Sr. Civil Structural Designer

Client Summary:

Leading national provider of technical services to the electric utility, power generation, industrial, renewable and energy industries.

Primary Function:

Perform design duties using high-level design skills and techniques for medium/high voltage substation or transmission line projects. Assignments are minimally unsupervised and are assigned for the employee to execute civil/structural scopes for projects while implementing corporate/client standards, and procedures. Civil Designers will be dedicated to Civil/Structural design projects, but will assist on Electrical or Transmission design projects as needed.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Employee may be called upon to perform any or all of the following functions:
• Execute and complete the entire project with minimal effort; handle and coordinate all civil/structural design activities at the project level, ensuring that all engineering design is completed on schedule, on budget, and in accordance with client and company-established work procedures and quality.
• Function as Lead Designer and Checker for large or multiple small projects when required.
• Resolve design issues and problems.
• Responsible for ensuring civil/structural project deliverables are checked and meet industry, client, and company quality standards.
• Direct drafting team to create new drawings from examples of previous project and/or standards.
• Produce Engineering support tasks with minimal supervision.
• Work with civil/structural lead or design engineer in planning and design layout.
• Coordinate with other discipline lead designers and assist the lead engineer or discipline lead to ensure an effective quality product.
• Conduct field investigations and plant site visits when needed, assist the lead engineer to produce investigation reports if necessary.
• Stay current on new design processes, 2D and 3D modeling, drafting techniques, and standards.
• Produce Foundation Location Plan drawings from project's General Arrangement and/or Electrical Plan.
• Oversee the development of the foundation and structural details of the drafting team.
• Calculate and check foundation concrete cubic yardage, foundation reinforcing, and verifying foundation sizes.
• Strong understanding of oil containment pit design and sizing; and developing unconventional pit designs as required for projects.
• Produce detailed steel designs, utilizing standards and non-standard (customized) structural designs.
• Develop alternative/unconventional steel, foundation design to accommodate project requirements/field conditions.
• Create Substation Bill of Materials, including manufacturer part numbers, quantities, structure variables (“L” dimension), etc.
• Complete work in pre-defined times to meet proposal and project schedules.
• Strong knowledge of where to find applicable go-bys.
• Provide mentoring and training for the development of peers.
• Strong knowledge of substation terminology and symbology.
• Apply extensive knowledge of corporate and client standards to drafting, design, and engineering practices.
• Good understanding of industry standards such as ANSI, ASCE, ASTM, ACI, NEC, IEEE, NFPA, etc.
• Bring potential project-related problems and possible solutions to the attention of the responsible party.
• Expert-level knowledge of industry equipment/material providers.
• Perform complete reviews of vendor approval packages.
• Back-check peer’s drawings for quality control.
• Perform formal QA/QC on other projects (cold eye/blind reviews).
• Properly use the document management system.
• Take personal responsibility for the quality and accuracy of his/her work.
• May be required to communicate directly with the client in checking in/out drawings or requesting new drawing numbers.
• Travel out of town for short periods of time as required by projects and assignments.
• Investigate and resolve unusual design and field engineering problems by devising new approaches or applying existing criteria in novel ways.
• Unescorted site visits to energized substations or industrial installations.
• Attend project kickoff meetings.

Minimum Qualifications/Skills:

• An associate degree in drafting & design is required. A certificate in drafting & design with relevant work experience may be accepted in lieu of an associate degree
• Minimum 12 years of relevant/compatible civil/structural design experience and thorough knowledge of civil/structural design.
• You must be able to function as Lead Designer, Checker/QAQC and 2D/3D drafter as needed.
• Experience with Microstation is a plus, but not required.
• 3D modeling experience is a plus, but not required.
• Capable of preparing both 2D and 3D design drawings in an accurate manner that meets the industry, client, and company quality standards.
• College-level geometry.
• Demonstrate ability to adapt to changes in technology.
• Ability to integrate new technologies into daily work processes.
• Experience working with other disciplines and understanding their interface requirements.
• In-depth knowledge of civil/structural standards, methods, and practices.
• Strong skills in word processing, spreadsheet, and e-mail software.
• Expert-level knowledge of various CADD programs including but not limited to: AutoCAD, Microstation, and Navisworks.
• Advanced knowledge of civil/structural layout and design complying with industry standards
• Well-versed with OSHA & PIP Standards.
• Expert-level capabilities in drafting, scaling, drawing layout, and a high degree of accuracy in copying/using go-bys.
• Not only working but possibly leading, in a team environment.
• Communicating effectively, both written and verbal, with co-workers.