Lead Structural Engineer

Responsibilities

• Develop design concepts through, to detailed design stage.
• Design tasks mainly involve load determination, stress analysis, structural steel design using computational software design tools and hand calculations as appropriate.
• Cook up structural engineering coordination with other engineering disciplines.
• Prepare work scope documents and technical specifications.
• Evaluate supplier bids for compliance to internal & client specifications and scopes of work.
• Provide technical evaluation of supplier bids and present to project management.
• Support the estimating and proposals teams by preparing preliminary designs, technical write-ups and specifications for cost estimating purposes.
• Conduct on-site inspections and troubleshooting investigations as required.
• Work in a team environment with other disciplines.
• Operate within the company's Quality system and Safety Policy in all phases of assignments.

Qualifications

• A 4-year Civil/Structural Bachelor’s Degree, master’s degree desirable.
• A Registered Professional Engineer with NCEES record.
• Knowledge of US steel design codes, familiarity with other international codes desirable.
• 10 plus years of structural design experience applied to industrial steel structures.
• Good working knowledge of STAAD or equivalent structural design software is essential.
• Good working knowledge of AutoCAD, familiarity with Revit desirable.
• A basic understanding of the key contributors to the cost of concrete and structural steel fabrication and construction.
• Experience in design of structures with seismic demand.
• Experience in design of shallow and deep foundations for buildings, industrial structures and heavy equipment.
• A knowledge of vibration analysis of concrete foundations and steel structures.
• Strong technical writing skills and good verbal communication skills.