Staff Substation Designer - Inventor

About the role

The Virtual Design & Data Solutions (VDDS) Staff Substation Designer functions in a senior level engineering technician capacity. With minimal supervision, performs advanced functions requiring knowledge and use of electronic applications, standards, and document control processes/procedures in support of creating and modifying deliverables. May provide technical guidance and direction to other engineering professionals including delegation of work assignments.

Responsibilities

• Applies knowledge of standards, systems, document control, departmental guides, applicable codes and Black and Veatch policies and procedures
• Proactively applies knowledge of the Black and Veatch Quality Program relative to deliverables
• Demonstrates personal accuracy and supports continuous improvement and change management efforts
• Reviews design inputs in order to ensure consistency
• Affords technical guidance and direction to other engineering professionals including delegation of work assignments
• Broadening the use of applications to continuously evaluate and improve methods, processes and procedures used to accomplish deliverables
• Create and develop deliverables based on a variety of design inputs
• May develop less complex design concepts and create project design deliverables based on a variety of design inputs
• May perform computations such as development of detailed material quantities and estimates
• Coverage of deliverables with other groups involved on the same project to minimize interference or errors
• Supports field activities
• Supports project finalization including for example consolidation of records for as-built drawings or information to take off as-built quantities
• Focuses on the needs of internal clients while gaining an understanding of external client's main interests and drivers
• Proactively seeks and shares knowledge of latest technologies and processes
• Applies judgment and makes decisions with respect to deliverables and input interpretation
• Provides work direction and guidance to others

Qualifications

• Diploma or Certificate preferred
• Associate Degree in Drafting or an Engineering Design Related Technology preferred
• Typically a minimum of 3-8 years related work experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Intermediate knowledge of engineering standards, systems, document control, departmental guides and Black and Veatch policies and procedures
• Intermediate industry knowledge and technology trends
• Intermediate knowledge of company quality program
• Intermediate ability to interpret engineering deliverable content as assigned
• Intermediate knowledge of other disciplines
• Basic knowledge of construction and constructability practices and principles
• Basic knowledge of engineering design principles and applicable design guides related to assigned engineering discipline

Skills

• Ability to use Computer Automated Drafting Design (CADD), information modeling or other applications or design or modeling skills and/or design principles and practices
• Basic experience with AutoDesk Inventor (SDS)
• Basic experience with physical substation design (AIS and/or GIS)

Benefits

Includes but not limited to medical, dental and vision insurances, disability, a robust wellness program, flexible work schedules, paid vacation and holiday time, sick time, and dependent sick time. Additional benefits include a company-matched 401k plan, adoption reimbursement, tuition reimbursement, vendor discounts, an employment referral program, AD&D insurance, pre-taxed accounts, voluntary legal plan and the B&V Credit Union. Professionals may also be eligible for a performance-based bonus program.