Sr. Plate Structures Designer

The Senior Plate Structures Designer is responsible for utilizing 2D and/or 3D CAD skills, CB&I engineering and drafting templates and tools to produce and/or check design deliverables; including drawings and bills of material for plate structures and associated foundations, structural, and piping associated with CB&I’s products and services. The role includes working in a fast-paced, production-oriented environment where speed and accuracy is essential. The Senior Plate Structures Designer is expected to work independently with minimal supervision and may be asked to train or supervise the work of less experienced designers on specific tasks. The role directly reports to the Project Engineering Lead and routinely interacts with other Plate Structures Designers, Plate Structures Engineers and Managers.

• Generate improvement ideas for tools and workflow associated to the role.
• Provide mentoring and knowledge transfer to less experienced plate structures designers.
• Proactively identifies and solves the complex problems
• Make decisions on project-specific details and advise project team.
• Forecast how long it will take to do a task - commit to definitive deadlines.
• Effectively use document management system.
• Efficiency - Meeting deadlines and staying within budget, leading teammates by example.
• Forecasting - Making accurately forecasted commitments to the project team and upholding those commitments. Being reliable.
• Accurately produce assigned detail drawings for customer approval, fabrication, and/or construction per applicable design code, company standards and customer drawings and specifications.
• Compare detail drawings and bills of material to as-sold estimate and advise project team of discrepancies and potential changes.
• Proactively embraces and promotes the company's values and culture, including diversity & inclusion and a healthy and safe work environment
• Ensure drawing details are safe for field erection and use, with constructability in mind.
• Reliably check and sign off on detail drawings for customer approval, fabrication, and/or construction per applicable design code, company standards and customer drawings and specifications.
• Run programs to produce and check detail drawings and bills of material.
• Effectively use project team or department collaboration and productivity apps and tools.

May be required to train at the Niagara-on-the-Lake office for a period of time

• A mature business and technical acumen coupled with a drive to achieve results
• Knowledgeable of steel detailing practices and applicable standard industry conventions.
• Advanced verbal and written communication skill.
• 7+ years of relevant experience.
• Mentally agile and ability to multi-task and manage tight deadlines
• Knowledge of CB&I products and markets
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Post secondary degree or diploma required - preferably in Mechanical or Civil/Structural Engineering or Technology
• Proficient in 2D and/or 3D CAD using platforms such as MicroStation and/or AutoCAD.
• Exceptional communication and presentation skill, both written and verbal
• Experience in Tekla preferred
• Adaptability and agility to learn and contribute in varying and complex environments
• Quality - Consistent accuracy of drawings and bills of material.
• Possesses skills in geometry, trigonometry, unit conversions, quantity take-offs and basic bills of material.
• Proven negotiating ability with high emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated business partnering skills with the ability to influence the organization
• Ability to work and build credibility across the business, up to and including senior management level
• Business presence and polish
• Teamwork - Communicating pertinent information and questions to project team including technical content, workflow, scheduling with advanced written and verbal communication skills.