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Staff Substation Designer - Inventor

Job in Cary, Wake County, North Carolina, 27511, USA
Listing for: Black & Veatch
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-08-05
Job specializations:
  • Engineering
    Engineering Design & Technologists
Job Description & How to Apply Below

Staff Substation Designer - Inventor

The Virtual Design & Data Solutions (VDDS) Staff Substation Designer functions in a senior level engineering technician capacity. With minimal supervision, performs advanced functions requiring knowledge and use of electronic applications, standards, and document control processes/procedures in support of creating and modifying deliverables. May provide technical guidance and direction to other engineering professionals including delegation of work assignments. The ideal candidate will have basic experience with Auto Desk Inventor (SDS) and basic experience with Physical substation design (AIS and/or GIS).

Job Summary:

Functions in a project engineering technician capacity. Under general direction, supports engineering and design teams by developing and modifying technical deliverables. Applies foundational engineering principles and established design practices to create moderately complex design concepts and solutions. Utilizes digital tools and design software (e.g., CAD, BIM, 3D modeling) to create, modify, and maintain technical documentation, drawings, and project deliverables. Provides technical guidance and may offer direction to other engineering professionals and technicians to ensure quality and consistency across project outputs.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Engineering Standards:
    Applies knowledge of standards, systems, document control, departmental guides, applicable codes and Black and Veatch policies and procedures
  • Quality / Continuous Improvement:
    Proactively applies knowledge of the Black and Veatch Quality Program relative to deliverables
  • Demonstrates personal accuracy and supports continuous improvement and change management efforts
  • Reviews design inputs in order to ensure consistency
  • Assists to ensure deliverables are in compliance with the specific codes and standards suitable for the project
  • Engineering Production:
    Broadening the use of applications to continuously evaluate and improve methods, processes and procedures used to accomplish deliverables
  • Create and develop deliverables based on a variety of design inputs
  • May develop less complex design concepts and create project design deliverables based on a variety of design inputs
  • May perform computations such as development of detailed material quantities and estimates
  • Project Coordination:
    Coordinate deliverables with other groups involved on the same project to minimize interference or errors
  • May support field activities
  • May be responsible for support of project finalization including for example consolidation of records for as-built drawings or information to take off as-built quantities
  • Client Focus:
    Focuses on the needs of internal clients while gaining an understanding of external client's main interests and drivers
  • Knowledge Sharing, Innovation and Technology:
    Proactively seeks and shares knowledge of latest technologies and processes
  • May apply judgment and makes decisions with respect to deliverables and input interpretation
  • People Management - (supervision - career development - developing professionals, mentoring):
    May provide work direction and guidance to others

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Diploma or Certificate preferred
  • Associate Degree in Drafting or an Engineering Design Related Technology preferred
  • Typically a minimum of 3-8 years related work experience

Non-Technical

Skills:

  • Learning on the Fly
  • Problem Solving
  • Perseverance
  • Patience
  • Time Management
  • Drive for Results
  • Self Development
  • Listening
  • Informing

Preferred Technical

Skills:

  • Ability to use Computer Automated Drafting Design (CADD), information modeling or other applications or design or modeling skills and/or design principles and practices
  • Basic experience with Auto Desk Inventor (SDS)
  • Basic experience with physical substation design (AIS and/or GIS)
  • Intermediate knowledge of engineering standards, systems, document control, departmental guides and Black and Veatch policies and procedures
  • Intermediate industry knowledge and technology trends
  • Intermediate ability to interpret engineering deliverable content as assigned
  • Intermediate knowledge of other disciplines
  • Basic knowledge of construction and constructability practices and principles
  • Basic knowledge of engineering design principles and applicable design guides related to assigned engineering discipline

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Typically a minimum of 5 years related work experience

Competencies:

Salary Plan ENT:
Engineering Technician Job Grade 015

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