Resource Allocation Optimization for Transmission Line Projects

Abstract

This project developed a resource allocation framework, a companion planning tool, and supporting case study evidence to address the absence of audited labor baselines in Owner's Engineer transmission line work. The framework was structured around four sequential phases covering historical labor audit, workload mapping, work order extension response, and constraint management. It was tested on a single high-voltage corridor in the United States where a contractual work order extension transferred senior review and quality control scope from the transmission utility onto the consultant team.