Staff Substation Designer - Inventor

About the Position

We are seeking a Staff Substation Designer - Inventor to join our team. This role involves working in a senior level engineering technician capacity, focusing on creating and modifying technical deliverables using advanced functions and knowledge of electronic applications, standards, and document control processes.

Responsibilities

• Engineering Standards: Applies knowledge of standards, systems, document control, departmental guides, applicable codes, and Black and Veatch policies and procedures.
• Quality / Continuous Improvement: Proactively applies knowledge of the Black and Veatch Quality Program relative to deliverables. Reviews design inputs to ensure consistency and compliance with specific codes and standards.
• Engineering Production: Broadens the use of applications to continuously evaluate and improve methods, processes, and procedures used to accomplish deliverables. Creates and develops deliverables based on a variety of design inputs.
• Project Coordination: Coordinates deliverables with other groups involved on the same project to minimize interference or errors. Supports field activities and may be responsible for support of project finalization.
• Client Focus: Focuses on the needs of internal clients while gaining an understanding of external client's main interests and drivers.
• Knowledge Sharing, Innovation, and Technology: Proactively seeks and shares knowledge of the latest technologies and processes. Applies judgment and makes decisions with respect to deliverables and input interpretation.
• People Management: May provide work direction and guidance to others.

Requirements

• Preferred 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 Non-Technical Skills:
  • Learning on the Fly
  • Problem Solving
  • Perseverance
  • Patience
  • Time Management
  • Drive for Results
  • Self Development
  • Listening
  • Informing
• Preferred Technical 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)
  • 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 the 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

We Offer

• Competitive compensation
• 401K match and benefits that start day 1
• 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

About the Company

Black & Veatch is an employee-owned company that empowers its people to grow, explore new possibilities, and use their diverse talents and perspectives to solve humanity's biggest challenges in an ever-evolving world. With over 100 years of innovation in sustainable infrastructure and expertise in engineering, procurement, consulting, and construction, we are building a world of difference.

Black & Veatch is committed to being an employer of choice by creating a valuable work experience that keeps our people engaged, productive, safe, and healthy. We value diverse voices and perspectives, cultivating an authentically inclusive environment for professionals and providing innovative and effective solutions for clients.

Locations: Overland Park, KS, US | Houston, TX, US | Cary, NC, US

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