About the Role
In this role, you will perform technical design work, manage small project teams, and lead smaller projects involving dams, levees, spillways, intakes, and other structure improvements. You will deliver innovative and high-quality design products, manage equipment procurement, and participate in construction processes. Collaborate with subject matter experts across a wide array of disciplines to deliver high-quality design work, including plans, specifications, estimates, and analyses. Mentor and interact across disciplines with professionals in our hydropower and dams teams.
Responsibilities
- Perform technical design work and manage small project teams
- Lead smaller projects involving dams, levees, spillways, intakes and outlets and other structure improvements
- Deliver innovative and high-quality design products, manage equipment procurement, and participate construction processes clients
- Collaborate with subject matter experts across a wide array of disciplines to deliver high-quality design work(i.e. plans, specifications, estimates, analyses, etc.)
- Mentor and interact across disciplines with professionals in our hydropower and dams teams
- Communicating and working directly with client counterparts to understand key interests for developing technical solutions to their infrastructure challenges, providing ideas and strategies to deliver projects from concept to closeout.
- Translating client direction into efficient workplans and coordinating with project team members to deliver high-quality work products.
- Creating written technical documents, technical drawings, specifications, cost estimates, alternatives analyses, and other common engineering deliverables.
- Having familiarity with design guides, standards, systems, and applicable engineering codes relevant to the industry
- Demonstrating the ability to leverage knowledge of general engineering principles including hydraulics, civil/structural design, geotechnical considerations, and mechanical systems to generate unique, engineered solutions.
- Preparing and overseeing the preparation of calculations and design documents.
- Participating in equipment procurement and construction management processes.
- Managing and mentoring junior engineers.
- Providing support to business development teams for pursuit activities with the opportunity to lead projects that you pursue and acquire.
Requirements
- Requires a 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 1 year related work experience.
- 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.
Skills
- Hydraulics
- Civil/structural design
- Geotechnical considerations
- Mechanical systems
- Design guides
- Standards
- Systems
- Applicable engineering codes
Location
- Hybrid
Work Type
- Full-Time
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Minimum of 1 year related work experience
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree in engineering
- Master's Degree in Civil Engineering or Business
- Professional Engineer (P.E.) License
Benefits
- 401K match
- Benefits that start day 1
- Flexible work schedules
- Paid vacation
- Paid holiday time
- Sick time
- Dependent sick time
- Company-matched 401k plan
- Adoption reimbursement
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vendor discounts
- Employment referral program
- AD&D insurance
- Pre-taxed accounts
- Voluntary legal plan
- B&V Credit Union
- Performance-based bonus program
- Stock ownership
About the Company
- Together, we own our company, our future, and our shared success.
- As an employee-owned company, our people are Black & Veatch.
- We put them at the center of everything we do and empower them to grow, explore new possibilities and use their diverse talents and perspectives to solve humanity's biggest challenges in an ever-evolving world.
- With over 100 years of innovation in sustainable infrastructure and our expertise in engineering, procurement, consulting and construction, together we are building a world of difference.
- At Black & Veatch, you’ll be part of work that matters—designing, creating, and building the infrastructure communities rely on every day, from concept through execution.
- We care about how the work gets done as much as what we build.
- Safety is built into every decision, and people look out for each other—speaking up, collaborating, and doing the right thing because it affects real lives.
- You’ll work alongside teams solving complex challenges and turning ideas into solutions that perform in the real world—gaining hands-on experience across projects, technologies, and disciplines.
- Ownership shows up in how we work.
- We take responsibility for outcomes, follow through on commitments, and take pride in what we deliver.
- As a 100% employee-owned company, employees share in the long-term success we build together.
- With flexible ways of working and meaningful development opportunities, you’ll build a career you can be proud to stand behind.
- Recognized by Glassdoor as a 2023 Top 100 place to work, 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 competitive compensation; 401K match and benefits that start day 1.
- Our hybrid environment allows you to balance your work and personal life.
- 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.
- As part of BV Operations, your skills will be aligned to projects that support our 3 market sectors- Governments & Environment, Energy & Process Industries, and Connectivity & Commercial.
- In roles like 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.
- Black & Veatch endeavors to make www.bv.com/careers accessible to any and all users.
- Black & Veatch is committed to being an employer of choice by creating a valuable work experience that keeps our people engaged, productive, safe and healthy.
- By valuing diverse voices and perspectives, we cultivate an authentically inclusive environment for professionals and are able to provide innovative and effective solutions for clients.
Equal Opportunity
- BVH, Inc., its subsidiaries and its affiliated companies, complies with all Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) laws and regulations.
- Black & Veatch does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, religion, color, sex, national origin, marital status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender Identity and expression, disability, veteran status, pregnancy status or other status protected by law.
