Principal Structural Design Engineer chez Delan Associates, Inc

Location Greenville, SC

Job Title: Principal Structural Design Engineer

Job Description

The purpose of this position is to provide the essential administrative processes, technical knowledge and leadership as described below. This position has oversight of a specific project area and acts as a representative of the engineering discipline ensuring technical accuracy in project execution in all phases. This is a lead position on assigned projects performing engineering assignments of advanced complexity.

 Under general supervision of the Discipline Lead Engineer, serve as a Supervising Lead providing guidance/supervision to other engineers and designers

 Analyze and make independent recommendations regarding technical solutions to problems of advanced complexity in accordance with project requirements

 Develop and review specifications and design criteria

 Perform and check engineering analyses and calculations; specify materials, equipment and systems; and solve technical problems of advanced complexity

 Coordinate technical issues with other disciplines, project management, vendors and clients

 Execute work in compliance with Project Quality Plan and procedures

 Execute work in accordance with the approved project scope, cost and schedule baselines

 Develop and review estimates, schedules and progress reports including effort-hour estimating and staff forecasting

 Establish, control and report on material key quantities; provide analysis and forecasts

 Provide technical support to activities associated with equipment and material procurement and subcontracting including scopes of work, technical bid evaluations and review of vendor submittals

 Provide technical support to activities associated with construction administration including response to construction requests-for-information and field changes

 Other duties as assigned

Basic Job Requirements

 U.S. Citizenship required

 Bachelor of Science degree in Civil or Structural Engineering and minimum fifteen (15) years of work-related experience

 Professional Engineer license

 Working knowledge of applicable federal (including Department of Energy orders), state, and local codes and standards

 Ability to communicate effectively with audiences that include but are not limited to project management, coworkers, clients, vendors, and subcontractors

 Job related technical knowledge necessary to complete the job

 Advanced knowledge of discipline codes and standards

 Ability to perform work in compliance with applicable local, state, and federal codes, statutes and guidelines

Ability to attend to detail and work in a time-conscious and time-effective manner

 Intermediate computer and software skills to include proficiency in the use of word processing, e-mail, spreadsheet and electronic presentation programs

 Significant experience providing engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services

on large industrial projects

 Proficiency executing large EPC projects utilizing engineering analysis, 3D modeling and 2D computer-aided drafting and design (CADD) automation tools in a multi-discipline environment

Discipline Specific Job Requirements

 Advanced knowledge of:

 Performing hand and computer calculations for foundations, concrete, and steel structures

 Advanced knowledge of one or more of the following structural design software:

STAAD, STAADPro and RISA3D

 Advanced knowledge of Mathcad

 Analyzing complex structures

 Wind and seismic loading in structural calculations

 Dynamic analysis and design

 Computer modeling and analysis

 Intermediate knowledge of blast design

Preferred Qualifications

Advanced knowledge of commercial availability and cost of materials

 Experience with design of systems, structures and components for nuclear facilities under the requirements of ASME NQA-1

 Demonstrated experience managing and leading large projects

 Proficiency with project set-up, development of control-level schedules, progress reporting and project close-out

 Practical field experience

 EPC project experience for the following industries:

 U.S Department of Energy or other U.S. Federal Government Agency

 Nuclear facilities under a nuclear quality assurance program

 Manufacturing, pharmaceutical or biotechnology

 Proficiency in the use of STAADPro and Mathcad