What are the responsibilities and job description for the Structural Senior Project Engineer position at PBK?
Kubala Engineers, a PBK family company, is an innovative structural engineering firm which empowers its employees to build strong relationships and deliver unprecedented customer service and design integrity to its clients nationwide. Kubala Engineers specializes in comprehensive structural engineering planning and design services, including but not limited to structural building and bridge design, structural renovations and retrofits, re-purpose/re-use studies, structural assessments, long-range master planning, maintenance planning, and forensic investigations. Our engineers have extensive experience and knowledge of structural engineering for education (K-12 and Higher Ed), commercial, religious, healthcare, sports & entertainment, hospitality, retail, and federal/government projects.
You would manage the overall structural team in their typical engineering and drafting tasks for the various projects. You would provide the structural design, either directly or indirectly to other members of the project team and would be the primary conduit for all project coordination tasks internally within the structural team and externally with other disciplines, architecture, MEP, etc. You would also be expected to manage the project during the Construction Administration Phase and either directly or indirectly review / manage shop drawings, RFI’s, site visits, OAC meetings as needed during the construction phase.
Your Impact
You would manage the overall structural team in their typical engineering and drafting tasks for the various projects. You would provide the structural design, either directly or indirectly to other members of the project team and would be the primary conduit for all project coordination tasks internally within the structural team and externally with other disciplines, architecture, MEP, etc. You would also be expected to manage the project during the Construction Administration Phase and either directly or indirectly review / manage shop drawings, RFI’s, site visits, OAC meetings as needed during the construction phase.
Your Impact
- Participate in coordination meetings with other disciplines, design review meetings with various supervisors, clients, and owners, and attend work sessions with various owner-client agencies for additional scope items
- Coordinate the design and documentation required to complete the construction documents on a given project schedule and within budget
- Author and maintain structural specifications, select procedures for construction, determine materials and member sizes, and complete all necessary calculations needed for proper design
- Assist with shop drawing reviews, RFI’s (requests for information), change proposal requests, and change orders and incorporate changes into the project documents
- Utilize written and verbal communication skills to relay and translate design and coordination items to project team members and author defensible engineering reports, memos, and email correspondence
- Provide site observations / site walks during construction and author reports based on the observation during the Construction Administration phase
- Minimum of 4 years of progressive structural engineering experience as it relates to the structural design of buildings utilizing steel, concrete and/or masonry
- Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering with Structural emphasis & a Master's degree or Bachelor's degree in Architectural Engineering with optional Master's degree
- EIT or Professional Engineer (PE) license
- Highly experienced in foundation design, in both shallow and deep foundation systems utilizing various building materials
- Proficiency in drafting and navigating Revit Structure 2019 and/or newer
- High proficiency to perform complex vertical and lateral analysis in Risa Floor, Risa 3d, Etabs, etc.
- Ability to accurately verify computer aided design with hand calculations
- Ability to perform complex hand sketches for details, connections, etc.
- Exceedingly proficient in steel design, including diaphragms, collectors, drag struts, braces frames, moment, frames, etc.
- Exceedingly proficient in concrete design, member scheduling, rebar and bend scheduling and connections
- Proficiency in masonry design and connections of masonry to structural steel and concrete frames
- Demonstrated strong understanding of the International Building Code (IBC) as it relates to structural design and all applicable reference codes: ASCE, AISC, ACI, MSJC, NDS, PTI, etc.
- Excellent written and verbal communications skills
- Highly experienced in Bluebeam Revu and Bluebeam Studio Sessions
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint software
