Lead Structural Engineer 1- Oil & Gas
About The Position
This is a lead design engineering position that offers a variety of interesting and challenging opportunities in structural engineering and will provide an excellent opportunity to advance your career. You will guide a team of structural engineers, interface with engineers from other disciplines, and interface directly with clients. Develop calculations, document designs, and specifications. Additionally, you will be conducting structural analyses, which include loading conditions such as wind, seismic, blast, and pressurization. Assist in structural steel design, and reinforced concrete design. You will be responsible for direct reports in all aspects, including hiring, training, mentoring, deliverable quality assurance (QA)/ quality control (QC), performance reviews, performance improvements and terminations. You will be responsible for coordinating with other supervisors and directors to resource projects, contributing to business development and proposals, assist with recruiting and interviewing, and creating/revising/improving department standards You will work directly with the client representative to ask and answer questions related to the Structural design. Effectively analyzes resource needs, organizes, and allocates resources. Understands resourcing and department budgeting tools and leverages them for resource planning. Periodically review project budgets and schedules. Track and approve PTO. Facilitate weekly team meetings and participate in a department meetings. Through mentoring, classroom-style technical sessions, and on-the-job training, you will increase your knowledge and skills in your engineering discipline. Perform timely employee reviews and development plans for employees. Coaches and trains employees and delegates responsibility to develop staff. Conduct individual 1:1 with direct reports. Travel to client and vendor offices for design reviews and to plant site locations for construction coordination and field verification of designs. Perform independent reviews of work performed by others including calculations and drawing preparation. Participate in proposal efforts by developing budgets, identifying scope and resources, review schedules, provide feedback on proposal documents. Facilitate handoff to assigned resources at project kickoff as needed. Leverage department utilization forecast to identify staffing needs. Participate in the interview process. Initiate new hire process and conduct onboarding with new hires. Lead and manage Structural only projects as applicable.
Requirements
- A BSEE degree from a Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board - accredited undergraduate program or a US based ABET-accredited program.
- 10+ years of experience working as a member of a project team environment in the design of oil and gas facilities, with a focus on the analysis of steel structures and concrete foundations and supports for new facilities, or modifications or replacements for existing facilities
- Technically knowledgeable of the practical application of structural engineering including analysis for structural supports, loads, and design integrity.
- Proficiency with any of the following programs: MathCad, STAAD PRO, SAP2000, SAFE, STRUDL, or ANSYS.
- Familiarity with design codes and standards such as IBC, ASCE 7, AISC, and ACI 318.
- Proficiency with MS Office applications.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Nice To Haves
- Construction and start-up experience a plus.
- P.Eng license preferred
Responsibilities
- Guide a team of structural engineers
- Interface with engineers from other disciplines
- Interface directly with clients
- Develop calculations, document designs, and specifications
- Conduct structural analyses, which include loading conditions such as wind, seismic, blast, and pressurization
- Assist in structural steel design, and reinforced concrete design
- Responsible for direct reports in all aspects, including hiring, training, mentoring, deliverable quality assurance (QA)/ quality control (QC), performance reviews, performance improvements and terminations
- Responsible for coordinating with other supervisors and directors to resource projects, contributing to business development and proposals, assist with recruiting and interviewing, and creating/revising/improving department standards
- Work directly with the client representative to ask and answer questions related to the Structural design
- Effectively analyzes resource needs, organizes, and allocates resources
- Understands resourcing and department budgeting tools and leverages them for resource planning
- Periodically review project budgets and schedules
- Track and approve PTO
- Facilitate weekly team meetings and participate in a department meetings
- Perform timely employee reviews and development plans for employees
- Coaches and trains employees and delegates responsibility to develop staff
- Conduct individual 1:1 with direct reports
- Travel to client and vendor offices for design reviews and to plant site locations for construction coordination and field verification of designs
- Perform independent reviews of work performed by others including calculations and drawing preparation
- Participate in proposal efforts by developing budgets, identifying scope and resources, review schedules, provide feedback on proposal documents
- Facilitate handoff to assigned resources at project kickoff as needed
- Leverage department utilization forecast to identify staffing needs
- Participate in the interview process
- Initiate new hire process and conduct onboarding with new hires
- Lead and manage Structural only projects as applicable
Benefits
- comprehensive healthcare plans
- generous paid time off
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
