Overland Park, KS, US
8 hours ago
Senior Electrical Designer - Power Generation

 

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Company : Black & Veatch Corporation  

Req Id : 107430 

Opportunity Type : Staff 

Relocation eligible : No 

Full time/Part time : Full-Time  

Project Only Hire : No 

Visa Sponsorship Available: No 

Job Summary Functions in a senior supervisory capacity. Well experienced in engineering design in multiple disciplines. Manages engineering and design schedules, design activities, and budgets for discipline(s) for a large project(s). May directly manage one discipline and/or coordinate activities involving multiple departments.Key Responsibilities

Engineering Standards:

Communicates and sets appropriate design and graphic standards  Reviews project requirements and accurately determine the correct format and contents of the required deliverables  

Quality / Continuous Improvement:

Promotes quality within project/group/section   Reviews design inputs in order to ensure consistency  Ensures that design deliverables are prepared, coordinated among disciplines and issued in accordance with Black and Veatch Quality Assurance Procedures and project specific procedures  Looks for ways to improve applications integration, coordination and communication across disciplines  Contributes to the continuous improvement of guides and standards   Participates in and leads process improvement activities and assignments  Demonstrates personal accuracy and evaluates department design processes for improvement and drives continuous improvement and change management efforts  

Engineering Production:

Applies sound engineering fundamentals and established design practices in developing deliverables   Continues to apply judgment, makes decisions with respect to the work and provides guidance to other professionals   Coordinates deliverable presentations, delegate's production design, or other electronic applications  Monitors production to assure consistency, budget and schedule of deliverables  Establish the appropriate method for drawing control and historical records   Programs control systems or participate in other plant start-up activities associated with a specialized expertise area  May lead development activities relating to new/updated design applications or processes  

Project Coordination: 

Coordinates with other design group personnel to review and exchange project information necessary for design development  May support field activities  May manage multiple discipline area or groups   Communicates project design requirements, progress and schedules  

Client Focus:

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  

Knowledge Sharing, Innovation and Technology:

Lead in the development and communication of appropriate design standards and process improvement activities  Identify training and development needs for personnel they supervise and participate in training efforts  Serves as the champion for project tool/application development and improvement for software tools  

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

May oversee functions including performance management process, career planning, learning and development, recognition, and corrective actions   Supervises engineering technicians, including mentoring, instructing, delegation of work and providing feedback  

Resource Management - (staffing):

Monitors staffing levels and available skill sets for project(s), possibly involving multi-disciplines  Identifies resource application needs and process requirements  

Administrative:

Reviews timesheets, expense reports, responsible for communicating the continual development of new hire recruitment, policy and procedure  Management Responsibilities Preferred Qualifications Associate Degree in Drafting or an Engineering Design Related Technology preferred   Bachelor Degree in an Engineering Design Related Technology preferred  Typically a minimum of 15 years related work experience  

Preferred Non-Technical Skills:

Drive for Results Self Development Listening Informing Dealing with Ambiguity Priority Setting Planning Delegation 

Preferred Technical Skills:

Ability to manage external client based meetings on CADD, information modeling engineering and resource topics Advanced knowledge of engineering standards, systems, document control, departmental guides and Black and Veatch policies and procedures Advanced industry knowledge and technology trends Advanced knowledge of company quality program Advanced ability to interpret engineering deliverable content as assigned Advanced knowledge of other disciplines Intermediate knowledge of construction and constructability practices and principles Advanced knowledge of engineering design principles and applicable design guides related to assigned engineering discipline Intermediate knowledge of procurement and contract administration . Intermediate knowledge of process, procedures for project controls and estimating Advanced knowledge of management techniques and company/division HR programs, policies, procedures, and organization structure . Intermediate knowledge of technical aspects of the proposal process 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 environmentCompetencies CollaboratesCommunicates effectivelyCourageDirects workInstills trustInterpersonal savvyOrganizational savvyCustomer focusDecision qualitySalary Plan ENT: Engineering TechnicianJob Grade 133

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