Electrical Engineer - Substation Design

About the position

As an employee-owned company, Black & Veatch puts its people at the center of everything it does, empowering them to grow, explore new possibilities, and use their diverse talents and perspectives to solve humanity's biggest challenges. The company has over 100 years of innovation in sustainable infrastructure and expertise in engineering, procurement, consulting, and construction. The position is for a mid-level engineer or technical specialist in substation design, which includes distribution, sub-transmission, and transmission level voltage classes. The role involves developing electrical design deliverables, including protection and control design and/or physical design, and interfacing with clients, vendors, and subcontractors. This opportunity is located in Houston, TX, with a hybrid work structure supporting 3 days in the office and 2 days remote/flex.

Responsibilities

• Function as a mid-level engineer or technical specialist in substation design.
• Develop electrical design deliverables, including protection and control design and/or physical design.
• Interface with clients, vendors, and subcontractors.
• Prepare a variety of moderately complex engineering deliverables.
• Perform complex research and develop recommendations for equipment and/or materials selection.
• Collect, assimilate, and manage data for engineering work.
• Prepare complex engineering calculations following standard methods and principles.
• Understand and adhere to budget, schedule, and quality requirements.
• Recognize, define, and resolve problems within assigned area.
• Assign tasks to and coordinate with other internal/external team members on less complex projects.
• Initiate contact with other disciplines as needed to identify and coordinate details of the work.
• Actively seek to understand client interests and drivers through normal client contact and through interaction and communication with project leadership.
• Share current knowledge of latest technology and processes.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering from a recognized accredited program.
• Minimum of 3 years related work experience.
• Ability to complete pre-employment onboarding requirements.

Nice-to-haves

• HV Substation Design experience - Physical and/or Protection & Controls
• Engineering-in-Training (EIT) Certification
• Intermediate knowledge of engineering design principles and applicable design guides and standards.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• 401K match
• Benefits that start day 1
• Flexible work schedules
• Paid vacation and holiday time
• Sick time and dependent sick time
• Adoption reimbursement
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vendor discounts
• Employment referral program
• AD&D insurance
• Pre-taxed accounts
• Voluntary legal plan
• B&V Credit Union
• Performance-based bonus program