Senior Electrical Engineering Technician - Substation P&C Designer
Black & Veatch ·
- Seniority
- Senior
- Employment
- Part time
- Category
- Design
- Experience
- 11+ years
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Company : Black & Veatch Corporation
Req Id : 116822
Opportunity Type : Staff
Relocation eligible : No
Full time/Part time : Full-Time
Project Only Hire : No
Visa Sponsorship Available: No
Why Black & Veatch?
At Black & Veatch, you’ll be part of work that matters—designing, creating, and building the infrastructure communities rely on every day, from concept through execution.
We care about how the work gets done as much as what we build. Safety is built into every decision, and people look out for each other—speaking up, collaborating, and doing the right thing because it affects real lives.
You’ll work alongside teams solving complex challenges and turning ideas into solutions that perform in the real world—gaining hands-on experience across projects, technologies, and disciplines.
Ownership shows up in how we work. We take responsibility for outcomes, follow through on commitments, and take pride in what we deliver. As a 100% employee-owned company, employees share in the long-term success we build together.
With flexible ways of working and meaningful development opportunities, you’ll build a career you can be proud to stand behind.
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. Protection & Controls professionals contribute to the design of substation protection, control, monitoring, and communication systems, ensuring the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of high-voltage electrical 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 protection and control engineering principles and design practices, with a focus on creating and modifying detailed design drawings using advanced techniques in industry-standard design tools such as Bentley MicroStation, AutoCAD, and AutoCAD Electrical.
This role requires the ability to develop engineering deliverables including protection and control schematics, AC and DC elementary diagrams, wiring diagrams, panel layouts, cable schedules, relay panel arrangements, interconnection drawings, and substation communication system designs. The successful candidate will demonstrate a strong understanding of industry standards, project budgets, schedules, and quality requirements while collaborating with engineers, designers, and project teams to deliver accurate, constructible, and reliable design packages.
Experience with substation protection and control systems, relay applications, SCADA integration, and station communication networks is highly desirable. The candidate should possess a strong attention to detail and the ability to support projects throughout the design lifecycle, from conceptual development through construction support and project closeout.
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.
- State of Colorado:
$96,921 - $161,843
- State of Illinois:
$96,921 - $161,843
- State of Massachusetts:
$105,732 - $176,556
- State of Minnesota:
$92,516 - $154,487
Salary Plan
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Our comprehensive benefits portfolio is a key component of this commitment and offers an array of health care benefits including but not limited to medical, dental and vision insurances along with disability and a robust wellness program.
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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