Engineering Technician 6

Davita Inc.; Overland Park (KS); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm seeks a Senior Lead Engineering Technician to join their dynamic team in Overland Park. This hybrid role involves overseeing design projects, ensuring compliance with engineering standards, and providing vital technical guidance. Ideal candidates will have significant experience and an educational background in engineering design or drafting, with opportunities for permanent employment.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 8 years of related work experience.
• Preferred knowledge of engineering standards and procedures.
• Advanced knowledge in various engineering applications and principles.

Responsibilities

• Modify or create deliverables applying engineering principles.
• Provide technical guidance and direction to other professionals.
• Review project requirements for compliance with codes and standards.

Skills

Problem Solving

Time Management

Drive for Results

Self Development

Listening

Education

Associate Degree in Drafting or Engineering Design

Bachelor Degree in Engineering Design Related Technology

Tools

CADD

Bluebeam

Document storage systems

Job description

Job Description:

Join our dynamic team in any one of our locatrions (has to be 50 miles from the locatrion. This will be a hybrid role with opportunity to go from contract to to Direct hire. a vibrant community known for its excellent quality of life and thriving business environment. We are seeking motivated individuals to support the design of power plant projects.

• Function in a senior lead engineering technician capacity.


• Modify or create deliverables and perform assignments of a design nature by applying basic engineering principles and established design practices to develop complex design concepts.


• Provide technical guidance and may provide direction to other engineering professionals.


• Pro-actively provide guidance and direction by utilizing knowledge of standards, systems, document control, departmental guides, applicable codes, and company policies and procedures.


• Review project requirements and accurately determine the correct format and contents of the required deliverables.


• Promote quality within project/group/section.


• Review design inputs to ensure consistency.


• Ensure deliverables are in compliance with specific codes and standards suitable for the project.


• Responsible for drawing control and historical records, utilizing the appropriate method, as established by the project.


• Demonstrate personal accuracy and drive continual improvement and change management efforts.


• Apply basic engineering principles and established design practices in developing moderately complex design concepts and deliverables.


• Apply judgment and make 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.


• Perform design calculations, detailed material quantities and estimates, and records.


• Use advanced applications (e.g., modeling and design software) in performance of work provided.


• May review the deliverables of others.


• May define work assignments and maintain schedules.


• May program control systems or participate in other plant start-up activities associated with a specialized area of expertise.


• Coordinate with other design group personnel to review and exchange project information necessary for design development.


• May support field activities.


• May communicate project design requirements, progress, and schedules.


• Responsible for assisting with identification of key client interests and drivers and may determine the key clients in some instances.


• May communicate client interests and drivers to project team members and develop approaches to accommodate these concerns.


• May 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.


• May be recognized for expertise in one or more areas.


• 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.


• May assist in monitoring staffing levels and available skill sets for project(s).


• Assists in identifying resource application needs and process requirements.

Education Requirement:

• Associate Degree in Drafting or an Engineering Design Related Technology preferred.


• Bachelor Degree in an Engineering Design Related Technology preferred.


• Typically a minimum of 8 years related work experience.


• 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.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

• Advanced ability to model equipment for layouts.


• Experience with circuit routing QAs.


• Advanced knowledge of sizing of raceways, conduits, and cable tray.


• Advanced ability to layout duct banks, cable tray, non-seg bus, cable bus, and embedded conduits.


• Advanced ability to coordinate across disciplines.


• Ability to prepare Bluebeam markups for team delegation.


• Preferred Non-Technical Skills: Learning on the Fly, Problem Solving, Perseverance, Patience, Time Management, Drive for Results, Self Development, Listening, Informing.


• Preferred Technical Skills: Ability to use the appropriate electronic applications and programs required for performing assignments, including but not limited to CADD, other electronic applications, information modeling, and document storage systems.


• Advanced knowledge of engineering standards, systems, document control, departmental guides, and company policies and procedures.


• Intermediate industry knowledge and technology trends.


• Intermediate knowledge of company quality program.


• Advanced ability to interpret engineering deliverable content as assigned.


• Advanced knowledge of other disciplines.


• Basic knowledge of construction and constructability practices and principles.


• Intermediate knowledge of engineering design principles and applicable design guides related to assigned engineering discipline.


• Basic knowledge of procurement and contract administration.


• Basic knowledge of process, procedures for project controls and estimating.


• Basic knowledge of management techniques and company/division HR programs, policies, procedures, and organization structure.


• Intermediate knowledge of circuit routing.


• Experience with circuit routing QAs.


• Advanced knowledge of sizing of raceways, conduits, and cable tray.


• Advanced ability to layout duct banks, cable tray, non-seg bus, cable bus, and embedded conduits.


• Advanced ability to model equipment for layouts.


• Advanced ability to coordinate across disciplines.


• Ability to prepare Bluebeam markups for team delegation.


• Intermediate knowledge of lighting design, preferred AGI 32 experience.