# Companies using PLS-CADD

2,984 companies in our data use PLS-CADD, and 1,239 of them name it in job posts they wrote. Hiring for it is steady, with 3,863 job posts naming it from October 2025 to August 2026. It comes up most in Power Engineer job posts.

Data as of November 9, 2026. Source: Sumble.

## Which companies name PLS-CADD in the most job posts?

Sargent & Lundy has posted more jobs naming PLS-CADD than any other company: 1,344. All five companies are in Professional Services.

| Company | Job posts | People | Recent job post |
|---|---:|---:|---|
| [Sargent & Lundy](https://sumble.com/orgs/sargent-&-lundy) | 1,344 | 138 | "Model transmission lines in PLS-CADD, determine right of way requirements, calculate conductor sags, and develop transmission line plan and profile drawings." (transmission line engineer 3 - grid, Nov 7, 2026) |
| [Burns & McDonnell](https://sumble.com/orgs/burns-&-mcdonnell) | 1,037 | 192 | "Experience in 69kV to 500kV line design and working knowledge and/or expertise in Power Line system-based programs (i.e., PLS, PLS-CADD, PLS-POLE, etc.) preferred." (Staff Transmission Engineer (Multiple California Locations), Nov 7, 2026) |
| [HDR](https://sumble.com/orgs/hdr) | 801 | 72 | "(examples include PLS CAD, AutoCAD, Plant 3D, AutoPipe, and Revit)" (Power Electrical Engineer, Nov 7, 2026) |
| [Leidos](https://sumble.com/orgs/leidos) | 585 | 44 | "Design Excellence: Engineer overhead and underground systems using PLS-CADD, ensuring compliance with NESC, ASCE, and ACI standards." (Transmission Line Engineer, Nov 7, 2026) |
| [Electrical Consultants, Inc.](https://sumble.com/orgs/electrical-consultants) | 554 | 39 | "finite element design modeling using PLS-CADD software;" (Transmission Project Engineer, Sep 23, 2026) |

## Is hiring for PLS-CADD growing?

Demand for PLS-CADD is steady: 2.0 in every 10,000 job posts from June to August 2026, close to the 2.2 of March to May. From October to December 2025 it was 1.8.

| Month | Job posts naming it | All job posts | Per 10,000 job posts |
|---|---:|---:|---:|
| Oct 2025 | 262 | 1,413,673 | 1.9 |
| Nov 2025 | 358 | 1,822,119 | 2.0 |
| Dec 2025 | 205 | 1,236,103 | 1.7 |
| Jan 2026 | 370 | 1,828,002 | 2.0 |
| Feb 2026 | 394 | 1,856,647 | 2.1 |
| Mar 2026 | 439 | 1,850,711 | 2.4 |
| Apr 2026 | 346 | 1,728,886 | 2.0 |
| May 2026 | 390 | 1,821,509 | 2.1 |
| Jun 2026 | 400 | 1,909,496 | 2.1 |
| Jul 2026 | 356 | 1,815,180 | 2.0 |
| Aug 2026 | 343 | 1,835,698 | 1.9 |

## How many companies named PLS-CADD in a job post for the first time in recent months?

From June to August 2026, 52 companies posted their first job naming PLS-CADD; 53 did from March to May. Over the 11 months from October 2025, 196 companies posted their first job naming it.

| Period | Companies naming it in a job post for the first time |
|---|---:|
| March to May 2026 | 53 |
| June to August 2026 | 52 |
| October 2025 to August 2026 | 196 |

Companies whose first job post naming it appeared in that period. Recruiters, staffing firms and job boards are left out.

## How do we know which companies use PLS-CADD?

Employees' profiles add 1,745 companies to the 1,239 that name PLS-CADD in job posts. 530 show up in both job posts and employees' profiles.

| How we know | Companies | Share |
|---|---:|---:|
| Job posts name PLS-CADD | 1,239 | 42% |
| Employees' profiles list PLS-CADD | 1,745 | 58% |

## What size are the companies that use PLS-CADD?

The largest group of PLS-CADD users is companies with 50 to 999 employees (47%), more than on the typical tech page. The second-largest group is companies with fewer than 50 employees, at 22%.

| Size | Share | Typical tech page |
|---|---:|---:|
| Under 50 employees | 22% | 22% |
| 50 to 999 | 47% | 38% |
| 1,000 to 5,000 | 18% | 17% |
| Over 5,000 | 14% | 23% |

## Where are PLS-CADD companies based?

The United States has the most PLS-CADD companies (46%), but Spain stands out: 4.9% of them, against 1.8% on the typical tech page. Its companies are based in 101 countries and territories.

