Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Burns & McDonnell is seeking a Senior Structural Engineer to lead structural design project teams for various projects in the Utility & Energy sub-market of Mission Critical. The role involves overseeing project teams, managing design processes, and ensuring compliance with client standards while also mentoring junior engineers.
Responsibilities
- Lead the structural engineers and designers in the Utility & Energy group for staffing and execution of projects
- Maintain the client structural standards and client preference knowledge in order to successfully review and execute substation projects
- Lead structural design of projects from the conceptual phase through design completion and construction support for project needs and requirements that are set forth by the project managers
- Prepare structural equipment: packaged equipment specifications and data sheets, Request for Qualifications (RFQ's), technical bid summaries, and purchase recommendations
- Review structural vendor drawings; data interface with suppliers, clients other engineering disciplines, detailers, designers
- Participate in development of project schedule, scope, budget staffing planning and construction planning
- Responsible for effective management of change orders
- Applies expert knowledge of commonly used structural concepts, practices, codes and procedures within the structural engineering services industry
- Applies knowledge and experience to complex projects, find non-standard design solutions
- Quality review production drawings for a variety of projects and project related data as required by the project managers to verify corrections are made within multiple CAD related software
- Quality review the construction administration including coordination with field personnel to resolve design related installation issues, calculations, field inspections and testing of materials
- Leads field inspections, installation, measurements or calculations for public and private clients
- Prepare and present technical reports for clients and industry publications
- Build effective relationships with existing clients, customers and contractors and develop new business opportunities
- Responsible for ensuring customer satisfaction goals and expectations are met
- Participate sales and marketing efforts and identify key pursuits
- Lead the development of cost proposals and qualification statements to achieve stated targets and standards for financial performance
- Prepare and present project budgets and cost estimates and report project performance
- Provide leadership, guidance and instruction to the structural engineering practice
- Mentor and guide less experienced engineers
- Responsible for QA/QC process adherence
- Responsible for effective communication with other engineering disciplines
- Responsible for compliance with company and site safety policies
- All other duties as assigned
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Structural Engineering or related degree from an ABET accredited program, and 7 years structural engineering experience
- Or Bachelor's degree in Structural or related Engineering Technology from an ABET accredited program and successful completion of Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam, and 7 years structural engineering experience
- Or Master's degree in Structural Engineering and 6 years structural engineering experience
- Expert knowledge in standard engineering techniques and procedures
- Strong knowledge of structural design codes (e.g., IBC, AISC, ACI, ASCE7)
- Strong computer skills (e.g. Microsoft Office Suite)
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Experience with leading the discipline design for large projects and delegating work tasks to team members
- Ability to lead execution of work and resolve issues in a team environment
- Demonstrated critical thinking skills, ability to work methodically and analytically in a quantitative problem-solving environment
- Strong attention to detail, facilitation, team building, collaboration, organization and problem-solving skills
- Ability to perform quality reviews for detailed engineering documents and specifications
- Ability to travel
- EPC project experience
- Professional Engineer (PE) License
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