Structural Technical Specialist II

Hargrove Engineers & Constructors • Beaumont, TX

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The Technical Specialist provides technical direction to a team of designers when serving as a lead designer. The role is responsible for delivering civil/structural design deliverables and services on time, within performance budgets, and to quality expectations. It requires extensive progressive experience in civil/structural design and use of project controls for cost, schedule, and quality. Work is performed under minimal supervision in the Nederland, Texas office.

The specialist completes complex civil/structural designs and layouts, including systems and components without clearly established precedents, and anticipates design problems to develop appropriate solutions. The role includes front-end layout and design, specialized geometric design computations and analysis, drafting and checking drawings, coordinating interdisciplinary work, and ensuring compliance with specifications, tolerances, safety factors, industry codes, client requirements, and project and company standards. The position also supports field work, construction, supplier drawing reviews, estimating, scheduling, staffing, training, and mentoring. As a lead designer, the specialist is accountable for the design team's scope, schedule, budget, and the quality and economy of its deliverables.

The preferred education is an associate degree in Engineering Technology or Computer-Aided Drafting. The position requires 15 or more years of relevant industrial experience in civil/structural drafting and design. Hargrove describes a team-oriented culture founded on trust, personal integrity, safety, and the value of each teammate's contribution. The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.

Requirements

• 15 or more years of relevant industrial experience in civil/structural drafting and design.
• Knowledge and application of AISC and ACI standard details.
• Ability to produce drawings for concrete and structural steel, and/or civil disciplines.
• Familiarity with specifications and installation details for construction bulk materials and equipment.
• Knowledge and application of company engineering design and CAD drafting standards.
• Ability to create accurate civil/structural construction documents using information from vendor equipment drawings.
• Knowledge and understanding of workflow and information flow between disciplines.
• Knowledge and understanding of schedule constraints and information requirements for producing civil/structural deliverables.
• Ability to accurately estimate completion time for assigned tasks.
• Ability to develop construction cost estimates, detailed engineering schedules, and man-hour budgets for small projects or areas of larger projects, with engineering review and approval.
• Working knowledge of AutoCAD, MicroStation, or both.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to determine construction material quantities and coordinate with estimating to ensure correct interpretation and entry into the estimate deck.
• Ability to develop construction scopes of work, forecast hours for professional services, and develop staffing plans based on deliverables and schedule.
• Ability to identify and proactively obtain required information.
• Ability to coordinate design development and changes with other disciplines.
• Ability to lead teams and coordinate efficient equipment layouts and space usage across disciplines.
• High technical performance, leadership skills, strong 3D capabilities, and/or increased client interaction skills.
• Virtual team skills.
• Ability to sit, stand, or walk for long periods of time.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States.

Nice To Haves

• Associate degree in Engineering Technology or Computer-Aided Drafting is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Apply department design and drafting standards.
• Recognize and communicate project scope, specifications, and design criteria when assigned to a project task team.
• Review available civil/structural calculations, equipment drawings and layouts, and drawings from other disciplines before beginning design work.
• Draft civil/structural plans under minimal supervision.
• Ensure finished drawings contain information required for material purchasing, fabrication, and construction, using knowledge of basic civil material specifications.
• Recognize and promptly communicate scope and design changes.
• Perform field work to collect design information and verify designs for tie-ins, function, and clearances to existing facilities; provide startup assistance and construction engineering field support as assigned.
• Assist engineers with cost and material estimates and preliminary design studies.
• Check drawing accuracy and quality against engineering direction, equipment information, and discipline drawings; provide technical guidance to less experienced drafting personnel.
• Coordinate and delegate work activities with teammates and discipline leads.
• Produce civil/structural construction scopes with engineering review and approval, and mentor entry-level and new teammates.
• Complete complex designs and layouts for project systems and components, including work without clearly established precedents, and anticipate and resolve design problems.
• Perform front-end layout and design of complex systems and equipment.
• Ensure compliance with specifications, tolerances, safety factors, and client requirements.
• Perform specialized geometric design computations and analysis.
• Perform interdisciplinary checks and coordinate data to ensure compatible designs.
• Assist in establishing or revising guidelines and standards.
• Review supplier data and supplier or manufacturer drawings as required.
• Check 2D orthographic and 3D isometric drawings prepared by others and, when assigned, direct checking personnel to ensure dimensional accuracy.
• Collaborate with engineers and other engineering disciplines to ensure design quality.
• Train less experienced designers.
• Serve as lead designer on projects and ensure compliance with industry codes and project and company standards.
• Prepare man-hour estimates as required.
• Be responsible for the quality and economy of deliverables and the efficiency of detailing.
• As lead designer, ensure the design team meets scope, schedule, and budget commitments.
• Develop construction cost estimates, detailed engineering schedules, and man-hour budgets for small projects or areas of larger projects, with engineering review and approval.
• Determine construction material quantities and coordinate with the estimating department to ensure quantities are correctly interpreted and entered into the estimate deck.
• Develop construction scopes of work and forecast hours required to complete professional services.
• Develop staffing plans based on deliverables and project schedules.
• Identify required information and proactively obtain it.
• Coordinate design development and changes with other disciplines.
• Lead teams to deliver on commitments and coordinate with other disciplines for efficient equipment layouts and space use.
• Deliver presentations about Hargrove Engineers & Constructors services.

Benefits

• Paid time off, including personal paid time off.
• Paid holidays.
• Medical insurance.
• Dental insurance.
• Vision insurance.
• Life insurance.
• Disability insurance.
• 401(k) with matching retirement contributions.
• Other benefits for eligible teammates.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Associate degree