Black & Veatch

Staff Engineer

Black & Veatch

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Irvine • California • United States

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Salary

💰 $155,618 - $259,877 per year

Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • Function as a Technical Specialist or Project Lead Role, providing project coordination, guidance and expertise on assigned substation projects
  • Support a variety of substation projects ranging up to 765kV in engineering detailed design and Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC)
  • Develop protection and control design deliverables including protective relays, panel arrangements, one line/single line diagrams, three line diagrams, AC/DC schematics, relay panel wiring and equipment wiring within high voltage substation designs
  • Develop physical design deliverables including yard layout plans, grounding, lightning protection, control building arrangements, and auxiliary AC/DC power systems within high voltage substation designs
  • Perform or oversee quality review of electrical substation design packages
  • Provide guidance and mentorship to junior team members
  • Prepare electrical equipment specifications and Bills of Materials (BOM) for procurement and construction
  • Communicate and coordinate project activities and activities with clients, vendors, subcontractors and other stakeholders
  • Prepare and manage design budgets and schedules

Requirements

  • Requires a bachelor's degree in engineering from either a recognized accredited program
  • Minimum of 5 years related work experience
  • High voltage (HV) substation design experience – Physical and/or Protection & Controls
  • Project lead and technical specialist experience overseeing utility substation clients and projects
  • QA/QC Reviews – Quality Assurance/Quality Checks
  • Experience coordinating and communicating with Clients, Multidisciplinary Leads and Project Managers
  • Professional Engineer (PE) License
  • Proficient with Bluebeam Revu and Microsoft Office Programs (such as Outlook, Excel, Powerpoint, etc.)
Benefits
  • Medical, dental and vision insurances
  • Disability program
  • Flexible work schedules
  • Paid vacation and holiday time
  • Sick time and dependent sick time
  • Company matched 401k plan
  • Adoption reimbursement
  • Vendor discounts
  • Employment referral program
  • AD&D insurance
  • Pre-taxed accounts
  • Voluntary legal plan
  • B&V Credit Union
  • Performance-based bonus program
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
high voltage substation designprotection and control designprotective relaysone line diagramsthree line diagramsAC/DC schematicsyard layout plansgroundinglightning protectionauxiliary power systems
Soft Skills
project coordinationguidancementorshipcommunicationclient coordinationstakeholder managementbudget managementschedule management
Certifications
Professional Engineer (PE) License