What are the responsibilities and job description for the Structural Engineer position at Orion Group?
The Civil/Structural Engineer position is responsible for researching, specifying, developing, designing, engineering, or testing components, equipment and/or systems in a multi-discipline engineering and design team. Individuals are expected to apply advanced knowledge of engineering principles, methods, and techniques to project assignments.
Responsibilities
- Researches and analyses data such as client design proposals, specifications, and manuals to determine feasibility of design or application.
- Works with clients to develop a project’s scope of work, estimates, and/or schedules.
- Reviews and approves project drawings, standards, and specifications.
- Develops major equipment and material selection, and construction specifications.
- Uses computer assisted engineering and design software and equipment to perform engineering tasks.
- Ensures that all assigned activities and operations comply with applicable codes, regulations, and laws.
- Provides support during fabrication and installation phases to ensure engineering documents are followed.
- Coordinates activities with other project disciplines involved in fabrication, operation, application, and installation or repair of various materials, products, or systems.
- Provides technical direction, support and information to other engineers, designers, and drafters.
- Consistently demonstrates professional skills in structuring assigned activities, creativity, teamwork, communications, operational efficiencies, handling of a client’s changing needs, decision making, and analyzing and solving problems.
- Analyzes reports, maps, drawings, tests, and aerial photographs on soil composition, terrain, hydrological characteristics, and other topographical and geologic data to plan and design project.
- Calculates cost and determines feasibility of project based on analysis of collected data.
- Prepares or directs preparation and modification of reports, specifications, plans, construction schedules and designs for project.
- Inspects construction site to monitor progress and ensure conformance to engineering plans, specifications, and construction and safety standards.
- Uses computer assisted engineering and design software and equipment to prepare engineering and design documents.
- More senior individuals will have engineering experience including arctic civil/structural design and application of IBC, AWS, ASCE, AISC and national fire codes.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in civil or structural engineering from an ABET-accredited institution required.
- 4 - 10 years of work experience, with oil and gas industry experience
- Engineer in Training certificate (EIT) or passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Exam preferred. PE/SE license strongly desired
