Civil Designer - Water

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. Black & 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 competitve compensation; 401k match and benefits starting day one.

The Opportunity

The Virtual Design & Data Solutions (VDDS) Engineering Technician 2 under close supervision, performs basic functions requiring technical knowledge and use of electronic applications, standards, and document control processes/procedures in support of creating or modifying deliverable.  This role will be responsible for the development site drainage, grading, utility plans using Autodesk Civil 3D and Bentley Microstation. 

This role will be within the Black & Veatch Governments & Water Utilities (G&Wu) group, supporting client needs related to water, wastewater, linear pipelines, and other water-related solutions.  Basic Civil 3D experience is required with use of pipe/pressure networks, proposed grading surfaces and plan and profile development. 

The Team

As part of BV, your skills will be aligned to projects that support our 3 market sectors. As 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.

Job Summary

Key Responsibilities

Engineering Standards: 

• Continues to learn and apply standards, systems, document control, departmental guides and Black and Veatch policies and procedures  

Quality / Continuous Improvement:

• Ensures that deliverables are accurate and compliant by continually developing knowledge of the Black and Veatch Quality Program 
• Demonstrates personal accuracy and supports continuous improvement and change management efforts  

Engineering Production: 

• Broadens knowledge of the applications required to modify and develop less complex deliverables based on a variety of design inputs 
• May assist with minor computations such as material quantity estimates and dimensional checks  

Project Coordination:

• May assist in coordinating deliverables with other groups involved on the same project to minimize interference or errors  

Client Focus:

• Focuses on the needs of internal clients while attempting to gain basic understanding of external client's main interests and drivers  

Knowledge Sharing, Innovation and Technology:

• Proactively seeks and shares knowledge of latest technologies and processes 

Management Responsibilities

Preferred Qualifications

• Diploma or Certificate preferred  
• Associate Degree in Drafting or an Engineering Design Related Technology preferred 
• Typically a minimum of 1 year 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:

• Autodesk Civil 3D
• Autodesk AutoCAD
• Bluebeam
• Intermediate knowledge of Computer Automated Drafting Design (CADD) or other applications or design or modeling skills
• Basic knowledge of engineering standards, systems, document control, departmental guides and Black and Veatch policies and procedures
• Basic industry knowledge and technology trends
• Basic knowledge of company quality program
• Basic ability to interpret engineering deliverable content as assigned 

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