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Senior Civil/Structural Engineer

Location: St. Catharines, ON., Burlington, ON., or Calgary, AB.

About

Our client is actively seeking a Senior Civil/Structural Engineer to join their team. As a Senior Civil/Structural Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in driving the renewable energy revolution forward. You will have the opportunity to lead and contribute to projects that make a tangible difference in our world, while providing exceptional client service.

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KEY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Oversees the planning, design, construction, and estimation of cost for company projects.

  • Assist in the preparation and review of contract drawings and documents.

  • Participate in design and construction schedules and monitor progress of various projects and their conformance to design and construction schedules.

  • Provide site inspection in order to monitor progress and ensure compliance with all safety and government regulations.

  • Analyze survey reports, maps, drawings, blueprints, aerial photography, and other topographical or geological data to plan projects.

  • Provide feedback and advice regarding the civil and structural aspects of company projects to management and other project leaders. Supervise the preparation and review of contract drawings and documents.

  • Participate in the preparation of project contract documents.

  • Deliver projects on budgets and within identified schedules.

  • Analyzing the section budget for reasonability, needs, and justification.

  • Participate in technical reviews and provide recommendations regarding designs and reports prepared by engineers.

  • Ensure that clients are satisfied through professional conduct, diligent response and maintaining successful relationships

  • Provides expertise in their area of specialization

  • Will be required to support engineering proposals and business development.

  • Interface and manage work done by subcontracting consultant companies.

  • Resource planning for projects.

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QUALIFICATIONS

  • Civil/Structural Engineer who is customer-focused with 10+ years of relevant experience.

  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering – Civil/Structural major.

  • Registered Professional Engineer in the Province of Ontario or in the Province of Alberta with good standing.

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EXPERIENCE

  • Experience in consulting services involving industrial construction projects in Canada.

  • Experience with power generation and electrical distribution infrastructure design

  • Experience with natural gas and hydrogen processing infrastructure projects would be an asset.

  • Experience with Canadian (especially Ontario, Quebec, and Alberta) and US building codes.

  • Experience with municipal and regional permitting activities, including familiarity with technical and commercial application process expectations.

  • Familiarity with farm building code of Canada (FBCC)

  • Familiar with estimating.

  • Familiar with schedule preparation

  • Experience with field support and construction.

  • Experience with interfacing with architectural design

  • Familiarity with structural Engineering, civil Engineering and architectural service subcontracts

  • Flexibility and capacity to adapt in a small, but dynamic consulting firm.

  • Understanding of engineering project lifecycle.

  • Requires strong interpersonal skills to manage the team, the client, and external parties (utilities, sub-consultants, equipment vendors, etc.).

  • Technical writing skills.

  • Organizational and time management skills.

  • Fluency in standard office software.

  • Experience with technical software

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Structural Experience

Experience in/with:

  • Structural steel design

  • Structural concrete design (reinforced)

  • Concrete block and brick

  • Building design for heavy industrial buildings

  • Noise mitigation and fireproofing techniques and material

  • Dynamic analyses (seismic)

  • Dynamic analysis for rotating equipment

  • Design of pipe supports, pipe racks, thrust blocks.

  • Raft foundation design

  • Pile foundation design

  • Foundation design for rotating equipment.

  • Review of structural steel connection detail drawings.

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Civil Experience

  • Experience in/with:

  • Earthworks (site grading, bulk earthworks)

  • Site drainage (plant site drainage, storm water ponds, culverts, open channel, and flood control)

  • Backfilling and compaction for buried piping.

  • Roads (plant access and haul roads)

  • Site investigation (planning and scoping of site)

  • Geotechnical Study Specifications, Review, and Interfacing

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OTHER REQUIREMENTS

  • Willing to lead a team of less experienced engineers and offer mentorship

  • Willing to travel occasionally

  • Must be a Canadian Citizen, Permanent Resident or Landed Immigrant who is in the process of becoming a Permanent Resident

 

COMPENSATION:

  • Competitive salary based on experience

 

For more information on this role, or to be considered for this role, please send your resume to: info@calrossconsulting.com

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