About the Role
The purpose of this position is to provide essential administrative processes, technical knowledge and leadership as described below. This position has oversight of a specific area and acts as a representative of the engineering discipline ensuring technical accuracy in project execution in all phases. This is a lead position on assigned projects performing engineering assignments of advance complexity.
Job Description
• Under the general supervision of the Discipline Lead Engineer, serve as an Area Lead providing guidance/supervision to other engineers and designers
• Analyze and make independent recommendations regarding technical solutions to problems of advanced complexity in accordance with project requirements
• Develop and review specifications and design criteria
• Perform and check engineering analyses and calculations; specify materials, equipment, and systems; and solve technical problems of advanced complexity
• Coordinate technical issues with other disciplines, project management, vendors, and clients
• Execute work in compliance with Project Quality Plan and procedure
• Execute work in accordance with the approved project score, cost a,nd schedule baselines
• Develop and review estimates, schedules, and progress reports, including effort-hour estimating and staff forecasting
• Establish, control, and report on material key quantities; provide analysis and forecasts
• Provide technical support to activities associated with equipment and material procurement and subcontracting, including scopes of work, technical bid evaluations, and review of vendor submittals
• Provide technical support to activities associated with construction administration, including response to construction request-for-information and field changes
• Other duties as assigned
Requirements
• U.S. Citizenship required
• Bachelor of Science degree in Civil or Structural Engineering and a minimum of ten (10) years of work-related experience
• Professional Engineer license
• Working knowledge of applicable federal (including Department of Energy orders), state, and local codes and standards
• Ability to communicate effectively with audiences that include but are not limited to project management, coworkers, clients, vendors, and subcontractors
• Job-related technical knowledge is necessary to complete the job
• Advanced knowledge of discipline codes and standards
• Ability to perform work in compliance with applicable local, state, and federal codes, statutes, and guidelines
• Ability to attend to detail and work in a time-conscious and time-effective manner
• Intermediate computer and software skills to include proficiency in the use of word processing, e-mail, spreadsheets, and electronic presentation programs
• Significant experience providing engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) services on large industrial projects
• Proficiency executing large EPC projects utilizing engineering analysis, 3D modeling, and 2D computer-aided drafting and design (CADD) automation tools in a multi-disciplinary environment
• Advanced knowledge of:
Performing hand and computer calculation for foundations, concrete, and steel structures
Advanced knowledge of one or more of the following structural design software: STAAD, STAADPro, and RISA3D
Advanced knowldege of Mathcad
Analyzing complex structures
Wind and seismic loading structual calculations
Dynamic analysis and design
Computer modeling and analysis
Preferred
• Advanced knowledge of commercial availability and cost of materials
• Experience with design of systems, structures and components for nuclear facilities under the requirements of ASME NQA-1
• Demonstrated experience managing and leading large project
• Proficiency with project set-up, development of control-level-schedules, progress reporting and project close-out
• Practical field experience
• EPC project experience for the following industries:
- U.S. Department of Energy or other U.S. Federal Government Agency
- Nuclear Facilities under a nuclear quality assurance program
- Manufacturing, pharmaceutical or biotechnology
• Proficiency in the use of STAADPro and Mathcad