Black & Veatch

Senior Engineering Technician – Substation

Black & Veatch

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: Cary • North Carolina • United States

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Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Functions as a senior engineering technician, technical design specialist, and/or supervisor
  • Applies advanced technical expertise to solve complex design challenges within a specific engineering discipline
  • Contributes to the development of innovative engineering solutions
  • Uses digital tools and design software (e.g., CAD, BIM, 3D modeling) with standardized procedures to create, modify, and maintain technical documentation, drawings, and project deliverables
  • Provides consultation, training, and oversight to other engineering technicians to ensure quality, consistency, and compliance with project standards
  • Establishes and communicates appropriate design and graphic standards
  • Reviews project requirements to determine correct formats and deliverable content
  • Promotes quality and consistency across projects, groups, and sections
  • Reviews design inputs to ensure alignment and consistency
  • Ensures deliverables comply with applicable codes and standards
  • May contribute to continuous improvement of design guides, standards, and processes
  • May participate and lead process improvement and change management activities
  • Manages drawing control and maintains historical project records
  • Applies engineering principles and established design practices to complex designs
  • Exercises sound judgment in interpreting inputs and making deliverable-related decisions
  • Handles complex technical assignments and provides guidance to other professionals
  • Performs design calculations, material quantity takeoffs, estimates, and documentation
  • May review deliverables produced by others for quality and accuracy
  • May coordinate presentations, production design, and use of electronic design tools
  • May monitor production to ensure consistency, budget, and schedule
  • May program control systems or support plant start-up activities within area of expertise
  • Coordinates with other design groups to exchange information for design development
  • May support field activities as required
  • Communicates project design requirements, progress, and schedules
  • Responsible for assisting with identification of key client interests and drivers and may determine the key clients in some instances.
  • Communicate client interests and drivers to project team members and develop approaches to accommodate these concerns.
  • Assist discipline or department management in developing and communicating appropriate design standards and process improvement activities
  • Identifies and supports training and development needs for supervised personnel
  • Recognized for expertise in one or more areas.
  • May be assigned special assignments depending on technical expertise. Assignments may involve solving a particular design problem or participating in a design team focused on completing an assigned project task
  • Makes presentations and conducts training classes within a specialized area of expertise.

Requirements

  • Associate Degree in Drafting or an Engineering Design Related Technology preferred
  • Bachelor Degree in an Engineering Design Related Technology (preferred)
  • Typically a minimum of 11 years related work experience
  • All applicants must be able to complete pre-employment onboarding requirements (if selected) which may include any/all of the following: criminal/civil background check, drug screen, and motor vehicle records search, in compliance with any applicable laws and regulations.
Benefits
  • competitive compensation
  • 401K match and benefits that start day one
  • flexible work schedules
  • paid vacation and holiday time
  • sick time and dependent sick time
  • variety of additional benefits are available including 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
  • performance-based bonus program
  • employee-owners share in financial rewards of the success through stock ownership
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
technical designdesign calculationsmaterial quantity takeoffsestimates3D modelingCADBIMdesign documentationproject deliverablesengineering principles
Soft Skills
communicationleadershipconsultationtrainingoversightquality assuranceproblem-solvingjudgmentcollaborationpresentation skills
Certifications
Associate Degree in DraftingBachelor Degree in Engineering Design Related Technology