About the job Structural Engineer 4- Transmission Line - 98738
The Opportunity:
- Support design engineering and analysis on transmission scopes.
- Collect and assimilate data for engineering work. Perform research and prepare calculations in accordance with Black & Veatch and industry standards.
- Develop recommendations for equipment and materials. Understand and work successfully within budget, project schedule, and quality requirements.
- May assist with providing guidance to engineering team members.
- Maintain positive client relations understanding client interests and drivers through effective communication with the project team.
- May assist with business development activities.
- Function as a technical specialist or in a lead role.
- With minimal supervision, apply advanced engineering techniques and analyses for problems and methods.
- Expand knowledge and skill set in area of discipline.
Responsibilities:
Engineering Standards:
- Continues to learn, remains current and applies independent knowledge and interpretation about departmental design guides, standards, systems, applicable engineering codes and policies and procedures relative to assigned tasks
Quality / Continuous Improvement:
- Consistently and independently applies knowledge and complies with quality program relative to assigned tasks
- May be responsible for ensuring compliance with 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
Preferred Qualifications:
- Strong PLS CADD experience and proficiency
- Written Communications, Drive For Results, Priority Setting, Planning, Delegation, Directing Others, Conflict Management, Informing, Listening, Dealing with Ambiguity, And Building Effective Teams
- Advanced knowledge of engineering design principles and applicable design guides and standards related to assigned engineering discipline
- Previous client interaction experience with solid relationship-building abilities in pursuit of business opportunities.
- Proven strong written and verbal communications skills.
- Ability to think quick at the job site and in front of customer personnel.
- Good listening skills, customer focused, priority setting, delegation, teamwork and team building skills.
The following experience would be preferred based on the work anticipated from the client:
Experience with the design of utility-scale electrical transmission systems.
Structural design of transmission steel structures and their foundations.
Basic structural steel and concrete experience using 3D analysis and design software.
Minimum Qualifications:
Requires a 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.
Certifications:
PE License