Senior Structural Engineer

Description

• Assisting other engineers in developing and assembling scopes, drawings and specifications into a “package”, enabling civil/structural purchase inquiries to be issued for procurement of materials or subcontract pricing.
• Assisting the drafting group in resolving routine layout and detailing problems. Responsibility to furnish sufficient sketches and details necessary for completion of engineering drawings.
• Providing technical guidance to less experienced drafting and engineering personnel in the department.
• Reviewing and checking vendor drawings and other discipline drawings for civil/structural input.
• Estimating and scheduling professional service hours and assessing the progress and quality of civil/structural work.
• Checking calculations made by other engineers to ensure accuracy, conformance to codes, specifications, design criteria and conformance to good engineering practice.
• Reviewing fabrication drawings and other construction submittals for conformance to engineering drawings and specifications.
• Producing estimate level preliminary designs and material take-offs suitable for the level of the estimate being performed on a project.
• Consulting with design leaders from other disciplines to ensure the smooth flow of vital information necessary for the scheduled completion of the project.
• Developing construction specifications.
• Performing fieldwork necessary to gather field data, check tie-ins and provide construction support.
• Producing detail design calculations and sketches for materials of construction associated with the project. Calculations produced will be neatly prepared and organized for efficient checking by others and efficient use by drafters/designers for preparing drawings and as a deliverable when required.
• Advising the senior engineer concerning design or scope changes, which have been identified.
• Developing conceptual layouts and cost studies as necessary to determine the simplest, most efficient approach to solving engineering tasks at hand.
• Producing designs with efficient use of construction materials with an overall emphasis on ease of construction and completed product meeting the expectations of the client.

Requirements

• Ability to identify and develop work sharing packages for interoffice execution support. Provide leadership to ensure communication and execution of work within scope, schedule and budget.
• Familiarity with and utilizing department design and drafting standards.
• Virtual team skills and cross divisional relationships are developed, and able to provide interoffice execution leadership and support.
• Ability to sit, stand, or walk for long periods of time.
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook.
• Knowledge and application of the International Building Code and associated standards (ASCE, AISC, ACI, etc.)
• Familiarity with project scope, specifications and design criteria upon assignment to a project task team.
• Able to lead a small to large team to deliver on commitments.
• Working knowledge of CAD software, either AutoCAD, Microstation or both.
• Knowledge of the discipline specific methods, practices and techniques required to engineer, design and construct process and manufacturing projects.
• Good communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Ability to lead small to large size teams in coordinating civil/structural efforts and keeping the team focused on scope, schedule and budget.
• Expertise with civil/structural analysis software including operating and interpreting results.
• Able to deliver convincing presentations of Hargrove Engineers & Constructors services.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance