Mechanical Designer - Federal

Date: Oct 16, 2024

Location:

Overland Park, KS, US Arlington, VA, US

Company: Black & Veatch Family of Companies

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Company : B&V Special Projects Corp.

Req Id : 105875

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 level engineering technician capacity. With minimal supervision, performs advanced functions requiring knowledge and use of electronic applications, standards and document control processes/procedures in support of creating and modifying deliverables. May provide technical guidance and direction to other engineering professionals including delegation of work assignments.

Key Responsibilities

Engineering Standards:

Applies knowledge of standards, systems, document control, departmental guides, applicable codes and Black and Veatch policies and procedures

Quality / Continuous Improvement:

Proactively applies knowledge of the Black and Veatch Quality Program relative to deliverables
Demonstrates personal accuracy and supports continuous improvement and change management efforts
Reviews design inputs in order to ensure consistency
Assists to ensure deliverables are in compliance with the specific codes and standards suitable for the project

Engineering Production:

Broadening the use of applications to continuously evaluate and improve methods, processes and procedures used to accomplish deliverables
Create and develop deliverables based on a variety of design inputs
May develop less complex design concepts and create project design deliverables based on a variety of design inputs
May perform computations such as development of detailed material quantities and estimates

Project Coordination:

Coordinate deliverables with other groups involved on the same project to minimize interference or errors
May support field activities
May be responsible for support of project finalization including for example consolidation of records for as-built drawings or information to take off as-built quantities

Client Focus:

Focuses on the needs of internal clients while gaining an understanding of external client's main interests and drivers

Knowledge Sharing, Innovation and Technology:

Proactively seeks and shares knowledge of latest technologies and processes
May apply judgment and makes decisions with respect to deliverables and input interpretation

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

May provide work direction and guidance to others

Preferred Qualifications

Diploma or Certificate preferred
Associate Degree in Drafting or an Engineering Design Related Technology preferred
Typically a minimum of 3 years related work experience

Preferred Non-Technical Skills:

Learning on the Fly
Problem Solving
Perseverance
Patience
Time Management
Drive for Results
Self Development
Listening
Informing

Preferred Technical Skills:

Ability to use Computer Automated Drafting Design (CADD), information modeling or other applications or design or modeling skills and/or design principles and practices
Intermediate knowledge of engineering standards, systems, document control, departmental guides and Black and Veatch policies and procedures
Intermediate industry knowledge and technology trends
Intermediate knowledge of company quality program
Intermediate ability to interpret engineering deliverable content as assigned
Intermediate knowledge of other disciplines
Basic knowledge of construction and constructability practices and principles
Basic knowledge of engineering design principles and applicable design guides related to assigned engineering discipline

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.

Work Environment/Physical Demands

Normal office environment

Competencies

Customer focus

Salary Plan

ENT: Engineering Technician

Job Grade

128

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