Sr Engineering Technician

Civil - Senior Engineering Technician - Federal - US Citizen required

Onsite 5 days/week

Temp to perm

Locations:

Overland Park, KS

Dallas, TX

Atalanta, GA

Denver, CO

Local candidate only. Please specify worker office location in candidate summary.

Virtual Design & Data Solutions

5025 - Senior Engineering Technician

This opportunity with *** supports civil engineering efforts within the Mission Critical Solution, where infrastructure is designed to protect national security and support high consequence federal missions. Mission critical infrastructure extends beyond visible facilities to the resilient systems and sites that must perform without failure. *** partners with the U.S. Federal Government to deliver secure, sustainable planning and design solutions for federal facilities worldwide, reducing risk through collaboration, innovation, and reliable civil site development in complex operating environments.

The Virtual Design & Data Solutions (VDDS) Senior Civil Engineering Technician serves in a lead technical role supporting the development of high quality civil engineering deliverables for complex infrastructure projects. This position applies advanced civil engineering knowledge to the creation and modification of site development plans, grading designs, and utility layouts using industry standard tools such as Autodesk Civil 3D. The Senior Technician provides technical guidance, consultation, and training to technicians and engineering staff, ensuring consistency, quality, and adherence to design standards. This role may coordinate and oversee assigned technicians, supporting both conceptual and detailed design activities to deliver efficient, accurate, and mission aligned civil solutions.

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 (e.g., CAD, BIM, 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 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

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. Assist 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. 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.