Civil – Senior Engineering Technician – Substation

Planet Group; Overland Park (KS); On-site; USD 69,000 - 77,000; Full time

Job summary

Planet Group seeks a Senior Civil Engineering Technician – Substation to join our Grid Solutions team. You will create and modify site plans, grading designs, and utility layouts using AutoCAD, Civil 3D, and MicroStation, supporting complex substation and overhead transmission projects.

This role leads design work, mentors technicians, and ensures quality and compliance with codes, while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams across multiple locations including Overland Park, KS and others.

Qualifications

• Associate Degree in Drafting or an Engineering Design Related Technology required.
• Bachelor's Degree in an Engineering Design Related Technology preferred.

Responsibilities

• 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 in 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
• Assists with identifying key project and client interests and drivers and communicates these considerations to project team members
• Assists 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 and may be assigned special projects based on technical expertise
• May be assigned to solve specific design challenges or participate on design teams focused on completing project deliverables
• Makes presentations and conducts training classes within a specialized area of expertise

Skills

CAD

BIM

3D modeling

Education

Associate Degree in Drafting or Engineering Design Related Technology

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering Design Related Technology

Tools

AutoCAD

Civil 3D

Bentley MicroStation

Job description

Civil - Senior Engineering Technician - Substation
Pay Rate: $50-56/hr.
Location- Multiple locationsOverland Park,Ann Arbor, Houston, Dallas, Gary, Denver, Phoenix
6-month contract to hire

This opportunity offers the chance to collaborate with multidisciplinary project teams supporting complex Grid Solutions and infrastructure projects, including Substation and Overhead Transmission Line projects. Civil Engineering Technicians contribute to the planning, design, and implementation of site development, including grading and drainage, erosion control, roadways, fencing, and underground utilities for advanced industrial and commercial facilities.

The Virtual Design & Data Solutions (VDDS) Senior Civil Engineering Technician plays a key role in supporting the development of high-quality engineering deliverables for complex infrastructure projects. Functioning in a lead technician capacity, this position performs technical tasks requiring advanced knowledge of civil engineering principles and practices, with a focus on creating and modifying site plans, grading designs, and utility layouts using advanced techniques in industry-standard design tools such as Autodesk AutoCAD, Civil 3D, and Bentley MicroStation. Provides technical guidance, consultation, and training to other engineering professionals and technicians to ensure quality and consistency across project outputs. May supervise an assigned team of engineering technicians and support personnel by coordinating, overseeing, and guiding both conceptual and detailed design activities to ensure quality, efficiency, and alignment with project objectives.

Job Summary

• 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, including CAD, BIM, and 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

Key Responsibilities

• 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 in 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
• Assists with identifying key project and client interests and drivers and communicates these considerations to project team members
• Assists 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 and may be assigned special projects based on technical expertise
• May be assigned to solve specific design challenges or participate on design teams focused on completing project deliverables
• Makes presentations and conducts training classes within a specialized area of expertise

Education

Preferred Qualifications

Associate Degree in Drafting or an Engineering Design Related Technology required. Bachelor's Degree in an Engineering Design Related Technology preferred.

Minimum Qualifications

• Typically a minimum of 11 years of related work experience
• All applicants must be able to complete pre-employment onboarding requirements, if selected, which may include criminal/civil background checks, drug screening, and motor vehicle records searches, in compliance with applicable laws and regulations

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