Structural Technical Specialist II

Hargrove and Associates•Beaumont, TX

2d•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 budget, and to quality expectations. It requires extensive progressive experience in civil/structural design, project controls, and the ability to work under minimal supervision. The position is based in Hargrove’s office in Nederland, Texas. The specialist completes complex civil/structural designs and layouts, including systems and components that may lack established precedents. The role performs front-end layouts and specialized geometric design computations, ensures designs meet specifications, tolerances, safety factors, codes, and client requirements, and coordinates interdisciplinary checks. It also involves reviewing supplier and manufacturer drawings, checking 2D orthographic and 3D isometric drawings, and helping establish or revise design guidelines and standards. As a lead designer, the specialist coordinates and delegates work, provides technical guidance and training, and helps ensure the team meets scope, schedule, budget, quality, and efficiency expectations. The role also includes field-related design information gathering and verification, construction support, estimating, schedule and staffing planning, and preparation of construction scopes. The work requires collaboration with engineers, other disciplines, clients, and teammates.

Requirements

At least 15 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 from vendor equipment drawings.
Knowledge of workflow and information flow between disciplines.
Understanding of schedule constraints and information requirements for producing civil/structural deliverables.
Ability to accurately estimate completion of assigned tasks.
Ability to develop construction cost estimates, detailed engineering schedules, and man-hour budgets for a small project or an area of a larger project.
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 their interpretation and input into an estimate deck.
Ability to develop construction scopes of work, forecast hours, and plan staffing based on deliverables and schedules.
Ability to identify and proactively obtain required information.
Ability to coordinate with other disciplines on design development and changes, and to support efficient equipment layouts and space usage.
Ability to lead teams to deliver on commitments.
Ability to deliver presentations about company services.
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 project task teams.
Review current civil/structural calculations, equipment drawings, layouts, and drawings from other disciplines before beginning design work.
Draft civil/structural plans under minimal supervision.
Ensure finished drawings contain the information needed for material purchasing, fabrication, and construction.
Promptly recognize and communicate scope and design changes.
Collect design information in the field and verify designs for tie-ins, function, and clearances to existing facilities.
Provide on-site startup assistance and field support for engineering during construction, when assigned.
Assist engineers with cost and material estimates and preliminary design studies.
Check the accuracy and quality of drawings developed by drafters against engineering direction, equipment drawings, and discipline drawings.
Provide technical guidance and training to less experienced drafting and design personnel; mentor entry-level and new teammates.
Coordinate and delegate work activities with teammates and discipline leads.
Produce civil/structural construction scopes with engineering review and approval.
Complete complex designs and layouts for project systems and components, including work without clearly established precedents.
Perform front-end layout and design of complex systems and equipment.
Ensure compliance with specifications, tolerances, safety factors, client requirements, industry codes, and project and company standards.
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; direct checking personnel when needed and ensure dimensional accuracy.
Collaborate with engineers and other disciplines to ensure quality design and coordinate design development and changes.
Prepare man-hour estimates and contribute to cost, schedule, and budget planning.
As lead designer, ensure the design team meets scope, schedule, and budget commitments and is responsible for the quality, economy, and efficient detailing of deliverables.
Estimate task completion, 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 estimating to ensure quantities are correctly interpreted and entered into the estimate deck.
Develop construction scopes of work, forecast hours to complete professional services, and develop staffing plans based on deliverables and project schedules.
Identify required information and proactively obtain it.
Coordinate with other disciplines to develop efficient equipment layouts and use of space.
Deliver presentations about Hargrove Engineers & Constructors services.
Use virtual team skills to support project work.