Senior Electrical Engineering Specialist - Substation Design - Chattanooga, TN (Hybrid)

 

Together, we own our company, our future, and our shared success.

 

As an employee-owned company, our people are Black & Veatch. We put them at the center of everything we do and empower them to grow, explore new possibilities and use their diverse talents and perspectives to solve humanity's biggest challenges in an ever-evolving world. With over 100 years of innovation in sustainable infrastructure and our expertise in engineering, procurement, consulting and construction, together we are building a world of difference.  

 

Company : Black & Veatch Corporation  

Req Id : 101824 

Opportunity Type : Staff 

Relocation eligible : No 

Full time/Part time : Full-Time  

Project Only Hire : No 

Visa Sponsorship Available: No 

Why Black and Veatch

Recognized by Glassdoor as a 2023 Top 100 place to work, Black & Veatch allows you to lend your talent and perspective to humanity’s biggest challenges in a flexible environment where you are empowered to grow and explore new possibilities. We offer competitive compensation; 401K match and benefits that start day 1. Our hybrid environment allows you to balance your work and personal life.

At Black & Veatch, you own your career with purpose and meaning. You are empowered to grow and explore new possibilities at every step of your career journey. Bring your big ideas knowing you are safe to be who you are and speak up with concerns or questions and put your diverse talents and perspectives to use. 

The Opportunity

This is a HYBRID opportunity located in Chattanooga, TN. Flexible hybrid expectations allow three in-office days and two flex/remote days per week.

 

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Function as a technical specialist or supervisory role for the substation design team. Substation design encompasses distribution, sub-transmission and transmission level voltage classes
• Develop electrical design deliverables, including protection and control design (protective relays) and/or physical design
• Actively participate in management, project scheduling, and work/resource planning meetings
• Interface directly with clients, vendors and subcontractors
• QA/QC projects and mentor junior engineers 

Key Responsibilities

Engineering Standards:

• Proactively provides guidance and direction on department design guides, standards, systems, applicable engineering codes and Black and Veatch policies 
• Assists in developing, maintaining and updating engineering standards 
• Provides techinical guidance to others regarding projects and disciplines

Quality/Continuous Improvement:

• Independently applies knowledge and ensures compliance with Black and Veatch quality program 
• Establishes related processes, and promotes a culture that is conducive to quality 
• Provides guidance and direction to others 
• Supports continuous improvement and change management efforts

Engineering Production:

• Prepares a variety of complex engineering deliverables for multiple or mega projects 
• Performs complex research and develops recommendations for equipment and/or materials selection 
• Oversees collection, assimilation, and management of data for engineering work 
• Prepares complex engineering calculations following standard methods and principles 
• Manages assigned budget, schedule, and quality requirements 
• Develops and applies advanced engineering solutions to complex problems 
• Reviews lower level engineer work or assignments 
• Is responsible for one or more of the following: leading production teams; coordinating multiple discipline activity; responsible for technical aspects of projects as assigned
• Establishes work plan to be applied to a given project

Project Coordination:

• Actively coordinates with all other internal/external team members on complex projects 
• Typically responsible for defining project schedules for single discipline or may have responsibility for multiple disciplines

Client Focus:

• Responsible for determining identification of key client interests and drivers on projects 
• Communicates client interests and drivers to project team members and develops approaches to accommodate these concerns in the performance of the work on moderately complex projects 
• Focuses on client's current needs and situations  
• May offer other services to the client 
• Typically provides support to business development or pursuit activities

Knowledge Sharing, Innovation and Technology:

• Serves as a technical specialist and has knowledge and skill set to provide consultation and gu