Lead Electrical Engineering Technician - APG Designer
Black & Veatch · Houston, TX · 5 days ago
ManagementFull-time
About the role
The Virtual Design & Data Solutions (VDDS) Lead Engineering Technician applies advanced technical expertise to solve complex design challenges, and contributes to the development of innovative engineering solutions.
Responsibilities
- Functions in a lead technician, technical design specialist, and/or supervisory role
- Applies advanced technical expertise to solve complex design challenges within a specific engineering discipline and contributes to the development of innovative engineering solutions
- Utilizes digital design tools and software (e.g., CAD, BIM, 3D modeling) following standardized procedures to create, modify, and maintain technical documentation, drawings, and project deliverables
- Responsible for technical quality, schedule adherence, and budget compliance, while effectively coordinating efforts across departments, teams, and stakeholders
- May supervise engineering technicians and support staff by coordinating, overseeing, and guiding conceptual and detailed design activities to ensure quality, efficiency, and alignment with project objectives
- Establishes, communicates, and enforces design and graphic standards
- Reviews project requirements to determine correct formats and deliverable content
- Promotes quality across projects, groups, and sections
- Reviews design inputs to ensure consistency and compliance
- Ensures that design deliverables are prepared, coordinated among disciplines and issued in accordance with BV Quality Assurance Procedures and project specific procedures
- Improves integration, coordination, and communication across disciplines
- Contributes to continuous improvement of design guides, standards, and processes
- Leads or participates in process improvement and change management initiatives
- Applies sound engineering fundamentals and established design practices in developing deliverables
- Exercises judgment, makes work-related decisions, and guides other professionals
- Coordinates deliverable presentations, delegates production design, or other electronic applications
- Maintains production to assure consistency, budget and schedule of deliverables
- Establishes drawing control methods and maintains historical records
- Programs control systems or participates in other plant start-up activities associated with a specialized expertise area
- Leads or supports development of new or updated design applications and processes
- Collaborates with other design group personnel to review and exchange project information necessary for design development
- May supports field activities
- May manage multiple discipline areas or groups
- Communicates project design requirements, progress, and schedules
- Responsible for determining identification of key client interests and drivers on projects. Communicate client interests and drivers to project team members and develop approaches to accommodate these concerns
- Leads development and communication of design standards and process improvement initiatives
- Identifies training and development needs and supports personnel development for personnel they supervise
- Champions development and improvement of project tools and software applications
Qualifications
- Typically a minimum of 15 years related work experience
- Associate Degree in Drafting or an Engineering Design Related Technology required
- Bachelor Degree in an Engineering Design Related Technology preferred