Overview
The successful candidate for this role will have 10-15 years experience in the planning, analysis, design and construction administration services of complex structural systems for a wide variety of public and private development projects such as structural investigations and evaluations, integrity assessments, crane railway surveys and inspections, design of foundations, structural steel, reinforced concrete, pre-stressed concrete, masonry, wood structures, special structures and bridges and culverts. Senior Structural Engineers act as a senior, advanced engineer responsible for technical development in the Structural Engineering Department and report directly to the Structural Engineering Department Manager. May lead one large project or a number of small projects, usually coordinating the work of less experienced engineers, technical assistants, and drafters. They work closely with the directors, managers, and engineering staff to ensure our client’s needs and expectations are exceeded.
Responsibilities
- Prepares complex calculations, designs, specifications and/or reports for checking and reviewing by others.
- Checks complex calculations, designs, specifications and/or reports prepared by others.
- Assumes complete responsibility for structural engineering for complex projects.
- Directs technicians and/or drafters assigned to the department.
- Coordinates work of his/her discipline with other disciplines.
- Makes recommendation and/or decisions on unusual or complicated issues.
- Coordinates all aspects of project document completion within the company and externally with clients and other design professionals.
- Directs and assists co-workers with performing field measurements.
- May assess the requirements of a project, break a project down into tasks, and work with a project manager to determine scope, budget and staffing for a project.
- Serves as Project Engineer on complex, single-discipline projects and complex multi-discipline projects.
- Reviews work of the project design team. Checks the progress of work and alerts the Project Manager to needed changes to the scope or other services.
- Works with code officials and other design professionals when an interpretation or exception to the building code is required.
- Directs construction observation of others on complex projects.
Requirements
- Bachelors Degree in Civil or Structural Engineering
- Ohio PE License
- Structural analysis software experience.
- Must have knowledge of applicable building codes.
- Must keep current on the “state of the art” in their design specialty through a review of periodicals and continuing education.
- Proficient in the use of AutoCAD and Revit.