Electrical Engineer 5 - Substation Design - Dallas, TX (Hybrid) job in Columbus at Black & Veatch

Electrical Engineer 5 - Substation Design - Dallas, TX (Hybrid)

Date: Jan 11, 2023

Location:

Dallas, TX, US College Station, TX, US San Antonio, TX, US Houston, TX, US Austin, TX, US US Fort Worth, TX, US

Company: Black & Veatch Family of Companies

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Company : Black & Veatch Corporation

Req Id : 94612

Opportunity Type : Staff

Relocation eligible : Yes

Full time/Part time : Full-Time

Project Only Hire : No

Visa Sponsorship Available: Yes

Job Summary

As part of BV Operations, your skills will be aligned to projects that support our Energy & Process market sector. BVs 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 BVs 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.

Functions as a technical specialist or in a lead substation design role encompassing distribution, subtransmission and transmission level voltage classes. Under general direction, develops and applies advanced engineering techniques, concepts and approaches to complex engineering problems. Will provide technical guidance over a group or supervise engineering staff on substation design projects. May be responsible for developing, validating, and presenting specialist/technical output. Will lead other engineers and interface directly with clients.Responsible for the overall execution and quality of substation projects as a leader within a team environment.

This role supports projects for the Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas offices and will have a hybrid working schedule. Black & Veatch prides itself on the support of our employees and providing flexibility to make the things that are most important to you, a priority. This is why we offer our professionals, located near an office a Hybrid work environment. Our hybrid work approach allows our employees to work two days a week from other locations outside of the office.

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Key Responsibilities

Engineering Standards:

• Develop and maintain budgets and schedules for multiple substation design projects

• Perform substation design, includingphysical design, protective relaying/control with an emphasis on continuous improvement

• Provides guidance and direction on department design guides, standards, systems, applicable engineering codes and Black and Veatch policies

• Assists in developing, maintaining and updating engineering standards

• Provides technical guidance to others regarding projects and disciplines

Quality/Continuous Improvement:

• Independently applies knowledge and complies with Black and Veatch quality program relative to assigned tasks

• Responsible for ensuring compliance with Black and Veatch quality program while performing internal Quality Assurance technical reviews

• Provides related guidance and direction to others

• Supports continuous improvement and change management efforts

Engineering Production:

• Prepares a variety of complex engineering deliverables for larger or multiple projects

• Performs complex research and develops recommendations for equipment and/or materials selection

• Oversees collection, assimilation, and management of data for engineering work

• Prepares complex engineering calculations following standard methods and principles

• Manages assigned budget, schedule, and quality requirements

• Independently applies advanced engineering techniques and analysis problems and methods

• Reviews lower level engineering work or assignments

• Is responsible for one or more of the following:leading larger production teams; coordinating multiple discipline activity; and serving as the responsible charge for a project

Project Coordination:

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

• Manage the work assignments and ensures quality from direct reports and project team(s)

• Actively participate in management, project scheduling, and work/resource planning meetings

Client Focus:

• Interface directly with clients, vendors, and subcontractors

• Communicates client interests and drivers to project team members and develops approaches to accommodate these concerns in the performance of the work on moderately complex projects

• Typically provides support to business development or pursuit activities

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

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

• May participate in career planning, and learning and development

• Mentor less experienced engineers and direct reports

• Provide constructive feedback to direct reports on performance

Resource Management - (budgets, tools, processes, project support):

• Implements resource management strategy

• Manages engineering resources for small groups of a single discipline

Administrative:

• Administrative responsibilities may include office administration

• Ensures policies, procedures, and processes are effectively implemented and communicated for workgroup

• Ensures adherence to corporate and division programs

• May approve timesheets and expense reports

Preferred Qualifications

• Power/Power Systems experience preferred

• Quality Assurance and Quality Control of substation design projects

• Substation design experience (physical & P&C)

• Technical experience preferred

• Performs complex research and develops recommendations for equipment and/or materials selection.

• Prepare one-lines, connection diagrams, panel elevations and protection & control schematics for power substation equipment.

• Prepare auxiliary power equipment sizing calculations.

• Design wiring diagrams for protective relaying panels.

• Perform complex engineering calculations/studies related to substation projects such as: lightning protection, conduit fill, AC/DC station service loading, surge arrester sizing and voltage drop.

• Create RTU control, status and analog point lists, raceway/cable schedules along with maintenance/signage and nameplates

• Prepare equipment arrangement, grounding, foundation and conduit plans for high voltage substations.

• Review shop drawings, vendor quotes and perform bid evaluations.

• Develop construction release documents.

• Experience 500KV - 13.8KV substations, varying voltage classes

• Experience with open air and/or GIS

• Experience with designing different types of bus configurations

• Raceway drawings, grounding drawings, plan and section drawings

• Manages budget, schedule, and quality requirements. Actively coordinate with others on the team Delegate and supervise the work of younger engineers Communicate with upper management and provide status updates on engineering design activities

• Other experience preferred

• 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

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 8 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

Requires incumbents to have professional registration or licensure in their designated home office country.

Competencies

Collaborates

Communicates effectively

Courage

Directs work

Instills trust

Interpersonal savvy

Organizational savvy

Customer focus

Decision quality

Salary Plan

ENG: Engineering

Job Grade

131

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To support a healthy work-life balance, we offer flexible work schedules, paid vacation and holiday time, sick time, and dependent sick time.

A variety of additional benefits are available to our professionals, 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. Professionals may also be eligible for a performance-based bonus program.

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