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Electrical Engineer - Substation Design

Date: Apr 29, 2025

Location:

Seven Hills, OH, US

Company: Black & Veatch Family of Companies

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**Company :** Black & Veatch Corporation

**Req Id :** 108321

**Opportunity Type :** Staff

**Relocation eligible :** No

**Full time/Part time :** Full-Time

**Project Only Hire :** No

**Visa Sponsorship Available:** No

Why Black and Veatch

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. \#LI-DM2

The Opportunity

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

+ Function as an **entry levelsubstation design engineer** . Substation design encompasses distribution, sub-transmission and transmission level voltage classes.

+ Develop electrical design deliverables, including protection and control design (protective relays) and/or physical design

+ Interface directly with clients, vendors and subcontractors

+ Collaborate with peers and strong mentorsto help you develop your skills on a wide range of complex projects

This role is in **Seven Hills, OH** . This opportunity is hybrid with 3 days in office and 2 days remotely (flex).

The Team

This team isdriven to meet clients’ rapidly changing infrastructure needs in generation, storage, transmission, and distribution of safe, reliable electric power. Our business continues to invest in renewable energy to power the future and support BV’s vision of more sustainable solutions. By joining our business, you will have the opportunity to be at the forefront of helping our clients with the most innovative energy solutions.

Check out substation project work

Black & Veatch provides complete engineering, procurement, and construction new asset and operating asset services in the following areas:

Substations

Overhead Transmission Lines

Underground Transmission Lines

Renewables Integration

HVDC/FACTs

Key Responsibilities

Engineering Standards:

+ Continues to learn and remains current on departmental design guides, standards, systems, applicable engineering codes and Black and Veatch policies and procedures

+ Applies to assigned tasks as appropriate

Quality/Continuous Improvement:

+ Continues developing knowledge and complies with Black and Veatch quality program relative to assigned tasks

+ Supports continuous improvement and change management efforts

Engineering Production:

+ Prepares and verifies less complex engineering deliverables

+ Performs research and develops recommendations for equipment and/or materials selection

+ Collects, assimilates, and manages data for engineering work

+ Prepares engineering calculations following standard methods and principles

+ Understands and adheres to budget, schedule, and quality requirements

Project Coordination:

+ Seeks out supervisor or project leadership to share information and gain guidance with respect to details of design and interdisciplinary coordination

+ Coordinates with others as assigned by supervisor or project leadership

Client Focus:

+ Focuses on the needs of internal clients (project team leadership) while attempting to gain basic understanding of external client's main interests and drivers

+ May provide support to business development or pursuit activities

Knowledge Sharing, Innovation and Technology:

+ Shares current knowledge of latest technology and processes

Preferred Qualifications

+ High Voltage (HV) Substation Design Experience – Physical and/or P&C (protection and controls)

+ Consulting / Engineering Design Experience

Minimum Qualifications

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.

Competencies

Decision quality

Salary Plan

ENG: Engineering

Job Grade

128

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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.

Our comprehensive benefits portfolio is a key component of this commitment and offers an array of health care benefits including but not limited to medical, dental and vision insurances along with disability and a robust wellness program.

To support a healthy work-life balance, we offer flexible work schedules, paid vacation and holiday time, sick time, and dependent sick time.

A variety of additional benefits are available to our professionals, including a company-matched 401k plan, adoption reimbursement, tuition reimbursement, vendor discounts, an employment referral program, AD&D insurance, pre-taxed accounts, voluntary legal plan and the B&V Credit Union. Professionals may also be eligible for a performance-based bonus program.

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