Structural Engineer
Founded in 1975, Salas O'Brien is an employee-owned engineering and professional services firm focused on achieving impact for our clients, our team, and the world. We know that tomorrow's requirements are today's opportunities, and we are here to design lasting solutions for pressing challenges.
We work across a variety of industries providing integrated engineering and consulting services. Salas O'Brien's Process and Manufacturing (P&M) business unit engineers provide transformative solutions for industrial processes from concept to implementation. As part of 'one' Salas O'Brien, a multi-disciplinary engineering and architecture firm, the P&M business unit ensures a seamless, comprehensive service experience through a "local everywhere" approach. We integrate specialized expertise across a spectrum of markets, including:
- Agribusiness
- Chemical/Petrochemical
- Consumer Products
- Food and Beverage
- Material Handling & Processing
- Pharmaceutical
- Power & Utilities
- Process & Manufacturing
Job Summary:
Salas O'Brien's Process and Manufacturing (P&M) Division is seeking a motivated Structural Engineer to join our multi-disciplined design firm in Decatur, AL. The qualified applicant will have the opportunity to engage in all phases of a project from inception to completion of construction. This involvement is intended to grow individuals and nurture design talents.
As a Structural Engineer for projects, you will be required to demonstrate a high standard of professionalism and client focus/customer service; be resourceful and flexible, effective at handling multiple tasks; have good computer skills; have strong presentation, written, and verbal skills; and be able to effectively delegate or be delegated to while working in a collaborative format with multiple team members.
Types of Projects Include (but are not limited to):
- Process Equipment structures and foundation design which include pumps, exchangers, rotating equipment, pressure vessels, reactors, and tanks.
- Structural designs for ladders, platforms, stairs, and walkways
- Piping support design ranging from using single tee posts to installing multi-level pipe racks.
- Provide calculations for existing structural evaluations which may include both dead/live loads, wind loads and earthquake loads.
Job Responsibilities:
- Provide designs for new and modification type Structural projects for clients in chemical processing and industrial facilities. (Steel, Concrete and Masonry)
- Serve as project manager or as lead discipline engineer on projects as appropriate.
- Work with engineers and designers of various disciplines to ensure safe, timely, efficient designs that comply with company and client policies and procedures and applicable codes and standards.
- Produce detailed design calculations and sketches for materials of construction associated with the project. Calculations produced shall be neatly prepared and organized for efficient checking by others and efficient use by drafters/designers for preparing drawings and as a deliverable when required.
- Direct designers in the development of Structural installation drawings, data sheets and specifications, to meet customer specifications and applicable codes.
- Provide project leadership to ensure communication and execution of work within scope, schedule, and budget by monitoring project progress, coordinating activities, and resolving problems.
- Recognize and communicate scope and design changes to client in a timely manner.
- Estimate material, labor and engineering costs associated with Structural projects.
- Produce effective and accurate written scopes of work, technical documents, and reports.
- Perform periodic design reviews; ensure designs follow specifications, codes, regulations, and contract requirements. Ensure technical and quality standards are maintained.
- Visit construction sites to inspect completed installations and observe operations to ensure conformance to design and equipment specifications and compliance with operational and safety standards.
- Perform field engineering and structural inspections by documenting deficiencies and developing formal reports including recommendations to correct issues.
- Build and maintain client relationships while promoting and integrating company-wide initiatives and values.
- Maintain a safe work environment by adhering to all company and customer safety policies.
Education & Experience:
- Bachelor's degree in civil engineering with a Structural Focus from ABET accredited institution.
- 5+ years of experience in the design of industrial, power generation and commercial facilities and structures.
- Professional Engineering License in the State of Alabama, or the ability to obtain reciprocity within 6 months of hire.
- Working knowledge of industry and regulatory codes, standards, criteria, and design execution pertinent to structural engineering such as IBC, ACI, AISC, ASCE, AWS, ASME Crane Codes, etc.
- Experience with AutoCAD, Revit, RISA 3D, Enercalc or other modeling software.
- Knowledgeable of structural dynamics (seismic, wind, etc.)
Preferences:
- Master's Degree with Structural Engineering focus
- 10+ years' experience in Structural Project engineering in manufacturing, chemical process, and industrial facilities.
- Previous Industrial/Plant consulting experience as a Structural Design Engineer.
The Physical and Ergonomic Requirements of this position are as follows:
- Lifting/carrying: Carrying light loads related to field measurement equipment, and equipment cases weighing 15 lbs. or less.
- Dexterity: Ability to type using a keyboard with relative efficiency, ability to make handwritten notes and sketches indoors and outdoors at industrial plants and construction sites at any time of the year.
- Walking/Climbing: Ability to use multi-level stair towers and rung ladders unassisted.
- Visual Acuity: Ability to discern single-line and 3-dimensional computer images representing objects being designed or drafted.
- Hearing: Ability to hear safety alarms and signals while wearing hearing protection.
- Physical exertion: Ability to walk up to one mile on industrial plants and construction sites outdoors at any time of the year. Ability to work in protective clothing which may elevate body temperatures by several degrees Fahrenheit for periods of up to 15 minutes without a break.
- Breathing: Ability to work while wearing a respirator or self-contained breathing apparatus.
Location: Decatur, AL
Travel: Up to 5%
Equal Opportunity Employment Statement
Salas O'Brien provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state/provincial, or local laws. Salas O'Brien will accommodate the disability-related needs of applicants as required by law.