Job Abstract

Black and 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 and benefits that start day one. Our hybrid environment allows you to balance your work and personal life. At Black and 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.

Functions as a technical specialist. Under general direction, develops and applies advanced engineering techniques, concepts and approaches to complex engineering problems. May provide technical guidance over a group on projects of low to medium complexity.  May function to perform Quality Control support on projects. 

As part of BV Operations, your skills will be aligned to projects that support our 3 market sectors- Governments & Environment, Energy & Process Industries, and Connectivity & Commercial. In roles like Engineers, Technicians, and Skilled Specialists 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. The foundation of BV 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.

Engineering Standards: 

• Proactively provides guidance and direction on department design guides, standards, systems, applicable engineering codes and B&V 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 ensures compliance with B&V 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 engineering work or assignments.   

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 guidance to project teams in a particular practice area.   
• Typically supports multiple projects on the very complex technical challenges.   
• Actively advances knowledge management of the enterprise and provides mentoring.   

• 3D structural analysis applications, 
• Linear and Non-Linear dynamic analysis 
• Knowledge of USACE requirements, specifications, and design processes including UFC 1-200-01, UFC 3-301-01, UFC 3-301-02, UFC 4-010-01, UFC 3-340-02, UFC 4-023-03, and UFC 4-010-01 
• Master of Science degree in an ABET-accredited program of Civil Engineering or Structural Engineering. 
• Finite Element Analysis (ANSYS and/or SAP2000 experience preferred) 
• Knowledge of REVIT Structural, AutoCad, RISA-3D, RISAFloor, RISAFoundation, RISAConnection, RISA REVIT Link, MathCad, SAP2000, and/or ETABS. 
• Knowledge of precast, post tensioned, deep foundations, structural dynamic analysis, ATFP (Anti-Terrorism/Force Protection), renovations, high seismic analysis/design, and mission critical facilities. 
• Non-Technical Skills:  Directing others, customer focus, building effective teams, dealing with ambiguity, delegation, informing, listening, planning, priority setting, decision quality, drives for results, cultivates innovation, drives vision and purpose, courage, collaborates, business insight, and ensures accountability skills. 

Black & Veatch prides itself on the support of our employees and providing flexibility to make the things that are most important to you, a priority.  This is why we offer our professionals, located near an office,  the option of a Hybrid work environment.  Our hybrid work approach allows our employees to work two days a week from other locations outside of the office. Additionally this opportunity has the possibility of being located in any of our offices located across the U.S; click the link to see a full list of  U.S. Office Locations (select United States).  Some positions may be relocation eligible. Speak to your recruiter if you have interest in relocation.