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Manager, Consulting-Asset Modification & Upgrade Specialist

Black & Veatch

The Role

Overview

Lead specialist overseeing engineering modifications, upgrades, and consulting for power assets.

Key Responsibilities

  • resource management
  • technical guidance
  • engineering calculations
  • data management
  • client coordination
  • complex deliverables

Tasks

-Manages engineering resources for small groups of a single discipline -Actively coordinates with all other internal/external team members on moderately complex projects -Manages assigned budget, schedule, and quality requirements -Provides technical guidance to others regarding projects and disciplines -Ensures policies, procedures, and processes are effectively implemented and communicated for workgroup -Assists in developing, maintaining and updating engineering standards -Provides guidance and direction on department design guides, standards, systems, applicable engineering codes and Black and Veatch policies -Prepares complex engineering calculations following standard methods and principles -Actively fosters knowledge management and provides mentoring -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 -Prepares a variety of complex engineering deliverables for larger or multiple projects -Ensures adherence to corporate and division programs -Develops and applies advanced engineering concepts and approaches to unique engineering problems -May approve timesheets and expense reports -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 -Supports continuous improvement and change management efforts -May be responsible for ensuring compliance with Black and Veatch quality program -Implements resource management strategy -Responsible for assisting with identification of key client interests and drivers on moderately complex projects and may determine the key clients in some instances -Typically assists with performance management process, mentoring, recognition, and any corrective actions required -Dealing with Ambiguity And Building Effective Teams -Provides related guidance and direction to others -Typically provides support to business development or pursuit activities -May participate in career planning, and learning and development -Performs complex research and develops recommendations for equipment and/or materials selection -Oversees collection, assimilation, and management of data for engineering work -Reviews lower level engineering work or assignments -Typically supports multiple projects on the complex technical challenges

Requirements

  • iam
  • cmrp
  • powerbi
  • lcca
  • fault tree
  • 15+ yrs

What You Bring

-Certifications is an advantage - IAM certificate, CMRP, CAMA, AEE Energy Manager, BEE Energy Manager and Auditor -Serves as a technical specialist and has knowledge and skill set to provide consultation and guidance to project teams in a particular practice area -LCCA (Life Cycle cost Analysis) -Fuel switch/ flexibility supports like co-firings, fuel blending. -Independently applies knowledge and complies with Black and Veatch quality program relative to assigned tasks -Root-Cause Failure Analysis -Advanced knowledge of engineering design principles and applicable design guides and standards related to assigned engineering discipline -Independently applies advanced engineering techniques and analysis problems and methods -Familiarity with usages of different analytics tools such as Asset Performance Management (APM), ERP, EAM, PI, Alarm Management, PowerBI etc. -Construction management / supervision experience -Written Communications -Fault Tree Analysis -Knowledgeable and hands on practice in performing the below activities: -Graduation in mechanical engineering, other deciplines may be considered for the candidate with right experience; Post-graduation is an advantage. -Fully comfortable with Microsoft office suite and especially Microsoft excel, exposure to other management tools would be a plus -Experience in proposal development would be an added advantage. -Experience around other generation technologies like renewables, geothermal, hydro is of added advantage -15+ years of experience in Technical advisory – preferably around O&M and Engineering services, engineering modification and upgrades in gas / coal plant -Weibull Tree Analysis

The Company

About Black & Veatch

-Headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas, it delivers multi‑billion‑dollar projects in energy, water, communications and industrial sectors. -The company’s portfolio spans landmark work—from power plants and water treatment systems to hydrogen and LNG facilities. -It handles full lifecycle services: from strategic advisory and engineering through procurement, construction and operations. -Its history features many firsts: early U.S. water and power infrastructure, the first U.S. hydrogen conversion project, and biosafety labs overseas.

Sector Specialisms

Power Delivery

Fuels

Power Generation

Water Solutions

Communications

Renewable Energy

Smart Grids

Digital Infrastructure

Environmental

Air Quality

Water Quality

Natural Capital

Climate Change

Infrastructure

Engineering

Procurement

Construction Management

Consulting

Project Management

Asset Modernization

Decommissioning

Levees and Flood Control

Pump Stations

Right-of-Way and Permitting

Remediation and Resiliency Projects

Visa Sponsorship

-visa sponsorship not available.

Security Clearance

-criminal/civil background check required. -drug screen required. -motor vehicle records search required.