Senior Electrical Engineer (Project Based; 2 years contract) Job in New Zealand Recruiting by Black & Veatch

Key Responsibilities

Engineering Standards:

• Provides guidance and direction on department design guides, standards, systems, applicable engineering codes and Black and Veatch policies
• Assists in developing, maintaining and updating engineering standards
• Provides technical guidance to others regarding projects and disciplines

Quality/Continuous Improvement:

• Independently applies knowledge and complies with Black and Veatch quality program relative to assigned tasks
• May be responsible for ensuring compliance with Black and Veatch quality program
• Provides related guidance and direction to others
• Supports continuous improvement and change management efforts

Engineering Production:

• Prepares a variety of complex engineering deliverables for larger or multiple 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
• Independently applies advanced engineering techniques and analysis problems and methods
• Reviews lower level engineering work or assignments
• Is responsible for one or more of the following: leading larger production teams; coordinating multiple discipline activity; and serving as the responsible charge for a project

Project Coordination:

• Actively coordinates with all other internal/external team members on moderately complex projects

Client Focus:

• Responsible for assisting with identification of key client interests and drivers on moderately complex projects and may determine the key clients in some instances
• Communicates client interests and drivers to project team members and develops approaches to accommodate these concerns in the performance of the work on moderately complex projects
• May offer other services to the clients
• Typically provides support to business development or pursuit activities

Knowledge Sharing, Innovation and Technology:

• Serves as a technical specialist and has knowledge and skill set to provide consultation and guidance to project teams in a particular practice area
• Typically supports multiple projects on the complex technical challenges
• Actively fosters knowledge management and provides mentoring
• Develops and applies advanced engineering concepts and approaches to unique engineering problems

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

• Typically assists with performance management process, mentoring, recognition, and any corrective actions required
• May participate in career planning, and learning and development

Resource Management - (budgets, tools, processes, project support):

• Implements resource management strategy
• Manages engineering resources for small groups of a single discipline

Administrative:

• Administrative responsibilities may include office administration
• Ensures policies, procedures, and processes are effectively implemented and communicated for workgroup
• Ensures adherence to corporate and division programs
• May approve timesheets and expense reports

Management Responsibilities

Preferred Qualifications

• Written Communications
• Drive For Results
• Priority Setting
• Planning
• Delegation
• Directing Others
• Conflict Management
• Informing
• Listening
• Dealing with Ambiguity And Building Effective Teams
• Advanced knowledge of engineering design principles and applicable design guides and standards related to assigned engineering discipline

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires a bachelor's degree in engineering from either a recognized accredited program in their home country or the country in which the professional is practicing.
• Minimum of 8 years related work experience.
• Familiar with local regulations and practices for electrical design and construction in NZ. Understand permits required for geothermal power plant (preferred) or conventional thermal power plants grid interconnection.
• Electrical construction and commissioning experience for geothermal power plant (preferred) or conventional thermal power plants
• Experienced in LV power distribution and HV up to 220kV designs, technical specifications, supplier’s evaluations, and EPC project executions for geothermal power or conventional power generation projects.

Certifications

Most positions - depending on the nature of work performed as defined by the division - will typically require incumbents to have professional registration or licensure in their designated home office country, or be in active pursuit* of such registration

Work Environment/Physical Demands

The position offers a 24-month contract with a possibility of extension and involves working in the office for the first 15 months, followed by field engineering at the project site.

Competencies

Salary Plan