Associate Overhead Transmission Line Structural Engineer

Associate Overhead Transmission Line Structural Engineer | Black & Veatch

Black & Veatch Corporation

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Full-Time

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Black & Veatch is a 100% employee‑owned firm with over 100 years of innovation in sustainable infrastructure. We offer competitive compensation, benefits, and a hybrid work environment that supports a healthy work‑life balance and career growth.

• Support global transmission projects performing design engineering and analysis of transmission line work.
• Support large, extensive 345kV+ rebuild and greenfield projects, including trending technologies like HVDC and 765kV.
• Collect and assimilate data for engineering work. Perform research and prepare calculations in accordance with Black & Veatch and industry standards.
• Develop recommendations for equipment and materials. Understand and work successfully within budget, project schedule, and quality requirements.
• May assist with providing guidance to engineering team members. Maintain positive client relations understanding client interests and drivers through effective communication with the project team. May assist with business development activities.

As part of BV Operations, your skills will be aligned to projects supporting Governments & Environment, Energy & Process Industries, and Connectivity & Commercial sectors. You will work on projects from small community improvements to large Mega Projects across the globe.

• Continue learning and stay current with departmental design guides, standards, systems, applicable engineering codes and Black & Veatch policies and procedures.
• Apply knowledge to assigned tasks as appropriate.

• Develop knowledge and comply with the Black & Veatch quality program relative to assigned tasks.
• Support continuous improvement and change management efforts.

• Prepare and verify less complex engineering deliverables.
• Perform research and develop recommendations for equipment and/or materials selection.
• Collect, assimilate, and manage data for engineering work.
• Prepare engineering calculations following standard methods and principles.
• Understand and adhere to budget, schedule, and quality requirements.

• Seek out supervisor or project leadership for guidance on design and interdisciplinary coordination.
• Coordinate with others as assigned by supervisor or project leadership.

• Focus on the needs of internal clients (project team leadership) while gaining basic understanding of external client's main interests and drivers.
• May provide support to business development or pursuit activities.

• Share current knowledge of the latest technology and processes.

• Experience with utility‑scale projects.
• Experience with PLS‑CADD, PLS‑Pole, LPile, MFAD, Sag
  10, or Ultralite.
• Basic structural steel and concrete experience using 3D analysis and design software.
• Solid experience using EXCEL or similar spreadsheets and MathCAD design templates.
• Basic knowledge of engineering design principles and applicable design guides and standards related to assigned engineering discipline.

• Bachelor's degree in engineering from an accredited program.
• Minimum of 1 year related work experience.
• All applicants must be able to complete pre‑employment onboarding requirements (background check, drug screen, motor vehicle records search) in compliance with applicable laws.

Hybrid or flexible work options may be offered after the first 90 days of employment based on manager discretion, job performance, and work assignments.

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