| Country | Companies | Share | Typical tech page |
|---|---:|---:|---:|
| United States | 1,309 | 46% | 43% |
| Canada | 206 | 7.3% | 3.6% |
| Spain | 139 | 4.9% | 1.8% |
| India | 123 | 4.3% | 6.9% |
| Australia | 107 | 3.8% | 2.2% |
| United Kingdom | 106 | 3.7% | 6.4% |

## Which teams work with PLS-CADD?

PLS-CADD turns up most in job posts for engineering, transmission engineering and transmission teams. Transmission line teams come fourth, at 25 companies.

| Team | Companies |
|---|---:|
| Engineering | 44 |
| Transmission engineering | 38 |
| Transmission | 36 |
| Transmission line | 25 |
| Energy | 24 |
| Power delivery | 20 |

## Which roles mention PLS-CADD most?

Power Engineer roles make up 49.6% of the job posts that name PLS-CADD. Electrical Engineer is second, at 7.4%.

| Role | Share | Oct 2025 to Aug 2026 | Mar to May 2026 | Jun to Aug 2026 |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| Power Engineer | 49.6% | 1,918 | 573 | 559 |
| Electrical Engineer | 7.4% | 284 | 80 | 78 |
| Structural Engineer | 7% | 270 | 76 | 44 |
| Engineer | 5.4% | 208 | 55 | 70 |
| Civil Engineer | 3% | 117 | 40 | 28 |
| Civil Designer | 2.8% | 107 | 30 | 21 |

## Which companies started naming PLS-CADD in job posts recently?

57 companies with 50 or more employees started naming PLS-CADD in job posts between April and August 2026. 6 of them have more than 5,000 employees. Resonetics leads the new commercial companies, with 14 job posts from April to August.

| Group | Company | Job posts, April to August 2026 |
|---|---|---:|
| Commercial | [Resonetics](https://sumble.com/orgs/resonetics,-llc) | 14 |
| Commercial | [ISG](https://sumble.com/orgs/isg-inc.) | 8 |
| Commercial | [CDG Engineers, Inc.](https://sumble.com/orgs/cdg-engineers) | 6 |
| Commercial | [GenusPlus Group](https://sumble.com/orgs/genusplus-group) | 3 |
| Commercial | [Fyfe](https://sumble.com/orgs/fyfe) | 3 |
| Mid-market | [Blattner](https://sumble.com/orgs/blattner) | 4 |
| Mid-market | [Monadelphous](https://sumble.com/orgs/monadelphous) | 3 |
| Mid-market | [Grupo Cobra](https://sumble.com/orgs/cobra-peru) | 2 |
| Mid-market | [Liberty](https://sumble.com/orgs/liberty-utilities) | 2 |
| Mid-market | [Dewberry](https://sumble.com/orgs/dewberry) | 1 |
| Enterprise | [Accenture Argentina](https://sumble.com/orgs/accenturear) | 1 |
| Enterprise | [Dar](https://sumble.com/orgs/dar-al-handasah-consultants-shair-and-partners) | 1 |
| Enterprise | [Hassan Allam Holding](https://sumble.com/orgs/hassan-allam-holding) | 1 |
| Enterprise | [Kent](https://sumble.com/orgs/kent-8023cc80) | 1 |
| Enterprise | [Grupo Equatorial](https://sumble.com/orgs/grupoequatorialenergia) | 1 |

Companies that named PLS-CADD in a job post for the first time between April and August 2026, ranked by their job posts in those months. AI-native companies get a group of their own, whatever their size. Recruiters and job boards are left out.

## What else do PLS-CADD companies use?

PLS-CADD companies are 196 times as likely as similar companies to use PLS-POLE: 30% of them, against 0.15%. MFAD comes second, 189 times as common as usual, at 12%.

| Tool | Companies | Also name it | Typical | Times as common |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| PLS-POLE | 277 | 30% | 0.15% | 196 times |
| MFAD | 107 | 12% | 0.06% | 189 times |
| PoleForeman | 69 | 7.5% | 0.04% | 180 times |
| SpidaCalc | 115 | 12% | 0.07% | 172 times |
| PLS-Tower | 223 | 24% | 0.14% | 170 times |
| O-Calc | 73 | 7.9% | 0.05% | 158 times |
| ASPEN Oneliner | 104 | 11% | 0.08% | 143 times |
| PSLF | 84 | 9.1% | 0.11% | 83 times |

Shares are out of the 924 companies whose job posts name PLS-CADD, not counting firms whose job posts name almost every technology.

## About this data

Sumble built this page. Sumble gives sales, marketing and other GTM teams technographics and hiring signals for the companies they sell to: the technologies each company uses, which teams are hiring and for what, and who reports to whom. That helps a team know who to contact, why now, and what to say.

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