Electrical Engineer

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At Black & Veatch, our employee-owners go beyond the project. For over a century, we have been breaking down social, economic and geographic barriers by making life's critical resources accessible to all. Working with us, you will help provide critical expertise as we, along with our valued clients, deliver solutions that positively impact communities around the world. Our professionals are our greatest asset, and we believe nothing is more important than the health, happiness and professional growth of our employee-owners. With a focus on flexible work-life balance options, an expanding and diverse workforce, and limitless career growth opportunities, we will give you our best to help you give us your best, and together we can build a world of difference.

Job Summary

Functions as a technical specialist or in a lead role. With minimal supervision, applies advanced engineering techniques and analyses for problems and methods. Expands knowledge and skill set in area of discipline. May start to expand knowledge in other disciplines and/or functional areas.

Key Responsibilities

• Engineering Standards: Continues to learn, remains current and applies independent knowledge and interpretation about departmental design guides, standards, systems, applicable engineering codes and Black and Veatch policies and procedures relative to assigned tasks
• Quality/Continuous Improvement: Consistently and independently applies knowledge and complies with Black and Veatch quality program relative to assigned tasks; May be responsible for ensuring compliance with Black and Veatch 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; Site assignment if needed
• 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

• 5+ year experiences on Wind project or PV solar projects, especially utility-scale solar project
• Expertise to prepare the layout of PV solar in both flat area and hilly area mounted solar project. Besides of the ground mounted solar, experience on floating solar is preferred but not required
• Familiar with PV Case or automated software in generating complex PV plant layout is preferred.
• Proficient in PVSyst or other popular software in solar project
• Expertise on site assessment
• Expertise on energy yield assessment
• Familiar with the major suppliers of key equipment in solar project
• Written Communications
• Drive For Results
• Priority Setting
• Planning
• Delegation
• Directing Others
• Conflict Management
• Informing
• Listening
• Dealing with Ambiguity and Building Effective Teams
• Intermediate 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 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

• 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

Competencies

• Collaborates
• Communicates effectively
• Courage
• Directs work
• Instills trust
• Interpersonal savvy
• Organizational savvy
• Customer focus
• Decision quality

Black & Veatch Holding Company, its subsidiaries and its affiliated companies, complies with all Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) affirmative action laws and regulations. Black & Veatch does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, religion, color, sex, national origin, marital status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender Identity and expression, disability, veteran status, pregnancy status or other status protected by law. Black & Veatch is committed to being an employer of choice by creating a valuable work experience that keeps our people engaged, productive, safe and healthy. We offer professionals an array of health and welfare benefits that vary based on their geographic region and employment status. This may include health, life accident and disability insurances, paid time off, financial programs and more. Professionals may also be eligible for a performance-based bonus program. By valuing diverse voices and perspectives, we cultivate an authentically inclusive environment for professionals.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Engineering and Information Technology

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