Junior/Intermediate Structural Engineer

Vista Projects Limited; Calgary; On-site; CAD 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work schedules

Half-day Fridays

Free parking

Company-sponsored social events

Job summary

Vista Projects Limited is seeking an Intermediate Structural Engineer to work in Calgary. The role involves designing various aspects of energy industry projects, ensuring adherence to engineering standards and providing guidance to junior staff.

Successful candidates will possess a degree in engineering, P.Eng. registration and 4-10 years of relevant experience. Vista offers a stimulating work environment with competitive compensation, flexible work hours, and a strong emphasis on teamwork and innovation.

Qualifications

• Four to ten years of progressive experience in facilities engineering and design in the energy industry.
• P.Eng. registration with APEGA required.
• Familiarity with applicable codes and industry standards.

Responsibilities

• Develop process design for projects.
• Provide comprehensive engineering and design services.
• Participate in design reviews and provide technical guidance.

Skills

Structural engineering knowledge

Proficiency with Microsoft Word

Proficiency with Microsoft Excel

Strong written communication

Strong oral communication

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in engineering or applied science

Tools

RISA

S-FRAME/S-STEEL

SAP

Job description

What Vista Does

Vista Projects is an integrated industrial engineering firm that helps clients navigate the digital transformation of their projects and operations. Our proven project execution process is based on a “single source of truth” model that eliminates the potential for inefficient engineering designs, cost overruns and project completion delays.

Why We Do It

We believe the world needs industrial projects and that intelligent engineering data can increase the likelihood of innovative solutions getting to market. Over the years, our multi-discipline teams have conceptualized and designed some of the most challenging and successful industrial processing projects in the North American energy sector. Vista has established itself as a trusted industrial engineering partner for all types of projects, from conceptual studies and pilots to large-scale commercial expansions.

Where We Work

The benefits of our approach apply to new asset developments and brownfield optimization projects across several industrial markets. This includes biofuels and produced water treatment to natural gas and petrochemical processing. We are headquartered in Calgary and maintain a satellite office in Houston.

What You Would Do in This Role

The Intermediate Structural Engineer participates in the design of different aspects of energy industry projects from inception to completion. Duties include:

• Developing the process design for a project or proposal consisting of a normal process unit
• Providing comprehensive engineering and design services by establishing design criteria and preparing specifications, design computations, drawings, models and bills of material in accordance with basic project requirements
• Participating in the design of component parts and individual units
• Exercising cost/budget control, reviewing and monitoring designs for conformance with control estimates and project specifications
• Reviewing and maintaining project schedules, and tracking engineering tasks and deliverables in conjunction with project management
• Participating in design reviews
• Providing technical guidance to junior staff
• Reviewing vendor or subcontractor quotations, drawings and specifications for technical adequacy and conformance with project requirements
• Applying engineering techniques and analyses to solving engineering tasks
• Adhering to Vista Quality Management System (QMS)
• Ensuring design is in accordance with applicable codes and requirements, including Vista and client specifications and standards
• Reviewing the work of others
• Actively stewarding change management related to their scopes of work
• Preparing or assisting in the preparation of discipline inputs for cost estimates for proposals
• Authenticating documentation with a professional engineering stamp as required
• Preparing and reviewing loading and load combinations based on the applicable codes and standards
• Experience with relevant structural design applications such as RISA, S-FRAME/S-STEEL, SAP and the ability to use 3D model navigation
• Strong working knowledge of structural engineering, including steel structures, concrete structure, steel buildings, piling and foundations and related elements
• Performing other duties as requested

Requirements

• Four to ten years of progressive experience in facilities engineering and design in the energy industry
• Bachelor’s degree or Master’s degree in engineering or applied science
• Ability to work and collaborate within a multi-disciplinary team including Process, Mechanical, Civil, Structural & Architectural, Electrical, Instrumentation & Controls and Piping Engineers and Designers as well as Project Management and Procurement personnel
• P.Eng. registration with APEGA
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word and Excel
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Strong organizational skills, technical competence and attention to detail
• Self-motivated and efficient with time management
• Familiarity of applicable codes and industry standards
• Ability to meet safety requirements to attend site visits

Preferred

• Two to four years of experience as a professional engineer, ideally with experience in the energy industry

Vista offers all employees

• A stimulating, fast-paced and challenging work environment where you will contribute to the interesting municipal and industrial engineering projects
• A robust and consistent recruitment process that ensures your colleagues are likeminded and comparably capable
• An opportunity to be a part of an entrepreneurial, technically skilled team which has established leadership in innovative engineering solutions
• A strong value-based philosophy that provides an informal, close-knit team environment, where you and your family feel like a part of our organization, and not just an employee number
• Competitive compensation and benefits, including a performance-linked variable pay program
• Company-sponsored social events and team sports
• Flexible work schedules, half-day Fridays and free parking
• An organization that values and encourages diversity