Lead Electrical Engineer - Substation Design and Power Electronics (STATCOM / FACTS / HVDC) Job Det[...]

Lead Electrical Engineer - Substation Design and Power Electronics (STATCOM / FACTS / HVDC)

Date : Aug 23, 2025

Location : US

Company : Black & Veatch Family of Companies

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Company : Black & Veatch Corporation

Req Id : 106670

Opportunity Type : Staff

Relocation eligible : Yes

Full time / Part time : Full-Time

Project Only Hire : No

Visa Sponsorship Available : Yes

Why Black and Veatch

Recognized by Glassdoor as a 2023 Top 100 place to work, Black & 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; 401K match and benefits that start day 1. Our hybrid environment allows you to balance your work and personal life.

At Black & 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. #LI-DM2

The Opportunity

In this role you will have the opportunity to :

• Function as a technical Lead substation design engineer for FACTS projects involving (distribution, sub transmission and transmission level voltage classes)
• Utilize resources available for safety and regulatory standards (IEEE, IEC, NEC, NESC, NERC, ISO / RTO) to effectively define project requirements, review project deliverables (physical, P&C, power system design) and collaborate with owner and OEM resources (subject matter experts, internal engineering, and project management).
• Work on other aspects of design that are non-standard for substation engineers, so the person should be willing to conduct research to locate required white papers, brochures, publications, or standards and bring themselves up to speed.
• Convey technical information to the project team, which may include stakeholders with varying levels of technical expertise.
• Lead internal discussions with the owner engineering team to close out technical or project management topics.

Candidates must be located or willing to relocate to any Black & Veatch U.S. Regional Office. Here is a link to our current.

The Team

BV's Energy & Process business is driven to meet clients' rapidly changing infrastructure needs in generation, storage, transmission, and distribution of safe, reliable electric power. Our business continues to invest in renewable energy to power the future and support BV's vision of more sustainable solutions. By joining our business, you will have the opportunity to be at the forefront of helping our clients with the most innovative energy solutions. Black & Veatch provides complete engineering, procurement, and construction new asset and operating asset services in the following areas :

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Key Responsibilities

Engineering Standards :

Quality / Continuous Improvement :

Engineering Production :

Project Coordination :

Client Focus :

Knowledge Sharing, Innovation and Technology :

People Management - (supervision,career development, training, mentoring) :

Preferred Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

Work Environment / Physical Needs

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

Certifications

Will typically require incumbents to have professional registration or licensure in their designated home office country, or be in active pursuit

Competencies

Collaborates

Communicates effectively

Courage

Directs work

Instills trust

Interpersonal savvy

Organizational savvy

Customer focus

Decision quality

Salary Plan

ENG : Engineering

Job Grade

130

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Black & Veatch is committed to being an employer of choice by creating a valuable work experience that keeps our people engaged, productive, safe and healthy.

Our comprehensive benefits portfolio is a key component of this commitment and offers an array of health care benefits including but not limited to medical, dental and vision insurances along with disability and a robust wellness program.

To support a healthy work-life balance, we offer flexible work schedules, paid vacation and holiday time, sick time, and dependent sick time.

A variety of additional benefits are available to our professionals, 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. Professionals may also be eligible for a performance-based bonus program.

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