Electrical Engineer 4

at Black & Veatch Corporation in Overland Park, Kansas, United States

Job Description

Duties: Prepare a variety of complex electrical engineering technical drawings, including equipment arrangement, grounding layouts, conduit layout plans, cable charts, elevation and bill of materials. Operate computer-assisted engineering or design software to perform calculations including battery sizing, AC/DC station service loading, lightning, lighting, bus span, voltage drop & conduit fill following standard methods and principles.  Confer with engineers, clients, or others to discuss existing or potential engineering projects or products.  Manage assigned budgets, schedules, and quality requirements.  Serve as team lead to review work of lower-level engineers for all aspects of substation designs (Physical Arrangement drawings).  Coordinate with other engineering disciplines.  Perform quality verifications (QA/QC) for electrical drawings and calculations prior to issuing for construction.  Review vendor drawings. Provide manhour, schedule, and cost estimates for proposals.  Create and review the accurate/current technical documents produced for the project and complete any As-Built markups. Function as the liaison with various clients, vendors, and design engineers for technical support. Work closely with the design engineers, clients, and project controls to ensure that design information, construction materials, and necessary services are available to support the project schedule.  Ensure technical documents remain accurate and up-to-date while proactively engaging with suppliers/vendors on any technical issues that may arise. Mentor, train and guide professionals with less experience.  No hire/fire authority.  Applicants for this position must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require employer sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States (i.e., H-1B visa, TN visa or any other non-immigrant status).