Senior Structural Engineer

Gas Cleaning Technologies LLC.; Irving, Chicago (TX, IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Gas Cleaning Technologies (GCT) seeks a senior structural engineer to lead design and modification of heavy industrial projects.

The role involves directing a team of engineers and designers, ensuring technical quality, cost control, and schedule adherence, with experience in AutoCAD, STAAD, SAP2000, and TEKLA being advantageous.

Qualifications

• 8-10+ years experience in civil/structural engineering for industrial designs.
• MS or BS degree in civil/structural engineering.
• Experience as a project engineer / project manager.
• Experience with AutoCAD, STAAD.
• Experience with TEKLA software (helpful).
• Experience with SAP2000 software.

Responsibilities

• Provides technical direction and leadership in the design and development of engineering projects in heavy industrial applications.
• Manages a team of engineers, designers and other technical personnel to complete specific projects.
• Meets all technical, cost, and schedule commitments assigned to the engineering project team.
• Completes studies by studying project concepts, objectives, priorities, and requirements; conducting site investigations; identifying and establishing performance standards; preparing construction documents and submittals.
• Organizes structural engineering design project by identifying short-term and long-range issues; preparing timetables, cost estimates, and required resources.
• Develops structural design plans by researching, analyzing, selecting, and applying structural engineering concepts, approaches, techniques, and criteria; adapting and modifying structural mechanics options; developing and evaluating new structural architectures and algorithms; performing design calculations relating to foundations and structures, loading, structural response, and connection design; preparing drawings and visualizations; collaborating with related engineering design teams; evaluating structural materials and suppliers; identifying and resolving design integration issues; determining and establishing design specifications and safety standards.
• Verifies design by establishing functionality, reliability, maintainability, and durability test standards; building and testing simulations and models; performing analytical and numerical quantification procedures and visualizations; analyzing test data; identifying, isolating, and resolving problems.
• Verifies and supports construction by performing compliance inspections and tests; resolving construction problems related to structural design; coordinating and conferring with construction and production contractors.
• Documents structural design and maintenance by recording design features and maintenance requirements, and warnings; detailing safety requirements.
• Complies with codes and regulations by applying and enforcing adherence to regulations and testing requirements; advising management on needed actions.
• Prepares reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing structural engineering data and trends.

Skills

Project management

Team leadership

Communication

Education

MS or BS degree in civil/structural engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

STAAD

TEKLA (helpful)

SAP2000

Job description

Gas Cleaning Technologies (GCT)

is a process and environmental consulting engineering firm with offices in Irving, Texas and Chicago, Illinois, providing specialized process engineering and multi-disciplinary capabilities to the minerals, ferrous and non-ferrous metals industries. GCT is looking for a senior structural engineer meeting the following criteria.

• 8-10+ years experience in civil/structural engineering for industrial designs
• MS or BS degree in civil/structural engineering
• Experience as a project engineer / project manager
• Experience with AutoCAD, STAAD
• Experience with TEKLA software (helpful)
• Experience with SAP2000 software

Job Purpose:

Produces structural engineering designs and modifications by identifying project objectives and issues; researching and developing structural engineering techniques and approaches; verifying and validating designs.

Duties:

• Provides technical direction and leadership in the design and development of engineering projects in heavy industrial applications.
• Manages a team of engineers, designers and other technical personnel to complete specific projects.
• Meets all technical, cost, and schedule commitments assigned to the engineering project team.
• Completes studies by studying project concepts, objectives, priorities, and requirements; conducting site investigations; identifying and establishing performance standards; preparing construction documents and submittals.
• Organizes structural engineering design project by identifying short-term and long-range issues; preparing timetables, cost estimates, and required resources.
• Develops structural design plans by researching, analyzing, selecting, and applying structural engineering concepts, approaches, techniques, and criteria; adapting and modifying structural mechanics options; developing and evaluating new structural architectures and algorithms; performing design calculations relating to foundations and structures, loading, structural response, and connection design; preparing drawings and visualizations; collaborating with related engineering design teams; evaluating structural materials and suppliers; identifying and resolving design integration issues; determining and establishing design specifications and safety standards.
• Verifies design by establishing functionality, reliability, maintainability, and durability test standards; building and testing simulations and models; performing analytical and numerical quantification procedures and visualizations; analyzing test data; identifying, isolating, and resolving problems.
• Verifies and supports construction by performing compliance inspections and tests; resolving construction problems related to structural design; coordinating and conferring with construction and production contractors.
• Documents structural design and maintenance by recording design features and maintenance requirements, and warnings; detailing safety requirements.
• Complies with codes and regulations by applying and enforcing adherence to regulations and testing requirements; advising management on needed actions.
• Prepares reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing structural engineering data and trends.