Senior Substation Designer Details | Family of Companies

Position: Senior Substation Designer 1 1 Job Details | Black & Veatch Family of Companies

Senior Substation Designer 1 1

Date:
Nov 14, 2025

Location:

Overland Park, KS, US;
Cary, NC, US;
Orlando, FL, US;
Ann Arbor, MI, US;
Houston, TX, US

Company:
Black & Veatch Family of Companies

Black & Veatch is an employee‑owned company dedicated to building a world of difference through sustainable infrastructure and engineering expertise. We empower our people to grow, explore new possibilities, and use diverse perspectives to solve humanity’s biggest challenges.

The Opportunity

The Virtual Design & Data Solutions (VDDS) Senior Substation Designer functions in a senior lead engineering technician capacity. Under general direction, you will modify or create deliverables and perform assignments of a design nature by applying basic engineering principles and established design practices to develop complex design concepts. You will provide technical guidance and may direct other engineering professionals. The ideal candidate will have advanced experience with Auto Desk Inventor (SDS) and advanced experience with physical substation design (AIS and/or GIS).

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

The Team

As part of BV, your skills will be aligned to projects that support our three market sectors. As engineers, technicians, and skilled specialists, you will be engaged with exciting projects across the globe, from community improvements to grand‑scale mega projects.

Key Responsibilities Engineering Standards

• Provide guidance and direction using knowledge of standards, systems, document control, departmental guides, applicable codes, and BV policies.
• Review project requirements and determine correct format and contents of required deliverables.

Quality / Continuous Improvement

• Promote quality within project/group/section.
• Review design inputs to ensure consistency.
• Assist in ensuring deliverables comply with specific codes and standards.
• Control drawing history and records using appropriate methods as established by the project.
• Demonstrate personal accuracy and drive continual improvement and change management efforts.

Engineering Production

• Apply basic engineering principles and design practices in developing moderately complex design concepts and deliverables.
• Use judgment to decide on deliverables and input interpretation.
• Handle difficult technical assignments within the area of expertise and provide guidance to others.
• Perform design calculations, material quantities, estimates, and records.
• Utilize advanced applications (e.g., modeling and design software).
• May review deliverables of others.
• Define work assignments and maintain schedules.
• May program control systems or support plant start‑up activities.

Project Coordination

• Coordinate with other design group personnel to review and exchange project information necessary for design development.
• May support field activities.
• May communicate project design requirements, progress, and schedules.

Client Focus

• Assist in identifying key client interests and drivers; may determine key clients in some instances.
• Communicate client interests and drivers to the project team and develop approaches to accommodate these concerns.

Knowledge Sharing, Innovation and Technology

• Assist discipline or department management in developing and communicating design standards and process improvement activities.
• Identify training and development needs for supervised personnel.
• May be recognized for expertise in one or more areas.

People Management – Supervision, Career Development, Mentoring

• Assist with performance management, recognition, and corrective actions.
• Participate in career planning and learning & development.
• Supervise engineering technicians, including mentoring, instruction, delegation, and feedback.

Resource Management – Staffing

• Assist in monitoring staffing levels and available skill sets for projects.
• Assist in identifying resource application needs and process requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

• Associate Degree in Drafting or an Engineering Design Related Technology (preferred).
• Bachelor Degree in an Engineering Design Related Technology (preferred).
• Minimum of 8–11 years…