Lead Electrical Engineering Technician - APG

Black & Veatch Family of Companies•Houston, TX

About The Position

Functions in a lead technician capacity, technical design specialist and/or supervisor. Applies advanced technical knowledge to solve complex design challenges, typically within a specific engineering discipline, and contributes to the development of innovative engineering solutions. Uses digital tools and design software, such as CAD, BIM and 3D modeling, in accordance with standardized procedures to create, modify and maintain technical documentation, drawings and project deliverables. Ensures technical excellence, schedule adherence and compliance with budget requirements while coordinating efforts across departments, teams and stakeholders. May supervise engineering technicians and support personnel, coordinating and guiding conceptual and detailed design activities to ensure quality, efficiency and alignment with project objectives. Black & Veatch Operations develops, deploys and maintains global resources and capabilities that guide execution and process excellence across the organization. Its collaborative and innovative culture offers varied challenges and career development opportunities. This role communicates and establishes design standards, checks project requirements and deliverables, promotes quality, and ensures deliverables are coordinated and issued according to quality assurance and project procedures. It supports improvements in design applications, coordination, communication, guides and standards; leads process improvement and change-management efforts; and applies engineering fundamentals and judgment to develop deliverables and guide other professionals. The role coordinates presentations and production design, monitors deliverables for consistency, budget and schedule, and establishes drawing-control and historical-record methods. It may program control systems, support plant start-up and field activities, manage multiple discipline areas or groups, and lead development of design applications and processes. The technician communicates project requirements, progress and schedules, identifies client interests and drivers, and works with project teams to accommodate them. The role may identify personnel training needs and champion the development and improvement of project software tools. The position is full-time. Hybrid or flexible work options may be offered after the first 90 days, subject to manager discretion, job performance and work assignments. The company describes a benefits portfolio including health care coverage, paid leave, retirement and other benefits.

Requirements

Typically a minimum of 15 years of related work experience.
Must be able to complete applicable pre-employment onboarding requirements, which may include criminal/civil background check, drug screen and motor vehicle records search.

Nice To Haves

Associate degree in Drafting or an Engineering Design Related Technology.
Bachelor degree in an Engineering Design Related Technology.

Responsibilities

Communicate and establish appropriate design and graphic standards.
Review project requirements and determine the format and content of required deliverables.
Promote quality and review design inputs for consistency.
Ensure design deliverables are prepared, coordinated across disciplines and issued in accordance with quality assurance and project-specific procedures.
Improve integration, coordination and communication across disciplines; contribute to continuous improvement of guides and standards.
Lead or participate in process improvement, design-process evaluation and change-management efforts.
Apply engineering fundamentals and established design practices to develop deliverables; exercise judgment and provide guidance to other professionals.
Coordinate deliverable presentations and delegate production design or other electronic applications.
Monitor deliverable production for consistency, budget and schedule.
Establish methods for drawing control and historical records.
Program control systems or participate in plant start-up activities associated with specialized expertise, as applicable.
Coordinate with design personnel to exchange project information and support design development; lead development of new or updated design applications and processes, as applicable.
Support field activities and manage multiple discipline areas or groups, as applicable.
Communicate project design requirements, progress and schedules.
Identify key client interests and drivers, communicate them to project team members, and develop approaches to address them.
Identify training and development needs for supervised personnel and participate in training efforts.
Champion development and improvement of project software tools and applications.