Formwork Engineer I

Roles and Responsibilities

• Calculates preliminary loads for shoring, forming and reshoring
• Determines member sizes and proper spacing
• Ensures formwork loads fall within the capacities of the crane
• Confirms framing layouts meet the design load requirements
• Designs the lifting and rigging equipment
• Designs temporary bracing for existing structures such as walls and floors
• Presents all calculations for review to the assigned Formwork Engineer II or III
• Provides design calculations for the production of formwork shop drawings
• Produces pour break drawings
• Produces preliminary crane layout drawings based on design calculations
• Identifies safety issues on the drawings
• Communicates with the field on drawing conflicts and issues related to formwork
• Reviews construction drawings for dimensional conflicts and clarifications
• Produces RFIs to resolve conflicts
• Produces repetitive drawings for typical formwork layout
• Maintains project drawing files
• Plots and assembles drawings per standards set by the Engineering Department
• Compares and checks their production drawings to the construction documents
• Participates in transition meetings to determine production schedule for shop
• Provides quantity take-offs of form material to the shop for fabrication and shipment
• Maintains shop production with the field progress
• Produces work orders to shop for pre-assembly of forms to be shipped to the field
• Establishes delivery dates for formwork delivered to project
• Performs inspection of detailed formwork installations

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in the field of Civil or Mechanical Engineering or Civil Engineering Technology
• EIT credentials preferred
• Proficiency in Microsoft software programs such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Proficient in AutoCAD
• Basic understanding of BIM

Competencies

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business documents, technical procedures, and government regulations
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedures
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, and customers
• Good listening skills
• Ability to apply concepts such as algebra, fractions, percentages, ratios, proportions, geometry, trigonometry, and interpolation to practical situations
• Ability to understand, customize and modify spreadsheets
• Ability to use, understand and interpret structural analysis software
• Ability to work in a team environment
• Ability to define problems, gather data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
• Ability to think outside of the box