[Remote] Engineering Advisor
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Quanta Services, Inc. is a leading specialty contractor in North America focused on energy infrastructure solutions. The Engineering Advisor role serves as a technical authority providing strategic advisory support for transmission and substation engineering programs, influencing governance and technical direction while ensuring successful delivery of high-risk infrastructure initiatives.
Responsibilities
- Serve as a technical advisor for transmission and substation engineering activities
- Provide expert guidance to executive leadership on complex technical, constructability, and delivery challenges
- Advise on enterprise-level engineering risk, technical governance, and decision-making
- Serve as an escalation point for critical technical issues across major programs and regions
- Guide development, interpretation, and enforcement of engineering standards, policies, and best practices
- Influence enterprise quality assurance and quality control strategies
- Identify systemic technical risks and recommend proactive mitigation measures
- Lead or support lessons-learned initiatives and technical improvement programs
- Provide advisory oversight across multiple large, complex transmission and substation programs
- Participate in executive design reviews, project risk assessments, and constructability evaluations
- Advise on change management, claims support, and technical dispute resolution
- Support projects during critical phases, including pursuit, design development, construction, and closeout
- Partner with executive leadership to shape long-term engineering strategy and technical capability development
- Support business development and pursuit strategy with senior-level technical insight
- Evaluate emerging technologies, delivery models, and industry trends for strategic adoption
- Collaborate with Operations, Safety, Quality, Project Controls, Supply Chain, and Finance leaders to align technical strategy with business objectives
- Provide mentorship and coaching to senior engineers and technical leaders
- Influence engineering culture through knowledge sharing, technical guidance, and leadership by example
- Represent the organization in high-level technical forums, industry committees, and client engagements
- Serve as a trusted technical voice with clients, regulators, and industry partners
Skills
- Bachelor of Science (B.S.) or graduate degree in Engineering from an ABET-accredited university
- 20+ of progressive experience in electric utility, power delivery, or infrastructure engineering
- Extensive experience supporting transmission and substation engineering programs
- Demonstrated ability to influence executive decision-making through sound technical judgment
- Proven experience advising senior leaders on complex, high-risk technical challenges
- Expert-level understanding of electric utility engineering principles, standards, and construction practices
- Deep knowledge of applicable industry codes and standards (ANSI, ASTM, ACI, AISC, NEC, NESC, IEEE, IEC, etc.)
- Exceptional analytical, problem-solving, and risk management capabilities
- Strong business acumen and ability to balance technical rigor with commercial realities
- Outstanding written, verbal, and executive-level communication skills
- Ability to operate effectively in highly complex, ambiguous, and high-impact environments
- Professional Engineer (P.E.) license strongly preferred
- Experience operating at an enterprise or multi-region leadership level
- Background in EPC, design-build, or utility environments
Benefits
- Comprehensive health and retirement benefits
- Flexible structure emphasizing technical leadership and strategic influence
- Opportunity to shape engineering practices across major infrastructure programs
- Travel: Yes (Up to 10–25%, based on enterprise and program needs)
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