Structural Technical Specialist III

Hargrove and Associates•Baton Rouge, LA

About The Position

The Structural Technical Specialist III provides technical direction and supervision to a team of designers when serving as a lead designer. The role is accountable for delivering civil/structural design deliverables and services on time, within budget, and to quality expectations. It may also involve advanced design work as a technical specialist on complex assignments. The position requires extensive progressive experience in civil/structural design and use of project controls for cost, schedule, and quality, and is performed under minimal supervision. The specialist produces and checks complex civil/structural designs and drawings, coordinates work with engineers and other disciplines, and helps ensure compliance with specifications, tolerances, safety factors, industry codes, client requirements, and company standards. The role includes field-related design information gathering and construction/startup support when assigned, as well as estimates, scheduling, staffing plans, construction scopes, and mentoring and training less experienced teammates. The position requires an associate degree in Engineering Technology or Computer-Aided Drafting and 20 or more years of relevant industrial civil/structural drafting and design experience. This position offers a competitive compensation package that includes paid time off, health insurance benefits, and matching retirement contributions. Hargrove describes its culture as founded on trust, personal integrity, teamwork, and a safety culture focused on well-being. The company is 100% teammate owned and offers eligible teammates a comprehensive benefits package.

Requirements

Associate degree in Engineering Technology or Computer-Aided Drafting.
20 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 of workflow and information flow between disciplines, schedule constraints, and information requirements for 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, 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 the estimating department to ensure quantities are correctly interpreted and entered into the estimate deck.
Ability to forecast hours for professional services and develop staffing plans based on deliverables and project schedules.
Ability to identify and proactively obtain required information and coordinate design development and changes with other disciplines.
Ability to lead teams and deliver on commitments.
Ability to coordinate with other disciplines to achieve efficient equipment layouts and space usage.
Very strong leadership skills and/or exceptional technical skills, such as serving as a 3D coordinator, CAD Community Leader, or similar.
Ability to act as project manager on small projects.
Highly developed virtual-team skills and cross-divisional relationships, with ability to provide interoffice execution support without supervision.
Ability to sit, stand, or walk for long periods.
Selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.

Responsibilities

Apply department design and drafting standards and communicate project scope, specifications, and design criteria to project task teams.
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 and produce complex designs and layouts for complete project systems and components.
Gather design information in the field and verify designs for tie-ins, function, and clearances to existing facilities; provide startup assistance and construction engineering support when assigned.
Assist engineers with cost and material estimates and preliminary design studies.
Check drawings prepared by drafters for accuracy and quality, provide technical guidance to less experienced drafting personnel, and mentor and train teammates.
Coordinate and delegate work activities with teammates, discipline leads, engineers, and other disciplines.
Produce civil/structural construction scopes with engineering review and approval.
Perform front-end layout and design of complex systems and equipment, including assignments with no clearly established precedents; anticipate problems and develop appropriate solutions.
Ensure designs comply with specifications, tolerances, safety factors, client requirements, industry codes, and project and company standards.
Perform specialized geometric design computations and analysis; conduct interdisciplinary checks and coordinate data to ensure compatible designs.
Assist in establishing or revising guidelines and standards and review supplier data and supplier/manufacturer drawings as required.
Check orthographic 2D and isometric 3D drawings prepared by others and, when assigned, direct checking personnel to ensure dimensional accuracy.
Prepare man-hour estimates and take responsibility for the quality, economy, and detailing efficiency of deliverables.
As lead designer, ensure the design team meets project scope, schedule, and budget commitments.
Develop construction cost estimates, detailed engineering schedules, man-hour budgets, construction material quantities, construction scopes of work, forecasts of hours to complete services, and staffing plans based on deliverables and schedules.
Identify and proactively obtain required information, coordinate design development and changes with other disciplines, and coordinate efficient equipment layouts and space usage.
Lead teams, represent the civil/structural department in internal and external meetings, and deliver presentations about company services.
Provide interoffice execution support and develop cross-divisional and virtual-team relationships.