Black & Veatch

Lead Electrical Engineering Technician - Nuclear Design

Black & Veatch$133K — $223K *
Energy & Utilities
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 15+ years of relevant work experience in electrical engineering or design
  • Associate Degree in Drafting or Engineering Design Technology required; Bachelor's preferred
  • Advanced knowledge of electrical engineering principles and practices
  • Proficiency in Bentley MicroStation and CAD/BIM design tools
  • Smart Plant Electrical knowledge is a plus
  • Experience with AGI32 lighting design software preferred

Responsibilities

  • Lead technical design efforts and oversee engineering technicians
  • Apply advanced technical expertise to solve complex design challenges
  • Utilize digital design tools to create and maintain technical documentation
  • Ensure technical quality, schedule adherence, and budget compliance
  • Supervise and guide design activities for quality and efficiency
  • Develop and enforce design and graphic standards
  • Communicate project requirements and coordinate with other disciplines

Benefits

  • Collaborative and innovative work culture
  • Opportunities for career development
  • Potential for hybrid or flexible work arrangement after 90 days of employment
  • Involvement in significant infrastructure projects supporting global nuclear program
Full Job Description
Company : Black & Veatch Corporation

Req Id : 115454

Opportunity Type : Staff

Relocation eligible : No

Full time/Part time : Full-Time

Project Only Hire : No

Visa Sponsorship Available: No

The Opportunity

This opportunity with Black & Veatch offers the chance to collaborate with multidisciplinary project teams within the Power Providers Market Sector, supporting Nuclear projects and building critical infrastructure for today's and tomorrow's challenges. Electrical professionals contribute to power systems design, including duct bank design, cable tray design, grounding, lighting, and other electrical systems supporting Nuclear facilities.

The Virtual Design & Data Solutions (VDDS) Staff Engineering Technician plays a key role in supporting the development of high-quality engineering 2D/3D deliverables for these complex infrastructure projects. Under minimal supervision, this position performs technical tasks requiring advanced knowledge of electrical engineering principles and practices, with a focus on creating and modifying electrical design drawings using advanced techniques in industry-standard design tools, such as Bentley MicroStation and other Bentley tools. Advanced knowledge of project budgets and schedules is required. Smart Plant Electrical knowledge is a plus.

For lighting design, experience with AGI32 is preferred to support accurate modeling and illumination calculations across Nuclear facilities.

As this position supports the global nuclear program at Black & Veatch, any potential offer will be conditional on the individual being able to satisfy all requirements, including citizenship requirements, outlined in the Code of Federal Regulations 10 CFR 810.

The Team

Black & Veatch Operations develops, deploys, and maintains global resources and capabilities that guide execution and process excellence across the organization. The foundation of Black & Veatch Operations provides the ability to move where your skills are needed and allows for a collaborative and innovative culture offering greater challenges and career development opportunities.

Key Responsibilities

  • Functions in a lead technician, technical design specialist, and/or supervisory role
  • Applies advanced technical expertise to solve complex design challenges within a specific engineering discipline and contributes to the development of innovative engineering solutions
  • Utilizes digital design tools and software (e.g., CAD, BIM, 3D modeling) following standardized procedures to create, modifies, and maintains technical documentation, drawings, and project deliverables
  • Responsible for technical quality, schedule adherence, and budget compliance, while effectively coordinating efforts across departments, teams, and stakeholders
  • May supervise engineering technicians and support staff by coordinating, overseeing, and guiding conceptual and detailed design activities to ensure quality, efficiency, and alignment with project objectives
  • Establishes, communicates, and enforces design and graphic standards
  • Reviews project requirements to determine correct formats and deliverable content
  • Promotes quality across projects, groups, and sections
  • Reviews design inputs to ensure consistency and compliance
  • Ensures that design deliverables are prepared, coordinated among disciplines and issued in accordance with BV Quality Assurance Procedures and project specific procedures
  • Improves integration, coordination, and communication across disciplines
  • Contributes to continuous improvement of design guides, standards, and processes
  • Leads or participates in process improvement and change management initiatives
  • Applies sound engineering fundamentals and established design practices in developing deliverables
  • Exercises judgment, makes work-related decisions, and guides other professionals
  • Coordinates deliverable presentations, delegates production design, or other electronic applications
  • Monitors production to assure consistency, budget and schedule of deliverables
  • Establishes drawing control methods and maintains historical records
  • Programs control systems or participate in other plant start-up activities associated with a specialized expertise area
  • Leads or supports development of new or updated design applications and processes
  • Coordinates with other design group personnel to review and exchange project information necessary for design development
  • May supports field activities
  • May manage multiple discipline areas or groups
  • Communicates project design requirements, progress, and schedules
  • Responsible for determining identification of key client interests and drivers on projects. Communicate client interests and drivers to project team members and develop approaches to accommodate these concerns
  • Leads development and communication of design standards and process improvement initiatives
  • Identifies training and development needs and supports personnel development for personnel they supervise
  • Champions development and improvement of project tools and software applications


Preferred Qualifications

  • Associate Degree in Drafting or an Engineering Design Related Technology required.
  • Bachelor Degree in an Engineering Design Related Technology preferred.


Minimum Qualifications

  • Typically a minimum of 15 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.
  • As this position supports the global nuclear program at Black & Veatch, any potential offer will be conditional on the individual being able to satisfy all requirements, including citizenship requirements, outlined in the Code of Federal Regulations 10 CFR 810


Work Environment/Physical Demands

  • Hybrid or flexible work options may be offered after the first 90 days of employment based upon manager discretion, job performance and work assignments.


Compensation Transparency

In accordance with local requirements, the annual compensation ranges for this role are listed below by state or jurisdiction and reflect the applicable office location(s) within each. Final compensation is determined based on factors such as skills, experience, qualifications, internal alignment, geographic location, and other factors permitted by law.

  • State of Colorado:

$133,881 - $223,575

Salary Plan

ENT: Engineering Technician

Job Grade

017

About Black & Veatch

Black & Veatch is a global engineering and construction company. The company was founded in 1915 and is headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas. Black & Veatch provides a range of services, including engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) services, consulting, and environmental services. The company serves a variety of industries, including power, water, telecommunications, and oil and gas. Black & Veatch has operations in more than 100 countries around the world.
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