Sr. Structural Designer

Sr. Structural Designer

Leading national provider of technical services to the electric utility, power generation, industrial, renewable and energy industries. These services include planning and systems studies, design and engineering, maintenance and testing, program management, construction, and turnkey EPC projects.

Location : Austin, TX or Baton Rouge, LA

Job Summary :

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.

Key accountabilities will include :

• 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.
• Respond to construction support questions directly with the field personnel.
• Contribute to a team environment by accomplishing related results in a cooperative and supportive manner.
• Carry out other duties as needed.

Qualifications, skills and experience required :

About Teal Energi :

TealEnergi is a technical manpower provider with extensive experience supporting the successful execution and operation of major capital project investments. Forged through a desire to provide best-in-class service to clients, candidates, and contractors alike, TealEnergi works through its offices nationwide to provide regional support to a wide range of sectors including both traditional energy and energy transition initiatives (e.g., LNG, hydrogen, wind, solar), as well as manufacturing, mining, and infrastructure.

TealEnergi is committed to fostering, cultivating and preserving a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment

without regard to race, color, age, disability, ethnicity, gender or gender identity, language, national origin, physical or mental ability, political affiliation, religion, sexual orientation, or protected veteran status.