Staff Structural Federal Engineer

Black & Veatch Family of Companies•Olathe, VA

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

Design of Single story and/or multi-story Structural steel, Reinforced Masonry, and/or Reinforced Concrete Buildings. Foundation design can range from spread footings to pile supported. Various types of retaining wall designs may be required. Design of various types of façade systems may be required ranging from pre-cast panels, curtain walls, to steel and glass. Some facilities will be Risk Category V facilities requiring seismic bracing of non-structural components, seismic modal analysis, in-structure response spectra and including progressive collapse analysis for three stories and higher. Project work may involve various types of facilities such as power plants, microgrids, command centers, pump stations, fuel loading and unloading, hangars, warehouses, barracks, Civil Works facilities, etc.

Requirements

Requires a bachelor's degree in engineering from either a recognized accredited program in their home country or the country in which the professional is practicing
Minimum of 5 years related work experience
All applicants must be able to complete pre-employment onboarding requirements (if selected) which may include any/all of the following: criminal/civil background check, drug screen, and motor vehicle records search, in compliance with any applicable laws and regulations.
Assigned to projects for U.S. Government Agency/Department clients. Candidate must be a U.S. Citizen.

Nice To Haves

Artic Design Experience
Navy Experience
ASCE 41 Experience
Renovations and Retrofits of Structural Steel, Concrete, and or Masonry facilities
3D structural analysis applications,
Linear and Non Linear dynamic analysis
Knowledge of USACE requirements, specifications, and design processes
Master of Science degree in an ABET accredited program of Civil Engineering or Structural Engineering.
Finite Element Analysis ANSYS and or SAP2000 experience preferred
Knowledge of REVIT Structural, AutoCad, RISA3D, RISAFloor, RISAFoundation, RISAConnection, RISA REVIT Link, MathCad, SAP2000, and or ETABS.
Knowledge of precast, post tensioned, deep foundations, structural dynamic analysis, ATFP Anti-Terrorism/Force Protection, renovations, high seismic analysis design, and mission critical facilities.
Drive For Results, Priority Setting, Planning, Delegation, Directing Others, Conflict Management, Informing, Listening, Dealing with Ambiguity, And Building Effective Teams

Responsibilities

Continues developing knowledge and may provide guidance and direction on design guides, standards, systems, applicable engineering codes and B&V policies.
Provides technical guidance to others regarding projects and disciplines.
Independently applies knowledge and complies with B&V quality program relative to assigned tasks.
May be responsible for ensuring compliance with B&V quality program.
Provides related guidance and direction to others.
Supports continuous improvement and change management efforts.
Prepares a variety of complex engineering deliverables for larger or multiple projects.
Performs complex research and develops recommendations for equipment and/or materials selection.
May oversee collection, assimilation, and management of data for engineering work.
Prepares complex engineering calculations following standard methods and principles.
Manages assigned budget, schedule, and quality requirements.
Independently applies advanced engineering techniques and analysis problems and methods.
Actively delegates appropriate tasks to lower level team members to develop depth of project execution staff.
Reviews lower level engineering work or assignments.
Is responsible for one or more of the following: leading production teams; coordinating multiple discipline activity; and serving as the responsible charge for a project.
Actively coordinates with all other internal/external team members on moderately complex projects.
Responsible for assisting with identification of key client interests and drivers on low to moderately complex projects.
Communicates client interests and drivers to project team members and develops approaches to accommodate these concerns in the performance of the work on low to moderately complex projects.
Provides support to business development or pursuit activities and may offer other services to clients.
Recognized as a technical specialist and has knowledge and skill set to provide consultation and guidance to project teams in a particular practice area.
May design a complete project of moderately complex scope or support multiple projects on the complex technical challenges.
Actively fosters knowledge management and provides mentoring.
May develop and apply advanced engineering concepts and approaches to unique engineering problems
Typically assists with performance management process, mentoring, recognition, and any corrective actions required.
May participate in career planning, and learning and development.
Actively mentors lower level professionals and identifies successors to train in the specifics of their role.
May assist with resource management strategy.
May have responsibility of engineering resources for small groups of a single discipline.
May be accountable for some administrative responsibilities that include but aren't limited to:
Ensuring policies, procedures and processes are effectively implemented and communicated for work group.
Ensuring adherence to corporate and division programs.
Approving timesheets and expense reports.