Staff Structural Substation Engineer

About the role

The Structural Substation Engineer position at Black & Veatch offers the opportunity to apply advanced engineering techniques and analyses for problems and methods. This role involves expanding knowledge and skill sets in the discipline, starting to expand knowledge in other disciplines and/or functional areas. The position aligns with projects supporting three market sectors: Governments and Environment, Energy and Process Industries, and Connectivity and Commercial.

Responsibilities

• Apply advanced engineering techniques and analyses for problems and methods.
• Expand knowledge and skill set in area of discipline.
• Start to expand knowledge in other disciplines and/or functional areas.
• Continues developing knowledge and may provide guidance and direction on design guides, standards, systems, applicable engineering codes and B&Veatch policies.
• Independently applies knowledge and complies with B&Veatch quality program relative to assigned tasks. May be responsible for ensuring compliance with B&Veatch quality program. Provides related guidance and direction to others. Supports continuous improvement and change management efforts.
• Prepares a variety of complex engineering deliverables for larger or multiple projects. Performs complex research and develops recommendations for equipment and/or materials selection. May oversee collection, assimilation, and management of data for engineering work. Prepares complex engineering calculations following standard methods and principles. Manages assigned budget, schedule, and quality requirements. Independently applies advanced engineering techniques and analysis problems and methods. Actively delegates appropriate tasks to lower level team members to develop depth of project execution staff. Reviews lower level engineering work or assignments. Is responsible for one or more of the following: leading production teams; coordinating multiple discipline activity; and serving as the responsible charge for a project.
• Actively coordinates with all other internal/external team members on moderately complex projects.
• Responsible for assisting with identification of key client interests and drivers on low to moderately complex projects. Communicates client interests and drivers to project team members and develops approaches to accommodate these concerns in the performance of the work on low to moderately complex projects. Provides support to business development or pursuit activities and may offer other services to clients.
• Recognized as a technical specialist and has knowledge and skill set to provide consultation and guidance to project teams in a particular practice area. May design a complete project of moderately complex scope or support multiple projects on the complex technical challenges. Actively fosters knowledge management and provides mentoring. May develop and apply advanced engineering concepts and approaches to unique engineering problems.
• Typically assists with performance management process, mentoring, recognition, and any corrective actions required. May participate in career planning, and learning and development. Actively mentors lower level professionals and identifies successors to train in the specifics of their role.
• May assist with resource management strategy. May have responsibility of engineering resources for small groups of a single discipline.
• May be accountable for some administrative responsibilities that include but aren't limited to:
  • Ensuring policies, procedures and processes are effectively implemented and communicated for work group.
  • Ensuring adherence to corporate and division programs.
  • Approving timesheets and expense reports.

Qualifications

• 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.
• Minimum of 5 years related work experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Valid PE license.
• Experience with the design of utility-scale electrical substations.
• Structural design of electrical substation steel structures and their foundations.
• Basic structural steel and concrete experience using 3D analysis and design software such as RISA 3D or STAAD Pro.
• Basic foundation design experience using analysis and design software such as L-Pile and RISA Foundation, SP-Mats, and SP-Col.
• Solid experience using EXCEL or similar spreadsheets and MathCAD design templates.
• Intermediate knowledge of engineering design principles and applicable design guides and standards related to assigned engineering discipline.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation.
• 401K match and benefits that start day 1.
• Flexible work options.
• Health care benefits including medical, dental and vision insurances.
• Disability insurance.
• Paid vacation and holiday time.
• Sick time.
• Dependent sick time.
• Vendor discounts.
• Employment referral program.
• AD&D insurance.
• Pre-taxed accounts.
• Voluntary legal plan.
• B&V Credit Union membership.
• Performance-based bonus program.
• ESOP ownership.
• Comprehensive wellness program.
• Equal employment opportunity.