A professional who lays out plans and estimates costs for constructing transmission lines (high-tension facilities for carrying power from source to distributing points). Responsibilities include:

• Visits proposed construction site and selects best and shortest route to avoid interference with telephone or other lines.
• Submits data on proposed route to right-of-way department for obtaining necessary easements.
• Arranges for aerial, topographical, and other surveys to be made to obtain pertinent data for planning lines.
• Devises steel and wood supporting structures for cables and draws sketch showing their location.
• Performs detailed engineering calculations to draw up construction specifications, such as cable sag, pole strength, and necessary grounding.
• Estimates labor, material, and construction costs, and draws up specifications for purchase of materials and equipment.
• Keeps informed on new developments in electric power transmission.
• Assists various departments of power company on problems involving transmission-line operation and maintenance.
• Inspects completed installation.
• Does not usually plan facilities for distributing power to consumers (power-distribution engineer (utilities))