Civil - Staff Engineering Technician - Water
About the role
This opportunity with Black & Veatch offers the chance to collaborate with multidisciplinary project teams within the Government & Communities Market Sector, supporting Water & Industrial Water projects and building critical infrastructure for today's and tomorrow's challenges. Civil professionals contribute to site development efforts, including grading and drainage, erosion control, roadways, fencing, and underground utilities. The Virtual Design & Data Solutions (VDDS) Staff Engineering Technician plays a key role in supporting the development of high-quality engineering deliverables for these complex infrastructure projects. Under general supervision, this position performs technical tasks requiring intermediate knowledge of engineering principles and practices, with a focus on creating and modifying site development plans using industry-standard design tools, such as Autodesk Civil 3D and/or Bentley MicroStation.
In this role you will have the opportunity to
- Function in a project engineering technician capacity
- Support engineering and design teams by developing and modifying technical deliverables under general direction
- Apply foundational engineering principles and established design practices to create moderately complex design concepts and solutions
- Utilize digital tools and design software (e.g., CAD, BIM, 3D modeling) to create, modify, and maintain technical documentation, drawings, and project deliverables
- Provide technical guidance and may offer direction to other engineering professionals and technicians to ensure quality and consistency across project outputs
Key Responsibilities
- Apply knowledge of standards, systems, document control, departmental guides, applicable codes and BV policies and procedures
- May review project requirements and accurately determine the correct format and contents of the required deliverables
- Proactively apply BV Quality Program to deliverables
- Demonstrate personal accuracy and support continuous improvement and change management efforts
- Review design inputs in order to ensure consistency
- Assist to ensure deliverables are in compliance with the specific codes and standards suitable for the project
- May apply basic engineering principles and established design practices in developing moderately complex design concepts and deliverables
- Begin to apply judgment and make decisions with respect to deliverables and input interpretation
- Capable of handling difficult technical assignments within an area of expertise and can provide technical guidance to other professionals
- Perform design calculations, detailed material quantities and estimates, and records
- May review the deliverables of others
- May define work assignments and maintain schedules
- May program control systems or participate in other plant start-up activities associated with a specialized area of expertise
- Coordinate with other design group personnel to review and exchange project information necessary for design development
- May support field activities
- Focus on the needs of internal clients while utilizing an understanding of external client's main interests and drivers
- Proactively seek and share knowledge of latest technologies and processes
- May apply judgment and make decisions with respect to deliverables and input interpretation
Minimum Qualifications
- Typically a minimum of 5 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
Preferred Qualifications
- Diploma or Certificate preferred
- Associate Degree in Drafting or an Engineering Design Related Technology preferred
Work Environment
Hybrid or flexible work options may be offered after the first 90 days of employment based upon manager discretion, job performance and work assignments.
Benefits
- Medical, dental and vision insurances along with disability and a robust wellness program
- Flexible work schedules, paid vacation and holiday time, sick time, and dependent sick time
- Company-matched 401k plan
- 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 eligibility
- Employee stock ownership (100% ESOP-owned company)