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Position: Civil Design Engineer (Transmission Line - 400 kV)

Job Level: Senior / Intermediate

Number of Vacancies: 1

Location: Kathmandu 

Employment Type: Full-time

Key Responsibilities

  • Coordinate with team of experts/team member for foundation design works for 400 kV transmission line towers, including suspension, tension, angle, and special towers.
  • Perform structural design and analysis of tower foundations (pad & chimney, pile, raft, and special foundations as required) based on soil conditions and loading criteria in coordination with the team of experts.
  • Review soil investigation reports and interpret geotechnical parameters for safe and economical foundation design.
  • Coordinate with team of experts to review and provide technical feedback to transmission line structural designers to ensure optimized/cost effective design
  • Verify loading inputs including uplift, compression, transverse, longitudinal, wind, broken wire, and seismic load combinations.
  • Coordinate with geotechnical, survey, structural, and construction teams to optimize tower spotting and foundation solutions.
  • Review and check design drawings, calculation sheets, BOQs, and technical specifications.
  • Provide technical support during construction, including resolution of site-related foundation issues.
  • Participate in design review meetings with clients, consultants, and contractors.
  • Ensure compliance of all designs with applicable standards such as IEC, IS, ASCE, IEEE, or project-specific guidelines.

Qualifications and Experience

  • Master’s Degree in Civil / Structural / Geotechnical Engineering with a minimum of 2 years of relevant professional experience preferably in 220 kV or 400 kV transmission line projects, or
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering with a minimum of 5 years of relevant professional experience, preferably in 220 kV or 400 kV transmission line projects.
  • Understanding of foundation design for high-voltage transmission line towers.
  • Understanding of transmission tower loading systems and soil–structure interaction principles.
  • Knowledge of PLS-CADD for line profiling, spotting, sag-tension analysis, and loading extraction
  • Knowledge of PLS-Tower for tower modeling, structural analysis, and load case verification.
  • Knowledge of applicable transmission line design standards (IEC, IS 4091, IS 802, ASCE, etc.).
  • Practical understanding of construction practices for transmission line foundations.

Additional Competencies

  • Excellent coordination and interdisciplinary communication skills.
  • Strong analytical and technical review capability.
  • Ability to identify design inconsistencies and provide constructive technical feedback.
  • Detail-oriented with strong documentation and reporting skills.
  • Self-motivated, result-oriented, and capable of handling multiple design packages simultaneously.
  • Willingness to travel regularly to project sites, including remote and challenging terrains.
  • Willingness to work on other project assignment as per requirement of an organization
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