What are the responsibilities and job description for the Civil Structural Designer position at DBSI Services?
Title: Civil & Structural Designer
Location: Baton Rouge, LA
Must Have Refinery experience in USA Refinery
Job Description:
- Experienced Designer with thorough knowledge of civil/structural design and engineering techniques using US design codes and standards.
- Working experience in design & detailing:
- Process/non process buildings, machine/ equipment foundations, tanks foundation, pipe racks & pipe, connection design.
- Pile foundation, Mat foundation, marine dock & structure, adequacy check of existing structure and foundations.
- Onshore structure Skid, Off shore analysis and design (e.g. Helideck structure) & Modular structure.
- Extensive experience using industry codes such as ASCE, ACI, AISC, UBC is required
- Experience in Brown field projects.
Desirable software knowledge:
- Staad Pro, Mat 3D, Foundation 3D, Risa 3D, Staad foundation advance, Idea StatiCa, Navis work
- Good interpersonal skills including ability to communicate and contribute positively to the project design team.
Roles & Responsibilities:
- Design structures around the needed structural and technical specifications to create a safe structure.
- Identify design requirements and prepare necessary design calculations using hand calculations and software such as STAADPro V8i or equivalent finite element analysis software.
- Prepare layout plans and structural engineering details for development by draftsmen and designers.
- Prepare detailed scope of work, material take-offs and cost estimates as part of the construction document
- Participate in projects walkthroughs and provide reports of findings.
- Resolve construction feedback and RFI related issues for issued deliverables
- Ability to work in a team and support the project deliverables as per schedule and collaborate with other disciplines for requisite inputs is desirable.
- Provide mentoring and transfer knowledge, skills and experience to entry-level engineers and designers.
- Conduct site visit for collecting inputs and prepare site visit reports.
External Skills & Expertise:
- Civil and Structural Designer
- 5 Years of Civil & Structural Design Experience in Chemical/Petrochemical or Oil & Gas/ refining downstream facilities
