Senior / Principal Structural Engineer

Airswift; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm is seeking a Senior / Principal Structural Engineer for a long-term assignment in Denver, Colorado. The role involves performing structural analysis and design for various projects, ensuring compliance with industry standards, and fostering positive relationships with clients and contractors. Candidates should have a strong background in structural engineering, relevant experience in oil and gas, and a PE license. This position offers an opportunity to contribute to significant projects in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of relevant experience in oil and gas or related projects.
• Must have a current Colorado PE license or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Perform structural engineering design and calculations.
• Support quality control of deliverables and stay current with codes.

Skills

Communication

Problem Solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in civil/Structural Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD 2D

Navisworks 3D

MathCAD

MS Office

Staad

Job description

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Airswift has been tasked by one of our major EPC clients to seek a Senior/Principal Structural Engineer to join them on a long-term assignment in Denver, Colorado.

Overview

Within the Denver, CO Structural Engineering team, the Senior / Principal Structural Engineer will provide structural engineering services, performing structural analysis and design calculations in conformance with engineering principles, industry standards, and applicable codes on small to mid-capital projects for the company and its customers.

Responsibilities

• Perform structural engineering design, including preparation, review, and checking of engineering calculations and design sketches for steel structures, equipment foundation, piling and concrete foundations for accuracy. Supports the processes for checking, peer reviews, and incorporation of comments and findings.
• Incorporates generally accepted engineering and design practices, techniques, and relevant regulatory requirements for the control, development, and application of deliverables per customer specifications to support technical excellence.
• Support colleagues by fostering positive working relationships. Builds positive working relationships with external parties such as the customer, suppliers, and contractors.
• Perform job site walk-downs to observe new construction, assess existing conditions or features for suitability to retrofit or change of use.
• Participate in department/discipline functions related to quality control of deliverables, staying current with codes, standards of practice, and advancing technologies related to engineering delivery and construction materials.
• Compile data and compute material quantities related to structural disciplines.
• Ensures discipline, technical work, and team activities meet all health, safety, environmental, and security requirements.
• Gathers data from multiple sources and prepares engineering studies, analyses, calculations, etc. Craft recommendations and create final documentation.
• Determines technical issues, defines, and implements innovative alternate solutions, establishes pros/cons for multiple solutions, and makes recommendations through official project documents such as technical queries, technical deviations, etc.
• Creates final documentation incorporating all relevant information and pursues customer approval. May review similar documentation to assist others and review/authorize work done by peers.
• Seeks input from knowledgeable sources, may participate in constructability, operability, and maintainability reviews to incorporate requirements into engineering design.
  
  

Requirements:

• A minimum of 8 years’ relevant experience in oil and gas, mining and metals, or related projects.
• Good understanding of ASCE 7, ACI 318, AISC 360, and IBC.
• Working knowledge of PIP standards.
• Familiarity with Staad, LPile, MathCAD, and MS Office suite.
• Basic knowledge of AutoCAD 2D and Navisworks 3D. AutoCAD 3D knowledge preferred but not required.
• Willingness to perform job site visits per project requirement. Occasional local travel to site up to 20%, per project requirement.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English, including engineering-related vocabulary. Technical report writing skills to effectively communicate analysis and evaluation findings, and recommendations.
• Must have a current Colorado PE license or a PE license in another state with the ability to obtain a Colorado PE license. SE license in at least one state preferred.
  
  

Education – Qualifications, Accreditation, Training

• Required: Bachelor’s degree in civil/Structural Engineering with a structural emphasis.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Contract

Job function

• Job function

  Design and Engineering

• Industries

  Oil and Gas

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