Senior Engineer -Structural Engineering

Primary Duties

• Leads and perform assignments in specialized areas requiring extensive engineering expertise.
• Maintains state-of-the-art engineering credential in the specialized technical area.
• Leads and performs engineering tasks and projects associated with a critical or analytical engineering project or a small number of complex projects that require specialized knowledge in many areas, may include field testing, troubleshooting, and peer review.
• Evaluates, develops, implements and leads projects that have significant financial and operational impact, may also develop initial commissioning plans.
• Plans, writes and performs tasks for documentation deliverables and projects.
• Participate in department planning, through field/site walkdowns, attend meetings/conference calls, provide budget recommendations and monitor performance for the accomplishment of committed results.
• Perform assignments while acting independently, and may lead multi-discipline teams, may include providing direct oversight of contractors.
• Serves as an expert in specialized area.
• Act as an expert witness or provide expert opinions as required.
• Provides recommendations for management and implements action plans to improve performance and cost effectiveness.
• Provides detailed technical training, mentorship, peer review, and/or guidance to others.
• Participates in technical and industry societies and committees enhance knowledge of new technologies or issues in areas of company interest, make recommendations for business decisions regarding strategy for new technologies and/or engineering techniques and tools.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering or Licensed Professional Engineer (2).
• 7+ years of professional engineering experience (1).
• Knowledge of engineering designs, principles and practices.
• Ability to analyze and interpret complex electrical and mechanical systems.
• Knowledge and ability to apply problem solving approaches and engineering theory.
• Detailed knowledge of applicable standards, codes methods, and practices unique to areas of expertise.
• Minimum of three related career experiences (4) (i.e., changes in technical job responsibilities, which may or may not include a change in department).
• Lead Member of a recognized industry committee OR Professional Engineer's License (2), advanced technical degree, MBA or Project Management Certification (1).
• Master's degree in Engineering reduces the OJT experience requirement by 1 year.
• Licensure must be issued by the state in which you are practicing.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Structural Engineering.
• 4+ years of project Site Design in Land Development & mass grading.
• Civil Design experience is required to include commercial & residential development, grading plans, utility design, stormwater management design, drainage projects, hydrology, hydraulics, stormwater pollution prevention plans, site development.
• Experience with analysis of projects, drawings, layouts, RFI response, field inspection and analyzing data.
• Highway Design (IDOT and Tollway projects), parking lot design.
• Create designs and construction deadlines.
• Building and structural design experience.
• Strong communication skills.