Structural Hydropower Engineer

Black and 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 and benefits that start day one. Our hybrid environment allows you to balance your work and personal life. At Black and 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.

In this role you will have the opportunity to:

• Perform all aspects of conventional design engineering and analysis.
• Broaden knowledge and skill set in area of discipline.
• Start to expand knowledge in other disciplines and/or functional areas.

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.

Key responsibilities include:

• 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.
• Begins to independently apply knowledge and complies with Black and Veatch quality program relative to assigned tasks.
• Supports continuous improvement and change management efforts.
• Prepares a variety of moderately complex engineering deliverables.
• Performs complex research and develops recommendations for equipment and/or materials selection.
• Collects, assimilates, and manages data for engineering work.
• Prepares complex engineering calculations following standard methods and principles.
• Understands and adheres to budget, schedule, and quality requirements.
• Recognizes, defines and resolves problems within assigned area.
• May provide direction and guidance to others.
• Assigns tasks to and coordinates with other internal/external team members on less complex projects.
• Initiates contact with other disciplines as needed to identify and coordinate details of the work.
• Actively seeks to understand client interests and drivers through normal client contact and through interaction and communication with project leadership.
• Applies understanding of client interests and drivers to their own behavior and performance of the work under his/her responsibility.
• May provide support to business development or pursuit activities.
• Shares current knowledge of latest technology and processes.
• May assist with performance management process, mentoring, recognition, and any corrective actions required.

Preferred qualifications include:

• Licensed as a Professional Engineer in an US state, by examination. Or the ability to become licensed within twelve months of hiring.
• Familiarity with ASME BTH.
• Proficiency with use of structural analysis software such as RISA 3D, STAADPro, or SAP 2000.
• Proficiency with use of non-structural software packages such as Bluebeam, Mathcad, MS Word, MS Excel, AutoCAD, and Revit.

Minimum qualifications require 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 3 years related work experience.

Black & Veatch prides itself on the support of our employees and providing flexibility to make the things that are most important to you, a priority. Hybrid or flexible work options may be offered after the first 90 days of employment based upon manager discretion, job performance and work assignments. Additionally this opportunity has the possibility of being located in any of our offices located across the U.S; click the link to see a full list of U.S. Office Locations (select United States). Some positions may be relocation eligible. Speak to your recruiter if you have interest in relocation.