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Black & Veatch · 8 hours ago

EHV Electrical Engineering Specialist (345kV+)

Cary, NC

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

8+ years exp

Black & Veatch is an employee-owned company with over 100 years of innovation in sustainable infrastructure, seeking an experienced EHV Electrical Engineering Specialist. The role involves providing technical leadership in EHV power systems, engaging with clients, and ensuring project delivery while maintaining high standards of quality and compliance.

ConstructionConsultingIndustrial EngineeringInfrastructure

No H1B

Responsibilities

Function as a technical specialist encompassing EHV transmission level voltage classes

Make EHV engineering calculation recommendations to influence risk mitigation through project execution plans

Communicate EHV engineering calculation capabilities to internal and external clients to support project capture and development

Under general direction, apply advanced engineering techniques, concepts, and approaches to develop, maintain, and update EHV engineering standards

Provide technical leadership and direction on department design guides, standards, systems, applicable engineering codes and standards

Independently apply knowledge and follows Black & Veatch quality program relative to assigned tasks

Consistently review and verify the accuracy of both personal work and that of team members. Actively promote and uphold Black & Veatch’s Quality Assurance and Quality Control (QA/QC) standards, serving as a champion for continuous improvement and excellence

Effectively communicate client goals and priorities to project teams, developing strategies to integrate these drivers into complex project execution

Engage directly with clients, vendors, and subcontractors to ensure alignment and successful project delivery

Demonstrate strong leadership by mentoring team members and offering technical direction across disciplines

Demonstrate strong teamwork and the ability to lead project efforts, including schedule, budget, and resource management

Actively coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to manage and deliver complex, multidisciplinary projects

Experience supporting proposal development including, scope of work, level of work, engineering estimates, and schedules

Manage or contribute to multiple high-impact projects simultaneously

Develop clear, concise written communications and facilitate effective collaboration with team members and clients

Work in a team environment

Utilize knowledge in NERC reliability regions such as PJM, ERCOT, MISO

Continues developing knowledge and may provide guidance and direction on design guides, standards, systems, applicable engineering codes and B&V policies. Provides technical guidance to others regarding projects and disciplines

Independently applies knowledge and complies with B&V quality program relative to assigned tasks. May be responsible for ensuring compliance with B&V quality program. Provides related guidance and direction to others. Supports continuous improvement and change management efforts

Prepares a variety of complex engineering deliverables for larger or multiple projects. Performs complex research and develops recommendations for equipment and/or materials selection. May oversee 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. Actively delegates appropriate tasks to lower level team members to develop depth of project execution staff. Reviews lower level engineering work or assignments. Is responsible for one or more of the following: leading production teams; coordinating multiple discipline activity; and serving as the responsible charge for a project

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

Responsible for assisting with identification of key client interests and drivers on low to moderately complex projects. Communicates client interests and drivers to project team members and develops approaches to accommodate these concerns in the performance of the work on low to moderately complex projects. Provides support to business development or pursuit activities and may offer other services to clients

Recognized as a technical specialist and has knowledge and skill set to provide consultation and guidance to project teams in a particular practice area. May design a complete project of moderately complex scope or support multiple projects on the complex technical challenges. Actively fosters knowledge management and provides mentoring. May develop and apply advanced engineering concepts and approaches to unique engineering problems

Typically assists with performance management process, mentoring, recognition, and any corrective actions required. May participate in career planning, and learning and development. Actively mentors lower level professionals and identifies successors to train in the specifics of their role

May assist with resource management strategy. May have responsibility of engineering resources for small groups of a single discipline

May be accountable for some administrative responsibilities that include but aren't limited to: Ensuring policies, procedures and processes are effectively implemented and communicated for work group

Ensuring adherence to corporate and division programs

Approving timesheets and expense reports

Qualification

EHV Power SystemsEHV engineering calculationsProfessional Engineer LicenseSubstation designTransmission line designEngineering standardsClient communicationTechnical leadershipTeamworkMentoringProject management

Required

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 5 years related work experience

Preferred

8-10 years of experience performing EHV engineering planning and design for substations and transmission lines

Experience performing EHV engineering calculations such as audible noise / corona, electric fields, lightning, insulation coordination, steady-state electric field induced current, fence grounding capacitor energy, induced voltage, Transient Recovery Voltage (TRV), Transient (switching) Overvoltage (TOV), Temporary Overvoltage (TOV), Electric / Electromagnetic Fields (EMF), grounding

Professional Engineer (PE) License