Job Description

Why Black and Veatch

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. 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 competitve compensation; 401k match and benefits starting day one.

The Opportunity

The Virtual Design & Data Solutions (VDDS) Engineering Technician 4 under general supervision, performs advanced functions requiring technical knowledge and use of electronic applications, standards, and document control processes/procedures in support of creating or modifying deliverable.  This role will be responsible for the development site drainage, grading, utility plans using Autodesk Civil 3D and Bentley Microstation. This role will be within the Black & Veatch Governments & Water Utilities (G&Wu) group, supporting client needs related to water, wastewater, linear pipelines, and other water-related solutions.  Basic Civil 3D experience is required with use of pipe/pressure networks, proposed grading surfaces and plan and profile development.

Hybrid or flexible work options may be offered after the first 90 days of employment based upon manager discretion, job performance and work assignments. This role is based in Overland Park, KS.

The Team

At Black & Veatch, you will be engaged with exciting projects across the globe. From small community improvements to grand-scale Mega Projects, you will be Building a World of Difference through infrastructure growth and development while learning and focusing on your own individual development. 

Job Summary

Functions in a senior level engineering technician capacity. With minimal supervision, performs advanced functions requiring knowledge and use of electronic applications, standards and document control processes/procedures in support of creating and modifying deliverables. May provide technical guidance and direction to other engineering professionals including delegation of work assignments.

Key Responsibilities

Engineering Standards:

• Applies knowledge of standards, systems, document control, departmental guides, applicable codes and Black and Veatch policies and procedures  

Quality / Continuous Improvement:

• Proactively applies knowledge of the Black and Veatch Quality Program relative to deliverables  
• Demonstrates personal accuracy and supports continuous improvement and change management efforts 
• Reviews design inputs in order to ensure consistency 
• Assists to ensure deliverables are in compliance with the specific codes and standards suitable for the project  

Engineering Production:

• Broadening the use of applications to continuously evaluate and improve methods, processes and procedures used to accomplish deliverables 
• Create and develop deliverables based on a variety of design inputs 
• May develop less complex design concepts and create project design deliverables based on a variety of design inputs  
• May perform computations such as development of detailed material quantities and estimates  

Project Coordination:

• Coordinate deliverables with other groups involved on the same project to minimize interference or errors  
• May support field activities 
• May be responsible for support of project finalization including for example consolidation of records for as-built drawings or information to take off as-built quantities  

Client Focus:

• Focuses on the needs of internal clients while gaining an understanding of external client's main interests and drivers  

Knowledge Sharing, Innovation and Technology:

• Proactively seeks and shares knowledge of latest technologies and processes 
• May apply judgment and makes decisions with respect to deliverables and input interpretation  

People Management - (supervision - career development - developing professionals, mentoring):

• May provide work direction and guidance to others 

Management Responsibilities

Preferred Qualifications

• Diploma or Certificate preferred  
• Associate Degree in Drafting or an Engineering Design Related Technology preferred 
• Typically a minimum of 3 years related work experience  

Preferred Non-Technical Skills:

• Learning on the Fly
• Problem Solving
• Perseverance
• Patience
• Time Management
• Drive for Results
• Self Development
• Listening
• Informing 

Preferred Technical Skills:

• Autodesk Civil 3D
• Autodesk AutoCAD
• Bluebeam
• Ability to use Computer Automated Drafting Design (CADD), information modeling or other applications or design or modeling skills and/or design principles and practices
• Intermediate knowledge of engineering standards, systems, document control, departmental guides and Black and Veatch policies and procedures
• Intermediate industry knowledge and technology trends
• Intermediate knowledge of company quality program
• Intermediate ability to interpret engineering deliverable content as assigned
• Intermediate knowledge of other disciplines
• Basic knowledge of construction and constructability  practices and principles
• Basic knowledge of engineering design principles and applicable design guides related to assigned engineering discipline 

Minimum Qualifications

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.

Certifications

Work Environment/Physical Demands

Normal office environment

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