Senior Plate Structures CAD Designer & Mentor

Chicago Bridge & Iron Company; Calgary; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Chicago Bridge & Iron Company is seeking a Senior Plate Structures Designer to produce and check plate structures drawings and bills of material for storage solutions projects. You will work in a fast-paced environment, take ownership, and mentor less experienced designers.

Reporting to the Project Engineer, you will ensure constructability, adhere to design codes, and deliver with accuracy and timeliness while collaborating with engineers and managers.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of relevant experience.
• 2-year technical diploma in Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering or Construction Technology required.
• Proficient in 2D and/or 3D CAD using platforms such as Microstation and/or AutoCAD.
• Experience in Tekla is preferred
• Knowledgeable of steel detailing practices and applicable standard industry conventions.
• Possesses skills in geometry, trigonometry, unit conversions, quantity take-offs and basic bills of material.
• Advanced verbal and written communication skill.

Responsibilities

• Accurately produce assigned detail drawings for customer approval, fabrication, and/or construction per applicable design code, company standards and customer drawings and specifications.
• Ensure drawing details are safe for field erection and use, with constructability in mind.
• Reliably check and sign off on detail drawings for customer approval, fabrication, and/or construction per applicable design code, company standards and customer drawings and specifications.
• Compare detail drawings and bills of material to as-sold estimate and advise project team of discrepancies and potential changes.
• Run programs to produce and check detail drawings and bills of material.
• Forecast how long it will take to do a task - commit to definitive deadlines.
• Provide mentoring and knowledge transfer to less experienced plate structures designers.
• Make decisions on project-specific details and advise project team.
• Generate improvement ideas for tools and workflow associated to the role.
• Effectively use document management system.
• Effectively use project team or department collaboration and productivity apps and tools.

Skills

CAD Proficiency

Communication

Team Mentoring

Problem Solving

Education

2-year technical diploma in Mechanical/Civil Engineering or Construction Technology

Tools

MicroStation

AutoCAD

Tekla

Job description

Chicago Bridge & Iron Company is seeking a Senior Plate Structures Designer to produce and check plate structures drawings and bills of material for storage solutions projects. You will work in a fast-paced environment, take ownership, and mentor less experienced designers.

Reporting to the Project Engineer, you will ensure constructability, adhere to design codes, and deliver with accuracy and timeliness while collaborating with engineers and managers.