Branch Engineer

Barnhart•Middletown, CT

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Branch Engineer at Barnhart is responsible for developing detailed engineering drawings and solutions for heavy lift and heavy transport projects. This includes creating crane layouts, rigging drawings, and designs for moving heavy machinery and transportation projects using specialized Barnhart tools and modular trailers. The role involves utilizing various engineering software and standards, assisting sales personnel with field assessments and technical sketches for bids, and providing on-site technical support to project managers and superintendents. Additionally, the engineer may design custom lifting or support tools and act as a field technical liaison for complex projects, focusing on risk management and safety/quality evaluations. Barnhart is a company built on serving others, specializing in heavy lifting, rigging, and transport across over 60 branch locations in the U.S., offering opportunities for career growth and professional development within a strong team culture that values safety, servant leadership, quality service, innovation, continuous improvement, fairness, and profit with a purpose.

Nice To Haves

Civil or Mechanical Degree with a 3.0 minimum GPA
AutoCAD
Communication Skills
MS Excel
MS PowerPoint
MS Word
Mathematical Skills
Reasoning Ability

Responsibilities

Develop crane layouts and rigging drawings for lift plans using Barnhart’s vast array of custom lifting tools.
Create layout drawings for heavy machinery moving projects utilizing gantries, slide systems, modular trailers, lift & hoist towers, and other custom Barnhart tools.
Create drawings for heavy transportation projects using modular trailers for over-the-road hauling, on-site hauling, barge roll-on and barge roll-off projects.
Use engineering software such as AutoCAD, Inventor, Mathcad, RISA, and Barnhart calculation spreadsheets to develop solutions to heavy lift and heavy transport projects.
Assist Sales Personnel by performing field walk-down assessments of jobs to develop equipment lists, identify potential issues, and create technical sketches for project bids.
Provide technical support to Project Managers and Superintendents on job sites as issues arise requiring changes to project plans. This could be working from the office or at the job site when required.
Design custom lifting or support tools for job specific needs (dependent on project) using engineering standards such as the AISC Steel Construction Manual, ASME Design of Below-the-Hook Lifting Devices, and other industry standards.
Function as field technical liaison for complex projects as a risk manager or performing safety & quality evaluations.