Senior Electrical Engineering Technician - Physical Substation Designer

The Opportunity

This opportunity with Black & Veatch offers the chance to collaborate with multidisciplinary project teams within the Substation & Transmission business, supporting the design and delivery of critical electrical infrastructure that powers communities and industries today and into the future. Electrical professionals contribute to physical substation design, including equipment layouts, control house arrangements, grounding systems, raceway design, cable routing, foundation coordination, and other systems supporting high-voltage substations. 

The Virtual Design & Data Solutions (VDDS) Senior Engineering Technician plays a key role in supporting the development of high-quality engineering 2D and 3D deliverables for complex substation infrastructure projects. Under minimal supervision, this position performs technical tasks requiring advanced knowledge of substation engineering principles and design practices, with a focus on creating and modifying physical substation design drawings and models using advanced techniques in industry-standard design tools such as Bentley MicroStation, AutoCAD, Inventor and Revit. 

This role requires the ability to develop detailed engineering deliverables including substation plans, sections, elevations, equipment layouts, conduit design, grounding layouts, and construction packages. The successful candidate will demonstrate a strong understanding of project budgets, schedules, and quality requirements while collaborating with engineers, designers, and project teams to deliver accurate and constructible designs. 

The Team

Black & Veatch Operations develops, deploys, and maintains global resources and capabilities that guide execution and process excellence across the organization. The foundation of Black & Veatch 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.   

Key Responsibilities

• 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. 

Preferred Qualifications

• Associate Degree in Drafting or an Engineering Design Related Technology required.
• Bachelor Degree in an Engineering Design Related Technology preferred. 

Minimum Qualifications

• 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. 

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.

Compensation Transparency

In accordance with local requirements, the annual compensation ranges for this role are listed below by state or jurisdiction and reflect the applicable office location(s) within each. Final compensation is determined based on factors such as skills, experience, qualifications, internal alignment, geographic location, and other factors permitted by law.