Electrical Project Engineer - Substation QA/QC

Black & Veatch Family of Companies•Dallas, TX

11d•Hybrid

About The Position

As an employee-owned company, Black & Veatch puts its people at the center of everything they do, empowering them to grow, explore new possibilities, and use their diverse talents and perspectives to solve humanity's biggest challenges. With over 100 years of innovation in sustainable infrastructure and expertise in engineering, procurement, consulting, and construction, Black & Veatch is building a world of difference. This role is within the Technology, Commercial & Industrial Team, which focuses on advanced manufacturing, generative AI computing, gigafactories, bio/ag tech, data centers, and distributed infrastructure. The team provides engineering, procurement, and construction services for substations, renewables integration, HVDC/FACTS/STATCOM, data centers integration, and BESS integration.

Requirements

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.

Nice To Haves

Substation QA/QC Reviews– Quality Assurance/Quality Checks
Substation design experience – Physical and/or Protection & Controls
Experience coordinating and communicating with Clients, Multidisciplinary Leads and Project Managers
Professional Engineer (PE) License
Proficient with Bluebeam Revu and Microsoft Office Programs (such as Outlook, Excel, Powerpoint, etc.)

Responsibilities

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.
Continue developing knowledge and may provide guidance and direction on design guides, standards, systems, applicable engineering codes and B&V policies.
Provide technical guidance to others regarding projects and disciplines.
Independently apply knowledge and comply with B&V quality program relative to assigned tasks.
May be responsible for ensuring compliance with B&V quality program.
Provide related guidance and direction to others.
Support continuous improvement and change management efforts.
Prepare a variety of engineering deliverables for larger or multiple projects.
Perform research and develop recommendations for equipment and/or materials selection.
May oversee collection, assimilation, and management of data for engineering work.
Prepare engineering calculations following standard methods and principles.
Prepare and manage assigned budget, schedule, and quality requirements.
Independently apply advanced engineering techniques and analysis problems and methods.
Actively delegate appropriate tasks to lower level team members to develop depth of project execution staff.
Review lower level engineering work or assignments.
Be responsible for one or more of the following: leading production teams; coordinating multiple discipline activity; and serving as the responsible charge for a project.
Actively coordinate with all other internal/external team members on moderately complex projects.
Assist with identification of key client interests and drivers on high voltage substation projects.
Communicate client interests and drivers to project team members and develop approaches to accommodate these concerns in the performance of the work on high voltage substation projects.
Provide support to business development or pursuit activities and may offer other services to clients.
Actively foster knowledge management and provide mentoring.
May develop and apply advanced engineering concepts and approaches to unique engineering problems.
Typically assist with performance management process, mentoring, recognition, and any corrective actions required.
May participate in career planning, and learning and development.
Actively mentor lower level professionals and identify successors to train in the specifics of their role.
May assist with resource management strategy.
May have responsibility of engineering resources for small groups of a single discipline.
Ensure policies, procedures and processes are effectively implemented and communicated for work group.
Ensure adherence to corporate and division programs.
Approve timesheets and expense reports.