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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 1.

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. #AM-1

The Opportunity

The Team

As part of BV, your skills will be aligned to projects that support our 3 market sectors. As Engineers, Technicians, and Skilled Specialists you will be engaged with exciting projects across the globe. From small community improvements to grand-scale Mega Projects, you will be Building a World of Difference through infrastructure growth and development while learning and focusing on your own individual development. The foundation of BV Operations provides the ability to move where your skills are needed and allows for a collaborative and innovative culture offering greater challenges and career development opportunities.

Job Summary

Functions in a project engineering technician capacity. Under general direction, supports engineering and design teams by developing and modifying technical deliverables. Applies foundational engineering principles and established design practices to create moderately complex design concepts and solutions. Utilizes digital tools and design software (e.g., CAD, BIM, 3D modeling) to create, modify, and maintain technical documentation, drawings, and project deliverables. Provides technical guidance and may offer direction to other engineering professionals and technicians to ensure quality and consistency across project outputs.

Key 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  
• Demonstrates personal accuracy and supports continuous improvement and change management efforts 
• Reviews design inputs in order to ensure consistency 
• Assists to ensure deliverables are in compliance with the specific codes and standards suitable for the project  

Engineering Production:

• 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  

Project Coordination:

• Coordinate deliverables with other groups involved on the same project to minimize interference or errors  
• May support field activities 
• May be responsible for support of project finalization including for example consolidation of records for as-built drawings or information to take off as-built quantities  

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 latest technologies and processes 
• May apply judgment and makes decisions with respect to deliverables and input interpretation  

People Management - (supervision - career development - developing professionals, mentoring):

• May provide work direction and guidance to others 

Management Responsibilities

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 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 

Minimum Qualifications

Typically a minimum of 5 years related work experience

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