Job Description

Why Black and Veatch

Black & Veatch allows you to lend your talent and perspective to humanity’s biggest challenges in a flexible environment where you are empowered to grow and explore new possibilities. We offer competitive compensation; 401K match and benefits that start day one. 

Our hybrid environment allows you to balance your work and personal life. At Black & Veatch, you own your career with purpose and meaning. You are empowered to grow and explore new possibilities at every step of your career journey. Bring your big ideas knowing you are safe to be who you are and speak up with concerns or questions and put your diverse talents and perspectives to use. #LI-TF1

The Opportunity

As Lead Electrical Engineer , you will have the opportunity to provide technical guidance and expertise over Conventional Power Generation Projects and Teams.

• Develop electrical drawing deliverables including:
  • One line and three line diagrams
  • Electrical motor schematics, breaker control schematics and wiring diagrams
  • Power cable sizing and cable schedules
  • Complex engineering calculations such as:  load flow, short circuit, motor starting (ETAP or SKM), Arc flash analysis (ETAP or SKM), protective relay settings, battery and charger sizing
• Develop electrical equipment specifications and Bills of Materials (BOM) for procurement and construction
• Create man hour budgets and schedule for projects and proposals
• Attend on-site meetings, investigate existing conditions, interface with clients and provide support during construction
• Extensively use Microsoft Office business systems such as ProjectWise, electrical engineering software, such as ETAP and Computer Aided Drafting Tools, such as AutoCAD to view and manipulate engineering drawing files

This opportunity is located at our World Headquarters in Overland Park, KS (Kansas City).

The Team

Black & Veatch is Ranked #4 in Top Design Firms in Power. Here is some information on several projects and achievements! Conventional Generation | Black & Veatch (bv.com) .

BV’s Energy & Process business is driven to meet clients’ rapidly changing infrastructure needs in generation, storage, transmission, and distribution of safe, reliable electric power. Our business continues to invest in renewable energy to power the future and support BV’s vision of more sustainable solutions. By joining our business, you will have the opportunity to be at the forefront of helping our clients with the most innovative energy solutions. 

Key Responsibilities

Engineering Standards:

• Continues to learn, remains current and applies independent knowledge and interpretation about departmental design guides, standards, systems, applicable engineering codes and Black and Veatch policies and procedures relative to assigned tasks 

Quality/Continuous Improvement: 

• Consistently and independently applies knowledge and complies with Black and Veatch quality program relative to assigned tasks 
• May be responsible for ensuring compliance with Black and Veatch quality program
• Provides guidance and direction to others from the same project and discipline 
• Supports continuous improvement and change management efforts

Engineering Production:

• Prepares a variety of complex engineering deliverables 
• Performs complex research and develops recommendations for equipment and/or materials selection  
• Prepares complex engineering calculations following standard methods and principles 
• Manages assigned budget, schedule, and quality requirements 
• Plans and conducts independent evaluation, selection and adaptation of engineering techniques, procedures and criteria 
• Reviews lower level engineering work or assignments 
• Is responsible for one or more of the following:  overseeing collection, assimilation, and management of data for engineering work; leading smaller production teams; and serving as the responsible charge for a project  

Project Coordination: 

• Actively coordinates with all other internal/external team members on moderately complex projects 

Client Focus: 

• Responsible for assisting with identification of key client interests and drivers on less 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 less complex projects  
• May provide support to business development or pursuit activities  

Knowledge Sharing, Innovation and Technology: 

• Recognized as a technical specialist by the division having in-depth knowledge of an engineering process and/or of technical aspects of an industry 
• Designs a complete project of moderately complex scope within an assigned practice area(s)  

People Management - (supervision, career development, training, mentoring): 

• Typically assists with performance management process, mentoring, recognition, and any corrective actions required 

Minimum Qualifications

• 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.
• 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.

Preferred Qualifications

• Active Professional Engineer (PE) License
• Experience and expertise in utility scale conventional power generation project design
• Previous engineering consulting design experience in LV/MV Conventional Power Generation (i.e. combined cycle, simple cycle plants)
• Quality Assurance / Quality Check (QA/QC) and project lead experience
• Understand and be able to work within a schedule and manhours budget
• Familiarity with applicable NEC and IEEE/ANSI standards
• Experience with electrical equipment, which includes, but is not limited to: MV and LV switchgear, Secondary unit substation Transformer -GSUT, UAT, panel boards, breakers, protective relays, inverter, battery, battery chargers, disconnect switches, surge arrestors, medium voltage cable, low voltage cable, control cable, fiber optic cable
• Written Communications
• Drive For Results
• Priority Setting
• Planning
• Delegation
• Directing Others
• Conflict Management
• Informing
• Listening
• Dealing with Ambiguity and Building Effective Teams 
• Intermediate knowledge of engineering design principles and applicable design guides and standards related to assigned engineering discipline

Certifications

Most positions - depending on the nature of work performed as defined by the division - will typically require incumbents to have professional registration or licensure in their designated home office country, or be in active pursuit* of such registration

Work Environment/Physical Demands

Hybrid or flexible work options may be offered after the first 90 days of employment based upon manager discretion, job performance and work assignments.

Job Tags

Work experience placement, Work at office, Home office, Flexible hours,

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