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You will be responsible for leading power industry projects from concept through completion, with a focus on electric transmission and distribution design. This role requires strong client-facing skills, project financial ownership, and the ability to manage interdisciplinary engineering and construction activities to design, analyze and modernize power infrastructure.\nWhat You’ll Do:\nBuild, maintain, and grow client relationships, support business development and proposal development\nServe as the primary client contact, ensuring communication, alignment, and high-quality delivery\nLead and manage transmission, distribution and substation projects from planning through closeout, including route selection, siting, surveying, permitting, engineering, estimating, and construction coordination\nProvide leadership, mentoring, and coordination across multi-disciplinary teams (electrical, civil, survey, environmental, structural)\nPrepare and/or oversee project schedules, budgets, forecasting, scope, risk management, change management, and staffing\nDevelop engineering drawings, specifications, and cost estimates and implement project execution plans, project controls, and QA/QC processes\nPerform transmission and distribution system design (overhead & underground) including distribution equipment, feeder replacement, cable replacement, and new feeder installation\nPrepare substation design packages including siting, physical equipment arrangements, and equipment designs such as buswork, transformers, breakers, isolators, protective relaying systems, and grounding systems\nConduct line routing, load flow, short circuit, and coordination studies as well as voltage drop, sag-tension, wire selection, and pole loading calculations\nProvide technical input during client meetings and presentations as well as internal design team meetings\nWhat You’ll Need:\nBachelor’s degree in engineering from an ABET accredited institution, or\nBachelor’s degree in engineering technology or construction management from an ABET accredited institution\n7+ years of T&D experience in consulting or utility environments\n3+ years managing power industry projects\nWorking knowledge of industry design standards, including NESC, IEEE, NERC and relevant utility standards\nProficiency in tools such as ETAP, SKM, CYME, PLS-CADD, or similar\nDesign experience and working knowledge of 69kV to 500kV systems preferred\nStrong communication skills, attention to detail, and ability to present complex information to internal and external stakeholders\nDemonstrated ability to manage project financials, forecasting, scope, schedules, contracts, and risk\nProven success developing client relationships and leading multi-disciplinary teams.\nProfessional Engineer (PE) license and/or PMP Certification preferred\nCompensation to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, as well as internal and external equity.\nIllinois Pay Transparency\n$110,000—$200,000 USD\nWho We Are:\nJoin Farnsworth Group, a nationally recognized architectural engineering and surveying firm where your career can thrive! For eleven consecutive years, we’ve been certified as a Great Place to Work®, and our engineers, architects, surveyors, and scientists channel their passion and expertise into making meaningful contributions to the world around us. With more than 650 talented professionals across 24 offices, we collaborate with clients ranging from small communities to some of the world’s largest brands. Our success is built on our people - their passion, creativity, and commitment to excellence. Here, you’ll find a supportive culture that champions your growth, embraces challenges, values work-life balance, and empowers you to make a lasting impact for our clients and communities. Join us and move your career forward.\nA Great Place to Work Certified\nFor eleven consecutive years, Farnsworth Group has earned the prestigious Great Place to Work® certification-thanks to our employees! Each year, our staff participate in a survey administered by the Great Place to Work organization, measuring perceptions of credibility, respect, pride, fairness, and camaraderie. The results are benchmarked against the nation’s leading companies, and only top performers receive the certification. Insights from the survey help us continually enhance our work environment and foster a culture that makes Farnsworth Group an even greater place to work.\nFull-time regular employee benefits and perks include:\n401(k) with 100% Company Match up to 5%\nMedical/Dental/Vision Insurance Plans\nFlexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts\nShort & Long-Term Disability\nMaternity and Paternity Leave\nProfessional Development and Training\nMentoring Program\nPaid Time Off\nWellness/Fitness Reimbursements\nPet Insurance Plan\nHybrid Work Program\nFarnsworth Group appreciates that flexibility and work-life balance are important aspects of the careers and lives of our employees. Our Hybrid Work Program offers employees a flexible work arrangement while contributing to the Company’s culture and success. Please discuss with your recruiter for details.\nStatement on Diversity and Inclusion:\nFarnsworth Group is a collection of employees with unique backgrounds and perspectives that all come together to make us a better Company. It is our goal to recruit, hire, develop, retain, and promote a diverse group of people. 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