Lead Electrical Engineer - Substation Design QA/QC

Lead Electrical Engineer - Substation Design QA/QC

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Function as a quality control/quality assurance engineer within the substation quality management group (QMG).
• Perform QA/QC of substation design packages, including physical design, protective relaying/control with an emphasis on continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with the substation design team.

The ideal candidate will be located or willing to relocate to one of the following U.S. Western Region Power Offices: Denver, CO; Irvine, CA; Phoenix, AZ; and Tualatin, OR.

This team 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.

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 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.

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
• Responsible for ensuring compliance with Black and Veatch quality program while performing internal Quality Assurance/Quality Control technical reviews
• Provides guidance and direction to others from the same project and discipline
• Supports continuous improvement and change management efforts

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

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:

• May be recognized as a technical specialist by the division having in-depth knowledge of an engineering process and/or of technical aspects of an industry

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

• May assist with performance management process, mentoring, recognition, and any corrective actions required
• Mentor less experienced engineers and direct reports
• May provide constructive feedback to direct reports on performance

Competencies:

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

Salary Plan:

ENG: Engineering

Job Grade: 130