Senior Civil Engineer (Calgary)

Burns & McDonnell; Calgary; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Burns & McDonnell is seeking a seasoned Civil Engineer to lead the design of large projects from concept through design completion at our CA-AB-Calgary location. You will prepare equipment specs, data sheets, RFQs and bid summaries, and review vendor drawings while coordinating with suppliers, clients and other engineering teams.

You will contribute to project scheduling, budgeting, staffing, and construction planning, while maintaining quality and safety standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor Degree in Civil Engineering or related degree with 7 years civil engineering experience (EPC project exp preferred).
• Or Bachelor Degree in Civil or related Engineering Technology with FE exam and 7 years civil engineering exp (EPC exp preferred).
• Or Master Degree in Civil Engineering with 6 years civil engineering exp (EPC exp preferred).
• Expert knowledge in standard engineering techniques and procedures.
• Experience with site development, grading, drainage, stormwater management, access roads, erosion control.
• Strong experience designing structural steel supports and connections.
• Experience with foundations, fire containments, substations, retention walls.
• Knowledge of CSA, NBC, provincial building codes and utility standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead civil design from conceptual phase through design completion.
• Prepare civil equipment specifications and data sheets, RFQs, and bid summaries.
• Review civil vendor drawings and interface with suppliers and other disciplines.
• Develop project schedule, scope, budget, staffing, and construction planning; manage changes.

Skills

Civil design leadership

Project management

QA/QC

Written/verbal communication

Team mentoring

Education

Bachelor degree in Civil Engineering

Master degree in Civil Engineering

FE exam certified

Tools

AutoCAD

MicroStation

BIM (Revit)

Civil 3D

PLS/PLS-CADD

RISA-3D

MathCAD

Job description

Description

• Lead civil design of projects from the conceptual phase through design completion for project needs and requirements that are set forth by the project managers.
• Prepare civil equipment: packaged equipment and construction specifications and data sheets, Request's for Qualifications (RFQ's), technical bid summaries, and purchase recommendations.
• Review civil vendor drawings; data interface with suppliers, clients other engineering disciplines, detailers, designers.
• Participate in development of project schedule, scope, budget staffing planning and construction planning. Responsible for effective management of change orders.
• Applies expert knowledge of commonly used civil concepts, practices, codes and procedures within the civil engineering services industry. Compiles studies and reports. Writes specifications.
• Applies knowledge and experience to complex projects, find's/develops non-standard design solutions.
• Quality review production drawings for a variety of projects and project related data as required by the project managers to verify design compliance with project, client, and industry standards, including constructability.
• Quality review the construction administration including coordination with field personnel to resolve design related installation issues, calculations, field inspections and testing of materials.
• Leads field inspections, installation, measurements or calculations for public and private clients.
• Prepare and present technical reports for clients and industry publications.
• Build effective relationships with existing clients, customers and contractors and develop new business opportunities. Responsible for ensuring customer satisfaction goals and expectations are met.
• Participate sales and marketing efforts and identify, lead and manage key pursuits.
• Lead the development of cost proposals and qualification statements to achieve stated targets and standards for financial performance.
• Prepare, present and manage project budgets and cost estimates. Report project performance.
• Provide leadership, guidance and instruction to the civil engineering practice. Mentor and guide less experienced engineers.
• Responsible for QA/QC process adherence.
• Responsible for effective communication with other engineering disciplines.
• Responsible for compliance with company and site safety policies.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Complies with all policies and standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor Degree in Civil Engineering or related degree from an accredited program and 7 years civil engineering experience. EPC project experience preferred.
• Or Bachelor Degree in Civil or related Engineering Technology from an accredited program, successful completion of Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam, and 7 years civil engineering experience. EPC project experience preferred.
• Or Master Degree in Civil Engineering and 6 years civil engineering experience. EPC project experience preferred.
• Expert knowledge in standard engineering techniques and procedures.
• Extensive experience with site development, grading, drainage, stormwater management, access roads, and erosion and sediment control.
• Strong experience designing structural steel support structures and connections.
• Strong experience designing equipment foundations, transformer foundations, oil-containment systems, control-building foundations, cable trenches, retaining walls, and other substation structures.
• Knowledge of geotechnical investigations, soil reports, foundation recommendations, settlement considerations, and ground-improvement requirements.
• Experience developing civil calculations, specifications, drawings, material quantities, and construction cost estimates.
• Strong working knowledge of applicable codes and standards, including CSA, NBC, provincial building codes, municipal requirements, and relevant utility standards.
• Strong computer skills (e.g. AutoCAD, MicroStation, BIM (Revit), Civil 3D, PLS, PLS-CADD, RISA-3D, MathCADD), and/or hydraulic, hydrologic, pavement, civil analysis programs.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience with leading the discipline design for large projects and delegating work tasks to team members. Ability to lead execution of work and resolve issues in a team environment.
• Demonstrated critical thinking skills, ability to work methodically and analytically in a quantitative problem-solving environment.
• Strong attention to detail, facilitation, team building, collaboration, organization and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to perform quality reviews for detailed engineering documents and specifications.
• Ability to travel.
• Canada Professional Engineer preferred.

This job posting will remain open a minimum of 72 hours and on an ongoing basis until filled.

Job: Civil Engineering

Primary Location: CA-AB-Calgary

Other Locations: Canada

Schedule: Full-time

Travel: Yes, 25 % of the Time

Req ID: 264878

Job Hire Type: Experienced #LI-DG #CAN