Lead Electrical Engineer - 765kV EHV Substation Design

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.

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The Opportunity

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

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

The Team

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.

Watch our video series, Meet Our Makers , and go behind the scenes to see how our professional, Electrical Engineer, Ryan Binkley performs work that matters. You can also explore our substation project work and achievements at BV.com.

Black & Veatch provides complete engineering, procurement, and construction new asset and operating asset services in the following areas:

• Substations
• Overhead Transmission Lines
• Underground Transmission Lines
• Renewables Integration
• HVDC/FACTs

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 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.

Preferred Qualifications

• Power/Power Systems experience preferred
• Quality Assurance and Quality Control of EHV substation design projects
• EHV 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

Key Responsibilities

Engineering Standards:
• Develop and maintain budgets and schedules for multiple substation design projects
• Perform EHV substation design, including physical design, protective relaying/control with an emphasis on continuous improvement
• Developing Scoping documents for EHV substation projects
• 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
• 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
Knowledge Sharing, Innovation and Technology:
• Serves as a technical specialist and has knowledge and skill set to provide consultation and guidance to project teams in a particular practice area
• Typically supports multiple projects on the complex technical challenges
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
• Provide constructive feedback to other professionals on performance
• May be a supervisor of other engineers and technicians
Resource Management - (budgets, tools, processes, project support):
• Implements resource management strategy
• Manages engineering resources for small groups of a single discipline

Work Environment/Physical Needs

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

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