Staff Electrical Engineer - Substation Design

About the position

As an employee-owned company, our people are Black & Veatch. We put them at the center of everything we do and empower them to grow, explore new possibilities and use their diverse talents and perspectives to solve humanity's biggest challenges in an ever-evolving world. With over 100 years of innovation in sustainable infrastructure and our expertise in engineering, procurement, consulting and construction, together we are building a world of difference. In this role, you will have the opportunity to function as a mid-level engineer or technical specialist in substation design. Substation design encompasses distribution, sub-transmission and transmission level voltage classes. You will develop electrical design deliverables, including protection and control design (protective relays) and/or physical design, and interface with clients, vendors and subcontractors.

Responsibilities

• Continues to learn and remains current on departmental design guides, standards, systems, applicable engineering codes and Black and Veatch policies and procedures.
• Begins to independently apply knowledge and complies with Black and Veatch quality program relative to assigned tasks.
• Supports continuous improvement and change management efforts.
• Prepares a variety of moderately complex engineering deliverables.
• Performs complex research and develops recommendations for equipment and/or materials selection.
• Collects, assimilates, and manages data for engineering work.
• Prepares complex engineering calculations following standard methods and principles.
• Understands and adheres to budget, schedule, and quality requirements.
• Recognizes, defines and resolves problems within assigned area.
• May provide direction and guidance to others.
• Assigns tasks to and coordinates with other internal/external team members on less complex projects.
• Initiates contact with other disciplines as needed to identify and coordinate details of the work.
• Actively seeks to understand client interests and drivers through normal client contact and through interaction and communication with project leadership.
• Applies understanding of client interests and drivers to their own behavior and performance of the work under his/her responsibility.
• May provide support to business development or pursuit activities.
• Shares current knowledge of latest technology and processes.
• May assist with performance management process, mentoring, recognition, and any corrective actions required.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering from either a recognized accredited program in their home country or the country in which the professional is practicing.
• Minimum of 3 years related work experience.
• All applicants must be able to complete pre-employment onboarding requirements (if selected) which may include any/all of the following: criminal/civil background check, drug screen, and motor vehicle records search, in compliance with any applicable laws and regulations.

Nice-to-haves

• HV Substation Design experience – Physical and/or Protection & Controls.
• Engineering-in-Training (EIT) Certification.
• Learning on the Fly.
• Problem Solving.
• Intellectual Horsepower.
• Written Communications.
• Drive For Results.
• Informing.
• Listening and Dealing with Ambiguity.
• Intermediate knowledge of engineering design principles and applicable design guides and standards related to assigned engineering discipline.

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.