Design Specialist, Structural

Turner Construction Company•New York, NY

7d•Onsite

About The Position

This role involves conducting critical Structural Engineering analysis, providing input, and performing technical reviews. The specialist will mitigate potential design risks, identify and solve construction challenges, and generate optimization opportunities for both design-build and design-bid-build systems projects.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science from accredited and credentialed degree program in Civil Engineering (Structural) and 4 years of industry experience as practicing Structural Engineer or equivalent combination of education, training and/or experience
Professional Engineer (Structural) license, required
Design experience on diverse array of projects through all phases of design and construction, required
Think and write in highly structured manner with creativity to develop specialized solutions and anticipating potential challenges and opportunities, required
Structural products and costs knowledge and experience
U.S. building design codes and material specific standards experience
Peer reviews and/or due diligence studies experience
Effective and clear verbal and written communication skills
Enjoy working in professional interdisciplinary team environment
Design software for structural analysis (ETABS, RAM, SAP2000, SAFE, GSA, etc.), general collaboration software (e.g. Bluebeam Studio) and operation of 3D and BIM software (e.g. Navisworks, AutoCAD, Revit, Rhino, and SketchUp)
Demonstrate commitment to continue to develop in area of expertise and awareness of industry innovations

Nice To Haves

Progressive collapse/blast resistant design, ATFP design, and seismic analysis experience, desired

Responsibilities

Perform technical reviews of projects to assess constructability, examine design details, perform quantity takeoffs, and recommend construction sequencing and logistics as related to structural work.
Review and evaluate project specific designs, program intent, contractual obligations, division of responsibilities, and deliverables.
Review and assess project documentation such as drawings, basis of design documents, specifications, reports, calculations, and shop drawings related to structural design.
Analyze elements of structural systems developed to date, establish sufficiency of design, and identify means of optimizing design components.
Propose potential solutions to Design/Construction team for design optimization, risk management challenges, and constructability improvements.
Evaluate and provide guidance for project non-conformances and operations issues.
Document structural review activities in formal report formats, technical memoranda, Bluebeam Studio sessions, and spreadsheet-based comments lists.
Establish constructive and effective relationships with internal project team members to facilitate understanding and influence design and project development.
Work in partnership with linked design disciplines to improve coordination of design concepts (e.g. geotechnical, architecture, code-compliance, building envelope and façade, MEFP, vertical transportation, acoustics, and fire).
Other activities, duties, and responsibilities as assigned.