**Lead Electrical Engineer - Federal System Studies**

Date: Apr 16, 2024

Location:

US

Company: Black & Veatch Family of Companies

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**Req Id :** 102775

**Opportunity Type :** Staff

**Relocation eligible :** No

**Full time/Part time :** Full-Time

**Project Only Hire :** No

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**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.

Recognized by Glassdoor as a 2023 Top 100 place to work, Black & Veatch allows you to lend your talent and perspective to humanitys 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 one. Our hybrid environment allows you to balance your work and personal life.

**The Opportunity**

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

Conduct system studies for facility and mission critical projects for U.S. Government Agency/Department clients (LV/MV). *Requires US Citizen and ability to obtain US security clearance.

Directly contribute to global projects and missions, including Domestic (US based), Pacific and European locations.

Develop and maintain working relationships with project teams, client agency personnel, as well as Construction Contractors and personnel.

**The Team**

The Black & Veatch Special Projects Corp mission is grounded in history and engineering the future by providing a full range of services to our primary client base - **U.S. Government Agencies and Military Services** . With the robust skillsets and partnership we have developed during the **100 years of service to our** **U.S. Government client base** , we are able to provide one-of-a-kind solutions to complex mission objectives that arise out of specific challenges faced by and unique to these agencies. Our primary areas of focus include: Architecture/Engineering (A/E) Services and Classified Design Services, Environmental Services, Defense Program and Integrated Services.

Our Federal Team supports a variety of unique Federal Agency and Military Service (LV/MV) projects, including command and control facilities, microgrids, generators and UPS systems, energy resiliency and sustainability (Solar PV & BESS),office buildings, radar platforms, mission critical projects and more! Your vital role on the team directly contributes to our nation's safety and security.

We are dedicated to employing talented and passionate professionals! Our vision is to be the greatest infrastructure solutions provider delivering top tier and high-quality design and engineering services to various Federal Agencies.

**Key Responsibilities**

**Engineering Standards:**

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 technical guidance to others regarding projects and disciplines

**Quality/Continuous Improvement:**

Independently applies knowledge and complies with Black and Veatch quality program relative to assigned tasks

May be responsible for ensuring compliance with Black and Veatch quality program

Provides related guidance and direction to others

Supports continuous improvement and change management efforts

**Engineering Production:**

Prepares a variety of complex engineering deliverables for larger or multiple 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

Independently applies advanced engineering techniques and analysis problems and methods

Reviews lower level engineering work or assignments

Is responsible for one or more of the following: leading larger production teams; coordinating multiple discipline activity; and serving as the responsible charge for a project

**Project Coordination:**

Actively coordinates with all other internal/external team members on moderately complex projects

**Client Focus:**

Responsible for assisting with identification of key client interests and drivers on moderately complex projects and may determine the key clients in some instances

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

May offer other services to the clients

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 guidance to project teams in a particular practice area

Typically supports multiple projects on the complex technical challenges

Actively fosters knowledge management and provides mentoring

Develops and applies advanced engineering concepts and approaches to unique engineering problems

**People Management(supervision,career development,training, mentoring):**

Typically assists with performance management process, mentoring, recognition, and any corrective actions required

May participate in career planning, and learning and development

**Resource Management (budgets, tools, processes, project support):**

Implements resource management strategy

Manages engineering resources for small groups of a single discipline

**Administrative:**

Administrative responsibilities may include office administration

Ensures policies, procedures, and processes are effectively implemented and communicated for workgroup

Ensures adherence to corporate and division programs

May approve timesheets and expense reports

**Preferred Qualifications**

Technical expertise to include NEC, IEEE, UFC, and UFGS knowledge for producing electrical designs, understanding codes, and providing coordination for the unfractured and equipment of buildings and facilities.

**Technical expertise to include the following:**

Power emphasis - low/medium voltage and power generation

ETAP -or- SKM experience

Load Flow

Short Circuit

Coordination & Protection

Arch Flash

Harmonics Studies

**Other qualifications include:**

Experience working for an entity of the Federal government; familiarity with the applicable unified facilities guide specifications and criteria, ability to use SpecsIntact or Dr. Checks

Professional Engineering (PE) License

Masters Degree in Electrical Engineering with a power emphasis or demonstrated experience in power system studies

**Minimum Qualifications**

Requires a 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 11 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.

**Certifications**

Most positions - depending on the nature of work performed as defined by the division - will typically require incumbents to have professional registration or licensure in their designated home office country, or be in active pursuit* of such registration

**Work Environment/Physical Demands**

Typical office environment. May be subject to extreme cold (temperatures below 30 degrees for periods of more than one hour), extreme heat (temperatures above 90 degrees for periods of more than one hour), hazards (electrical currents, working on scaffold

**Salary Plan**

ENG: Engineering

**Job Grade**

132

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To support a healthy work-life balance, we offer flexible work schedules, paid vacation and holiday time, sick time and dependent sick time.

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