Senior Structural Engineer

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Responsibilities

The following duties are typical of the position but are not all encompassing. Responsibilities include those required to deliver quality service on schedule and within budget in a team environment.

• Applies technical Structural Engineering concepts to analyze building and non-building structures.
• Designs structural systems to efficiently support code loads including detailed connections.
• Communicates solutions to complex Structural Engineering problems clearly for engineering staff, project managers, and clients.
• Reviews engineering work of engineering team members to confirm design adequacy.
• Makes decisions independently on engineering problems, practices, and methods and may create and refine unique design solutions.
• Acts as the engineer in responsible charge including stamping of drawings/calculations developed by the Structural Engineering team.
• Represents SSOE in meetings and presentations to resolve important questions and coordinate the project accordingly.
• Plans, develops, coordinates, and directs a medium to large engineering projects or a number of smaller complex projects with overall responsibility for budget control, schedule adherence, quality assurance, and inter-discipline coordination.
• Responsible for the review and response to submittals and RFIs regarding materials, design modification, and field construction as appropriate.
• May serve as technical specialist requiring specialized knowledge of advanced engineering techniques.
• Supervision and guidance related largely to overall objectives, critical issues, new concepts, policy matters, and/or unusual problems and developments.
• May supervise, coordinate, and review the work of a team of engineers and designers working on the same assigned project.
• Defines project scope of work and organizes into manageable tasks.
• Provides supervisor and project manager with scope of work change warnings.
• Maintains continuing professional education in discipline.
• Takes part in client contact and business development activities.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering with an emphasis in Structural Engineering
• Preferred: Master’s Degree in Structural Engineering
• Eleven (11) or more years of related practical experience with former employer(s)
• Experience in complex industrial and commercial projects
• Experience with steel and concrete structural design/calculations
• Experience as project leader in a multidisciplinary environment
• Título and Cédula are mandatory
• Preferred: Registered as a Professional Civil Engineer and/or Professional Structural Engineer
• Experience in industrial and commercial projects
• Experience in project coordination
• Advanced English skills