Structural Engineering Technician

  • Black & Veatch
  • Creve Coeur, Missouri
  • Full Time

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As an employee-owned company, our people are Black & Veatch. We put them at the center of everything we do and empower them to grow, explore new possibilities and use their diverse talents and perspectives to solve humanity's biggest challenges in an ever-evolving world. With over 100 years of innovation in sustainable infrastructure and our expertise in engineering, procurement, consulting and construction, together we are building a world of difference.

Company : B&V Special Projects Corp.

Req Id : 109730

Opportunity Type : Staff

Relocation eligible : No

Full time/Part time : Full-Time

Project Only Hire : No

Visa Sponsorship Available: No

Why Black and Veatch

Black and Veatch allows you to lend your talent and perspective to humanitys biggest challenges in a flexible environment where you are empowered to grow and explore new possibilities. We offer competitive compensation and benefits that start day one. Our hybrid environment allows you to balance your work and personal life. At Black and 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.

The Opportunity Functions in a technical specialist/entry level supervisory capacity. In a technical design role, solves difficult technical problems, as well as provides consultation and training. In addition to design and production responsibilities, directs efforts of other engineering technician professionals as required. Key Responsibilities

Engineering Standards:

  • Communicate and may set appropriate design and graphic standards
  • Reviews project requirements and accurately determine the correct format and contents of the required deliverables

Quality / Continuous Improvement:

  • Promotes quality within project/group/section
  • Reviews design inputs in order to ensure consistency
  • Assists to ensure deliverables are in compliance with the specific codes and standards in force for the project
  • May contribute to the continuous improvement of guides and standards
  • May participate in and lead process improvement activities and assignments
  • Responsible for drawing control and historical records, utilizing the appropriate method, as established by the project
  • Demonstrates personal accuracy and drives continual improvement and change management efforts

Engineering Production:

  • Applies basic engineering principles and established design practices in developing complex design concepts and deliverables
  • Applies judgment and makes decisions with respect to deliverables and input interpretation
  • Capable of handling difficult technical assignments within an area of expertise and can provide technical guidance to other professionals
  • Performs design calculations, detailed material quantities and estimates, and records
  • May review the deliverables of others
  • May coordinate the presentation, delegate production design, or other electronic applications
  • May monitor production to assure consistency, budget and schedule of the deliverables
  • May program control systems or participate in other plant start-up activities associated with a specialized area of expertise

Project Coordination:

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

Client Focus:

  • 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

Knowledge Sharing, Innovation and Technology:

  • Assist discipline or department management in developing and communicating appropriate design standards and process improvement activities
  • Identify training and development needs for personnel they supervise and may particpate in training efforts
  • 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

People Management - (supervision - career development - developing professionals, mentoring):

  • Typically assists with functions including performance management process, recognition, and corrective actions
  • May participate in career planning and learning and development
  • Supervises engineering technicians, including mentoring, instructing, delegation of work and providing feedback

Resource Management - (staffing):

  • May monitor staffing levels and available skill sets for project(s)
  • May identify resource application needs and process requirements

Administrative:

  • May review timesheets, expense reports, assist with communicating the continual development of new hire recruitment, policy and procedure
Preferred Qualifications
  • Perform functions requiring advanced knowledge and use of electronic applications, standards, and document control processes/procedures in support of creating or modifying deliverables.
  • Provide technical guidance to other engineering technicians.
  • Ensure adherence to Black & Veatch Quality Program to deliver accurate and compliant outputs.
  • Direct and support project teams in using applications to continuously improve methods, processes, and procedures.
  • Create and develop deliverables based on various design inputs, performing, and coordinating computations such as quantity estimates and dimensional checks.
  • Understand and meet the needs of internal clients while considering external clients main interests and drivers.
  • Proactively seek and share knowledge of the latest technologies and processes.
  • Softwares; Revit, Autodesk AutoCAD, Navisworks, Bluebeam
Minimum Qualifications 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. Work Environment/Physical Demands

Normal office environment.

Competencies Collaborates Communicates effectively Courage Directs work Instills trust Interpersonal savvy Organizational savvy Customer focus Decision quality Salary Plan ENT: Engineering Technician Job Grade 131

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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.

We are proud to be a 100 percent ESOP-owned company. As employee-owners, our professionals are empowered to drive not only their personal growth, but the company's long-term achievements - and they share in the financial rewards of the success through stock ownership.

By valuing diverse voices and perspectives, we cultivate an authentically inclusive environment for professionals and are able to provide innovative and effective solutions for clients.

BVH, Inc., its subsidiaries and its affiliated companies, complies with all Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) laws and regulations. Black & Veatch does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, religion, color, sex, national origin, marital status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender Identity and expression, disability, veteran status, pregnancy status or other status protected by law.

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Job ID: 485294140
Originally Posted on: 7/15/2025

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