Structural Engineer II

Position: Structural Engineer II

Location:

Hammond, IN

At Salas O'Brien, we tell our clients that we're engineered for impact. This passion for making a difference applies just as much to our team as it does to our projects. That's why we're committed to living our values every day: inspiring, achieving, and connecting as shared owners of our success with a focus on a sustainable future.

Building for the long-term means that all of our team members can expect to work on amazing projects with a people-first approach to problem solving. It also means that each member of our team has truly limitless potential to build a unique, meaningful, and high-impact career-and they'll receive great total rewards along the way.

About Us:

Founded in 1975, Salas O'Brien is an employee-owned engineering and professional services firm focused on achieving impact for our clients, our team, and the world. We know that tomorrow's requirements are today's opportunities, and we are here to design lasting solutions for pressing challenges.

We work across a variety of industries providing integrated engineering and consulting services. Our specialized experience includes design for data centers, healthcare, science and technology, high-rise buildings, clean energy, education, and other building types as well as structural and building sciences, infrastructure asset management, advanced robotics, and more.

Our technical expertise is paired with an exceptional team of business development, human resources, finance and accounting, information technology, and marketing professionals, all of whom play a key role in bringing our commitments to life every day.

Job Summary:

Salas O'Brien is seeking a Structural Engineer II to provide structural design of framing and foundations for industrial buildings and equipment.

Job duties include:

• Provide structural design of framing and foundations for industrial buildings and equipment for chemical, food and beverage, consumer products, and pharmaceutical facilities.
• Support project lead structural engineer in providing proposals, investigation reports, calculations, modeling, and drawing creation on several projects simultaneously in various stages of design and construction.
• Work to deliver technically correct and graphically complete project documents including drawings and sketches.
• Design three-dimensional structural models and prepare two dimensional plans, sections, details, sketches, and accompanying technical documents to form construction document packages at the direction of project lead structural engineer.
• Proactively request information needed to progress work and inform others of information they need to complete their work. Attend project and discipline / department meetings as required.
• Deliver discipline project scope of services on-time and within budget. Collaborate with other in-house engineering discipline leads.
• Ensure conformance of the disciplines work with customer and company standards and practices.
• Manage issuance of documents for quality control through the department and office.
• Present model and project design information at team meetings and client walk through.
• Adhere to discipline best practices for consistent drawing presentation.
• Perform clash detection tests for issuance packages against other disciplines' models.

Minimum Qualifications:

• U.S. Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, or the foreign degree equivalent;
• 1 year's experience in the job offered or a related occupation;
• Passage of FE Exam;
• Experience with the detailing of concrete and structural steel relevant to the Chemicals, Consumer Goods, Food & Beverage, or Pharmaceutical industries
• Experience performing quantity take-off on projects for development of probable construction cost;
• Experience reviewing vendor submittals including structural steel, concrete mixes, bar joist, and other relevant shop drawing submittals and vendor equipment to verify compliance with construction documents;
• Experience preparing structural construction documents, structural systems, graphical standards, and terminology;
• Experience with Autodesk's Revit Structure, AutoCAD, and Navisworks Manage.

Location

Hammond, IN

Equal Opportunity Employment Statement

Salas O'Brien provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state/provincial, or local laws. Salas O'Brien will accommodate the disability-related needs of applicants as required by law.