Formwork Engineer I: Design, Layout & Field Impact

Baker Concrete Construction, Inc.; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

The Formwork Engineer I at Baker Concrete Construction, Inc. in Phoenix, AZ assists in the design and preparation of formwork layout drawings.

Under the guidance of senior engineers, you support project planning to ensure the most efficient, safe, and economical form systems are incorporated into the project design. Responsibilities include calculating loads, determining member sizes, ensuring crane capacities, producing drawings, reviewing for conflicts, and coordinating with field teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Civil or Mechanical Engineering or Civil Engineering Technology.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Proficient in AutoCAD.
• Basic understanding of BIM.

Responsibilities

• Calculates preliminary loads for shoring, forming and reshoring.
• Determines member sizes and proper spacing.
• Ensures formwork loads fall within the capacities of the crane.
• Confirms framing layouts meet the design load requirements.
• Designs the lifting and rigging equipment.
• Designs temporary bracing for existing structures such as walls and floors.
• Presents all calculations for review to the assigned Formwork Engineer II or III.
• Provides design calculations for the production of formwork shop drawings.
• Produces preliminary crane layout drawings based on design calculations.
• Identifies safety issues on the drawings.
• Communicates with the field on drawing conflicts and issues related to formwork.
• Reviews construction drawings for dimensional conflicts and clarifications.
• Produce RFIs to resolve conflicts.
• Produces repetitive drawings for typical formwork layout.
• Maintains project drawing files.
• Plots and assembles drawings per standards set by the Engineering Department.
• Compares and checks their production drawings to the construction documents.
• Participates in transition meetings to determine production schedule for shop.
• Provides quantity take-offs of form material to the shop for fabrication and shipment.
• Monitors shop production with the field progress.
• Produces work orders to shop for pre-assembly of forms to be shipped to the field.
• Establishes delivery dates for formwork delivered to project.
• Performs inspection of detailed formwork installations.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Team collaboration

Communication skills

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Civil or Mechanical Engineering or Civil Engineering Technology

Tools

AutoCAD

BIM

MS Office

Job description

The Formwork Engineer I at Baker Concrete Construction, Inc. in Phoenix, AZ assists in the design and preparation of formwork layout drawings.

Under the guidance of senior engineers, you support project planning to ensure the most efficient, safe, and economical form systems are incorporated into the project design. Responsibilities include calculating loads, determining member sizes, ensuring crane capacities, producing drawings, reviewing for conflicts, and coordinating with field teams.