Senior Engineering Technician – Substation

Role Overview

• Functions as a senior engineering technician, technical design specialist, and/or supervisor
• Applies advanced technical expertise to solve complex design challenges within a specific engineering discipline
• Contributes to the development of innovative engineering solutions
• Uses digital tools and design software (e.g., CAD, BIM, 3D modeling) with standardized procedures to create, modify, and maintain technical documentation, drawings, and project deliverables
• Provides consultation, training, and oversight to other engineering technicians to ensure quality, consistency, and compliance with project standards
• Establishes and communicates appropriate design and graphic standards
• Reviews project requirements to determine correct formats and deliverable content
• Promotes quality and consistency across projects, groups, and sections
• Reviews design inputs to ensure alignment and consistency
• Ensures deliverables comply with applicable codes and standards
• May contribute to continuous improvement of design guides, standards, and processes
• May participate and lead process improvement and change management activities
• Manages drawing control and maintains historical project records
• Applies engineering principles and established design practices to complex designs
• Exercises sound judgment in interpreting inputs and making deliverable-related decisions
• Handles complex technical assignments and provides guidance to other professionals
• Performs design calculations, material quantity takeoffs, estimates, and documentation
• May review deliverables produced by others for quality and accuracy
• May coordinate presentations, production design, and use of electronic design tools
• May monitor production to ensure consistency, budget, and schedule
• May program control systems or support plant start-up activities within area of expertise
• Coordinates with other design groups to exchange information for design development
• May support field activities as required
• Communicates project design requirements, progress, and schedules
• Responsible for assisting with identification of key client interests and drivers and may determine the key clients in some instances.
• Communicate client interests and drivers to project team members and develop approaches to accommodate these concerns.
• Assist discipline or department management in developing and communicating appropriate design standards and process improvement activities
• Identifies and supports training and development needs for supervised personnel
• Recognized for expertise in one or more areas.
• May be assigned special assignments depending on technical expertise. Assignments may involve solving a particular design problem or participating in a design team focused on completing an assigned project task
• Makes presentations and conducts training classes within a specialized area of expertise.

Requirements

• Associate Degree in Drafting or an Engineering Design Related Technology preferred
• Bachelor Degree in an Engineering Design Related Technology (preferred)
• Typically a minimum of 11 years 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.

Benefits

• competitive compensation
• 401K match and benefits that start day one
• flexible work schedules
• paid vacation and holiday time
• sick time and dependent sick time
• variety of additional benefits are available 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
• performance-based bonus program
• employee-owners share in financial rewards of the success through stock ownership