Audio Visual; AV Design Specialist - Federal

Date:
Jul 15, 2026

Location:

Overland Park, KS, US;
Dallas, TX, US;
Phoenix, AZ, US;
Orlando, FL, US;
Greenwood Village, CO, US;
Cary, NC, US;
Tualatin, OR, US;
Bloomington, MN, US;
Houston, TX, US;
Ann Arbor, MI, US;
Arlington, VA, US;
Atlanta, GA, US

Company:
Black & Veatch Family of Companies

We believe real value is powered by the unique skills and experiences of our professionals. The interchange of ideas from a diverse group of people gives our teams an expanded perspective and the ability to find better solutions for our clients.

Company : B&V Special Projects Corp.

Job Title : Federal Audio Visual (AV) Design Specialist

Location : KCS, RGANAR, RGARLINGTN, RGATLANTA2, RGBLOOMIN3, RGDALL, RGGREENWD, RGHOUSTON3, RGORLA, RGPHNX, RGRALH, RGTUALAT

Business Unit Sector : SPC-BVOPS-ENGR & DEV SVCS

Department: WST BV OPS EDS INSTR & CONTROL

Opportunity Type : Staff

Project Only Hire: No

In this role, you will perform the following:

• Lead audio-visual system designs and coordinate with other disciplines
• Create conceptual and detailed A/V system designs, including producing design drawings, specifications and design analysis deliverables
• Coordinate with a BIM/CAD team for drawing production
• Perform quality control duties and independent technical reviews
• Manage assigned budgets, scopes and schedules
• Mentoring and providing guidance/instruction to less experienced staff members

Other potential duties:

• May perform fieldwork and write assessment reports
• May assist with creation of design guides and templates
• May provide support to business development or pursuit activities

The Black & Veatch Special Projects Corp. has its mission to providea a full range of services to our primary client base - U.S. Government agencies and departments. With the unique skill sets we have developed during the 100-plus years of service to our U.S. Government agencies client base, we are able to provide one-of-a-kind solutions to complex mission objectives that arise out of specific challenges faced by and unique to these agencies.

Our primary areas of focus are:
Architecture/Engineering (A/E) Services, Defense Program, Design/Build, Classified, and Environmental.

• Proactively provides guidance and direction on department design guides, standards, systems, applicable engineering codes and BV policies. May own the maintaining, updating, and developing engineering standards.
• Provide technical guidance to others regarding projects or disciplines.
• Applies knowledge and ensures compliance with BV quality program.
• Establishes related processes, and promotes a culture that is conducive to quality.
• Supports continuous improvement, change management and risk management efforts.
• Prepares a variety of complex engineering deliverables for multiple or mega projects.
• Performs complex research and develops recommendations for equipment and/or materials selection.
• Oversees collection, assimilation, and management of data for engineering work.
• Prepares complex engineering calculations following standard methods and principles.
• Manages assigned budget, schedule, and quality requirements.
• Develops and applies advanced engineering solutions to complex problems.
• Responsible for ensuring project teams delegate appropriate tasks to lower level team members to develop depth of project execution staff.
• Reviews lower level engineering work or assignments. Is responsible for one or more of the following: leading production teams; coordinating multiple discipline activity; and serving as the responsible charge for projects.
• Establishes work plan to be applied to a given project.
• Actively coordinates with all other internal/external team members on complex projects.
• Typically responsible for defining project schedules for single discipline or may have responsibility for multiple disciplines.
• Responsible for determining identification of key client interests and drivers on projects.
• Communicates client interests and drivers to project team members and develops approaches to accommodate these concerns in the performance of the work on complex projects.
• Works to identify future client needs and how to better position BV for the future. May offer…