Principal Overhead Line (OHL) Engineer

Job description

AECOM Bogota, D.C., Capital District, Colombia

Principal Overhead Line (OHL) Engineer – Bogota, Colombia

AECOM Enterprise Capabilities is seeking a Principal Overhead Line (OHL) Engineer to join our team in Bogota, Colombia.

The role provides senior technical leadership and delivery capability across a broad range of transmission line projects from 132kV to 765kV, including greenfield projects, asset upgrades, reconductoring, thermal uprating, foundation and structure strengthening, line cut-ins, and asset renewal schemes.

The role involves hands-on design, technical review, and interdisciplinary collaboration across project stages from concept to construction.

Responsibilities

• Planning, scheduling, and execution of HV transmission line projects including preparation of cost estimates, project budgets, and resource allocation plans.
  
  
• Coordinate with project managers, clients and other stakeholders to ensure project requirements are met.
  
  
• Provide technical leadership in the delivery of HV transmission line engineering and design projects/packages.
  
  
• Develop transmission line alignments, profiles, and structure spotting using PLS-CADD.
  
  
• Perform sag-tension analysis and validate clearances in accordance with relevant standards (e.g. EN 50341, NG TS 2.04).
  
  
• Prepare and review design deliverables including plan/profile drawings, stringing charts, structure schedules, and loading reports.
  
  
• Assess tower and pole structure loading and coordinate foundation designs with geotechnical inputs.
  
  
• Lead and/or contribute to projects such as new transmission line designs (greenfield), reconductoring, uprating, line clearance improvement studies, tower/pole replacements, and asset renewal.
  
  
• Provide guidance and mentoring to junior engineers and contribute to continuous improvement through lessons learned and design innovation.
  
  
• Participate in design reviews, QA/verification processes, and constructability assessments and support delivery of construction-ready drawings and material schedules.
  
  
• Coordinate with drafting, structural, civil, electrical, and geotechnical teams for integrated design outputs.
  
  

Discipline-Specific Requirements

Civil / Structural / Mechanical Focus:

• Model towers or poles using PLS-TOWER or PLS-POLE, including strength, stability, and member capacity checks.
  
  
• Support or lead foundation assessments and designs (pad, pile, raft, grillage) with geotechnical input.
  
  
• Prepare or review general arrangement drawings, connection details, fabrication drawings, and part lists.
  
  
• Assess structural adequacy of towers/poles for reconductoring, uprating, or retrofit purposes.
  
  
• Contribute to constructability assessments including cranage, access, erection sequencing, and outage constraints.
  
  

Electrical Focus (Applicable Only to Candidates with an Electrical Engineering Background):

• Select appropriate conductor types, earthwires, and OPGW based on system requirements and environmental factors.
  
  
• Perform insulation coordination studies, including BIL ratings, insulator string design, and strike/arcing distance assessments.
  
  
• Review electrical clearances and evaluate thermal ratings of line sections under different loading scenarios.
  
  
• Conduct shielding angle analysis, critical span evaluations, and lightning protection adequacy assessments.
  
  
• Contribute to EMF, induction, and line loss analysis using applicable software; coordinate termination and bonding interfaces with substation teams.
  
  

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Civil, Structural, Mechanical, or Electrical) with 8+ years of relevant experience in HV (132kV+) overhead line transmission design and delivery.
  
  
• Chartered or Professional Engineer status (or working towards it) preferred.
  
  
• Experience delivering HV OHL projects including new builds, reconductoring, uprating, and asset renewals.
  
  
• Proven ability to coordinate across disciplines and review detailed technical outputs to a high standard.
  
  
• Proficiency with PLS-CADD, PLS-TOWER/PLS-POLE, and Microsoft Excel/Office.
  
  
• English language fluency (oral and written).
  
  

Desirable/Additional Information:

• 10 years of relevant experience in HV (132kV+) overhead line transmission design and delivery.
  
  
• Desirable experience with AutoCAD/MicroStation, TEKLA Structures, MathCAD, SAP2000/STAAD.Pro/SpaceGASS, LPile/AllPile/BHPile, CDEGS/HIFREQ.
  
  
• Relocation assistance is not available for this position.
  
  Sponsorship for Colombia work authorization is not available for this position, now or in the future.
  
  

About AECOM

AECOM is proud to offer comprehensive benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees.

Benefits may include medical, dental, vision, life, disability benefits, paid time off, leaves of absences, voluntary benefits, flexible work options, well-being resources, employee assistance program, travel insurance, service recognition awards, retirement savings plan, and employee stock purchase plan.

AECOM is a global infrastructure leader committed to delivering a better world.

As a trusted professional services firm powered by deep technical abilities, we solve complex challenges in water, environment, energy, transportation and buildings.

We are a Fortune 500 firm with operations worldwide.

Learn more at aecom.com.

EEO Statement
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Job Details
ReqID: J
Business Line: Building Engineering
Business Group: DCS
Strategic Business Unit: Enterprise Capabilities
Career Area: Engineering
Work Location Model: On-Site

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