned company headquartered in Milford, CT that provides Engineering, Information Technology (IT), and Manufacturing staffing solutions throughout the US. We take pride in 26 years of service to our clients, our hiring managers, our consultants, and our local community. Aquinas is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and committed to considering all qualified applications without regard to race, genetic information, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by law. www.aquinasconsulting.com

 


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Posting ID: 1310722198 Posted: 2026-10-31 Job Title: Lead Line Engineer