["Sr Engineering Technician","Sr Engineering Technician"]

Civil - Senior Engineering Technician - Substation

Must be located within 50 miles of one of the listed BV offices below - please specify worker location in candidate summary.

Overland Park, KS - Ann Arbor, MI - Houston, TX - Dallas, TX - College Station, TX - Denver, CO - Phoenix, AZ - Orlando, FL - Cary, NC - Tualatin, OR

This opportunity with *** offers the chance to collaborate with multidisciplinary project teams within the Technology, Commercial & Industrial Market Sector, supporting Grid Solutions projects such as Substation and Overhead Transmission Line, while building critical civil infrastructure for today's and tomorrow's challenges.

Civil Engineering Technicians contribute to the planning, design, and implementation of site development, including grading and drainage, erosion control, roadways, fencing, and underground utilities for these advanced industrial and commercial facilities.

The Virtual Design & Data Solutions (VDDS) Senior Civil Engineering Technician plays a key role in supporting the development of high-quality engineering deliverables for these complex infrastructure projects.

Functioning in a lead technician capacity, this position performs technical tasks requiring advanced knowledge of civil engineering principles and practices, with a focus on creating and modifying site plans, grading designs, and utility layouts using advanced techniques in industry-standard design tools such as Autodesk AutoCAD, Civil 3D and Bentley MicroStation.

Provides technical guidance, consultation, and training to other engineering professionals and technicians to ensure quality and consistency across project outputs. May supervise an assigned team of engineering technicians and support personnel by coordinating, overseeing, and guiding both conceptual and detailed design activities to ensure quality, efficiency, and alignment with project objectives.

Job Summary

Functions as a senior engineering technician, technical design specialist, and/or supervisor

Applies advanced technical expertise to solve complex design challenges within a specific engineering discipline

Contributes to the development of innovative engineering solutions

Uses digital tools and design software (e.g., CAD, BIM, 3D modeling) with standardized procedures to create, modify, and maintain technical documentation, drawings, and project deliverables

Provides consultation, training, and oversight to other engineering technicians to ensure quality, consistency, and compliance with project standards

Key Responsibilities

Establishes and communicates appropriate design and graphic standards

Reviews project requirements to determine correct formats and deliverable content

Promotes quality and consistency across projects, groups, and sections

Reviews design inputs to ensure alignment and consistency

Ensures deliverables comply with applicable codes and standards

May contribute to continuous improvement of design guides, standards, and processes

May participate and lead process improvement and change management activities

Manages drawing control and maintains historical project records

Applies engineering principles and established design practices to complex designs

Exercises sound judgment in interpreting inputs and making deliverable-related decisions

Handles complex technical assignments and provides guidance to other professionals

Performs design calculations, material quantity takeoffs, estimates, and documentation

May review deliverables produced by others for quality and accuracy

May coordinate presentations, production design, and use of electronic design tools

May monitor production to ensure consistency, budget, and schedule

May program control systems or support plant start-up activities within area of expertise

Coordinates with other design groups to exchange information for design development

May support field activities as required

Communicates project design requirements, progress, and schedules

Responsible for assisting with identification of key client interests and drivers and may determine the key clients in some instances.

Communicate client interests and drivers to project team members and develop approaches to accommodate these concerns.

Assist discipline or department management in developing and communicating appropriate design standards and process improvement activities

Identifies and supports training and development needs for supervised personnel

Recognized for expertise in one or more areas. May be assigned special assignments depending on technical expertise.

Assignments may involve solving a particular design problem or participating in a design team focused on completing an assigned project task

Makes presentations and conducts training classes within a specialized area of expertise