Structural Design Engineer

Job Summary
The successful candidate of this position will provide the essential administrative processes, technical knowledge and leadership as described below. This position has oversight of a specific area and acts as a representative of the engineering discipline ensuring technical accuracy in project execution in all phases. This is a structural design engineer position on assigned projects performing design of advanced complexity.

Job Duties

• Must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance and the AEDC local area network.
• Under general supervision of the Discipline Lead Engineer, serve as a design engineer and coordinate with other discipline and structural designers/drafters.
• Analyze and make independent recommendations regarding technical solutions to problems of advanced complexity in accordance with project requirements.
• Develop and review specifications and design criteria.
• Perform and check engineering analyses and calculations; specify materials, equipment, and systems; and solve technical problems of advanced complexity.
• Coordinate technical issues with other disciplines, project management, vendors, and clients.
• Execute work in compliance with Project Quality Plan and procedures.
• Execute work in accordance with the approved project scope, cost, and schedule baselines.
• Develop and review estimates, schedules and progress reports including effort-hour estimating and staff forecasting
• Establish, control and report on material key quantities; provide analysis and forecasts.
• Provide technical support to activities associated with equipment and material procurement and subcontracting including scopes of work, technical bid evaluations and review of vendor submittals.
• Provide technical support to activities associated with construction administration including response to construction requests for information and field changes.
• It is a condition of employment to wear PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) in accordance with supervisory direction and company policy.
• Perform other duties as required.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in Civil or Structural Engineering with a minimum of 8 years of progressive and relevant experience or any equivalent combination of education and progressive and relevant experience.
• Advanced knowledge of one or more of the following structural design software:
  • STAAD or STAADPro
  • Analyzing complex structures
  • Wind and seismic loading in structural calculations
  • Concrete and foundation design
• Computer modeling and analysis experience
• Must be able to obtain and maintain security clearance and the AEDC local area network.
• Current U. S. Citizenship required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional Engineer license or certification preferred but not required.
• Any pre-screening/tests required (not including standard background/clearance checks).
• Performing hand and computer calculations for foundations, concrete, and steel structures
• Advanced knowledge of commercial availability and cost of materials
• Demonstrated experience managing and leading large projects.
• Proficiency with project set-up, development of control-level schedules, progress reporting and project close-out
• Practical field experience
• EPC project experience for the following industries:
• U.S Department of Defense or other U.S. Federal Government Agency
• Manufacturing, pharmaceutical or biotechnology