Graduate Engineer, Civil - Geotech

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About the role

As an entry-level Civil Engineer at Black & Veatch, you will play a meaningful role in addressing some of the world’s most critical infrastructure challenges. This position offers the opportunity to contribute to diverse, impactful projects that support our clients’ goals while fostering your professional growth and advancing the success of Black & Veatch.

Responsibilities

• Engineering Standards: Develops familiarity by reading, understanding, and applying departmental design guides, standards, systems, applicable engineering codes, and Black & Veatch policies and procedures.
• Quality / Continuous Improvement: Develops an understanding of and complies with the Black & Veatch quality program. Supports continuous improvement and change management efforts.
• Engineering Production:
  • Contributes to the preparation of less complex engineering deliverables such as drawings, reports, specifications, and studies of limited scope.
  • Performs routine research and develops recommendations for equipment and/or materials selection.
  • Collects, assimilates, and manages data for engineering work.
  • Prepares basic engineering calculations following standard methods and principles used in similar engineering analysis.
  • Understands and adheres to budget, schedule, and quality requirements.
• Project Coordination: Shares information with others as requested. Coordinates with others when directed by supervisor or project leadership.
• Client Focus: Focuses on the needs of internal clients (project team leadership) while attempting to gain a basic understanding of external client's main interests and drivers. May provide support to business development or pursuit activities.
• Knowledge Sharing, Innovation, and Technology: Shares current knowledge of latest technology and processes.

Requirements

• Requires a bachelor's degree in engineering from either a recognized accredited program in their home country or the country in which the professional is practicing.
• 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

• Preferred Master’s Degree in Geotechnical, Civil with an emphasis in geotechnical, or in Geological Engineering/Engineering Geology with adequate geotechnical and structural classes.
• Preferred Technical Skills:
  • Basic knowledge of engineering design principles and applicable design guides and standards related to assigned engineering discipline.
  • Basic industry knowledge and technology trends.
  • Basic knowledge of company quality program.
  • Basic knowledge of construction and constructability practices and principles.

Work Environment

Hybrid or flexible work options may be offered after the first 90 days of employment based upon manager direction, job performance, and work assignments.

Benefits

• A comprehensive benefits portfolio including 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, an employment referral program, AD&D insurance, pre-taxed accounts, and a voluntary legal plan.
• Eligibility for a performance-based bonus program.
• 100% employee-owned company with stock ownership opportunities.