Senior Structural Engineer - Mission Critical (Texas)

Burns & McDonnell

Houston (TX)

On-site

USD 110,000 - 160,000

Full time

10 days ago
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Job summary

Burns & McDonnell seeks a Senior Structural Engineer to lead design teams across a range of facilities including power, healthcare, and industrial projects. You will guide the project from concept through construction, adapting plans to budget, design factors, and client needs.

You will prepare specifications, data sheets, RFQs, and bid summaries, review vendor drawings, and coordinate with disciplines. Strong leadership, communication, and QA/QC are essential in this role.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor Degree in Structural Engineering or related degree (ABET) with 7 years of structural engineering experience (EPC projects preferred).
  • Bachelor Degree in Structural or related Engineering Technology (ABET) with FE and 7 years experience (EPC preferred).
  • Master Degree in Structural Engineering with 6 years experience (EPC preferred).
  • Expert knowledge of standard engineering techniques and structural design codes (IBC, AISC, ACI, ASCE7).
  • Strong communication and leadership skills; ability to lead teams and manage budgets.

Responsibilities

  • Lead structural design from concept to design completion for diverse projects.
  • Prepare equipment specs, RFQs, technical bid summaries, and purchase recommendations.
  • Review vendor drawings and interface with suppliers, clients and other disciplines.
  • Develop project schedules, scope, budgets and staffing; manage change orders.

Job description

Description

The Senior Structural Engineer will lead structural design project teams to create world class designs for new projects, alterations and redevelopments on a variety of projects including power, process, corporate, healthcare, pipeline, airports, institutional, industrial, manufacturing, government and military facilities. The Senior Structural Engineer will lead the project team throughout the design and construction process, adapting structural plans according to budget constraints, design factors or client needs.

  • Lead structural design of projects from the conceptual phase through design completion for project needs and requirements that are set forth by the project managers.

  • Prepare structural equipment: packaged equipment specifications and data sheets, Request for Qualifications (RFQ's), technical bid summaries, and purchase recommendations.

  • Review structural 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 structural concepts, practices, codes and procedures within the structural engineering services industry.

  • Applies knowledge and experience to complex projects, find 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 corrections are made within multiple CAD related software.

  • 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 key pursuits.

  • Lead the development of cost proposals and qualification statements to achieve stated targets and standards for financial performance.

  • Prepare and present project budgets and cost estimates. Report project performance.

  • Provide leadership, guidance and instruction to the structural 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 Structural Engineering or related degree from an ABET accredited program and 7 years structural engineering experience (EPC project experience preferred) required or

  • Bachelor Degree in Structural or related Engineering Technology from an ABET accredited program and successful completion of Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam and 7 years structural engineering experience (EPC project experience preferred) required or

  • Master Degree in Structural Engineering and 6 years structural engineering experience (EPC project experience preferred) required.

  • Expert knowledge in standard engineering techniques and procedures. Strong knowledge of structural design codes (e.g., IBC, AISC, ACI, ASCE7). Strong computer skills (e.g. Microsoft Office Suite).

  • 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.

  • Professional Engineer (PE) License preferred.

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

EEO/Disabled/Veterans

Job Structural Engineering

Primary Location US-TX-Dallas

Other Locations US-TX-Fort Worth, US-TX-Austin, US-TX-Houston

Schedule: Full-time

Travel: Yes, 25 % of the Time

Req ID: 261772

Job Hire Type Experienced #LI-EH #GFS

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