About Stewart:At Stewart, we put great emphasis on serving and leading our employees, clients, communities, and professions. We believe that every employee has an impact on our company and our community. What we do is significant and legacy building. Our work is not only about footings, beams, and columns, or roads and bridges, or surveys and inspections, or parks or community planning. We are strengthening our communities through the building of hospitals, office buildings, schools, housing, places of worship, roads to mobilize people, parks and greenways to enjoy the beauty of nature, and thoughtful community plans that delineate the future growth. We love to see how our employees' contributions enhance our communities.
POSITION TITLE: Structural Project Engineer I or Senior Structural Project Engineer (Based on Experience)
FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT (FLSA) DESIGNATION: Salary, Exempt
OBJECTIVE: Perform and coordinate structural engineering designs and modeling of buildings' structural systems from design through construction
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:- Perform the analysis and design of buildings' structural gravity and lateral systems under direct supervision of more senior engineers.
- Perform design in accordance with current Code requirements and accepted engineering standards using both manual and computer methods.
- Interface and communicate with clients as needed by the projects and directed by more senior engineers.
- Coordinate drawings with architect and other consultants.
- Research technical issues and report findings.
OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES:- Provide modelling and drawing assistance on projects.
- Perform Construction Administration related duties such as site visits, review shop drawings, respond to RFIs, and assist in the development of technical solutions for field issues.
- QA/QC own work prior to submitting to manager or project managers.
- Actively participate as a member of the staff. Participation may include tasks such as training, special committees, or outside organizations.
- Mentor Graduate Engineers and other Engineers for increased understanding of the structural engineering field.
COMPETENCIES:- Knowledge
- Advanced knowledge of structural engineering concepts, principles, theories, and methods required to plan, design, and detail the structural systems of buildings and other structures
- Intermediate knowledge of local, state, and national building and material codes. This includes but not limited to ASCE7, IBC, NDS, AISC, AISI, and ACI codes
- Intermediate knowledge of A/E/C industry terminology, documents, and procedures
- Intermediate understanding of the roles of related engineering disciplines (i.e., civil and geotechnical)
- Intermediate understanding of general construction practices
- Skills
- Advanced skills in MS Word, Excel, Blue Beam, and other relevant software.
- Proficient in the use of RAM, RISA, and/or ETABS and other analysis and design software.
- Intermediate construction document reading skills.
- Proficient at advanced mathematic computations to include algebra and trigonometry.
- Fluent and comprehensive understanding of the English language including reading, writing, and speaking required.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
- Skilled in identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
- Skilled in training less experienced staff in proper use of Structural Engineering standards and engineering software.
- Attributes
- Committed to Stewart's core values of Trust, Humility, Respect, Excellence, Accountability, and Discipline
- Ability to embrace diversity of thought, talent, and experiences and contribute to a work environment that values individuality and inclusivity
- Strong interpersonal skills - treat others with courtesy, dignity, and respect. Engage others with tact, empathy, concern, and politeness. Able to relate well to people from varied backgrounds and be sensitive to cultural diversity
- Committed to a collaborative design process in project development.
- Ability to analyze, organize, and prioritize work while meeting multiple deadlines.
- Ability to communicate and interact effectively with members of the public, while maintaining professional composure and diplomacy.
- Exercise good judgment and consider the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
- Ability to defend decision and methodologies used to arrive at a chosen solution or decision.
- Exhibits expert level customer service
- Honest and ethical
- Ability to complete work assignments independently
- Consistently demonstrates dependability with a strong commitment to meeting deadlines and maintaining high standards of work.
- Safety conscious
REQUIRED (MINIMUM) QUALIFICATIONS:- Years of relevant work experience.
- Project Engineer I - 5 years of experience in the design and preparation of construction documents of building structural systems
- Senior Project Engineer - Minimum of 15 years of experience in the design and preparation of construction documents of building structural systems.
- Education
- Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering with concentration in Structural Engineering from ABET accredited University
- Certifications/Licenses
- Professional Engineer (PE) License or Structural Engineer (SE) License
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:- REVIT modeling software skills
- Driver's License
WORKING CONDITIONS/PHYSICAL, MENTAL, AND COGNITIVE DEMANDS:The following working conditions and physical, mental, and cognitive demands are intended to be a general overview of what to expect. Conditions and demands may vary depending on a variety of circumstances and may vary greatly from project to project. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.
- Working Conditions:
- Working Environment. Employee will primarily work in a professional, climate-controlled office, in an open cubicle environment. Employee will occasionally work on construction sites.
- Environmental Conditions. Employees will continuously be in a climate-controlled office environment, protected from weather conditions, but not necessarily from temperature change. Employees will occasionally be exposed to all weather conditions, including inclement weather.
- Atmospheric Conditions. Employee will rarely be exposed to fumes from vehicles, odors, dust, and smoke. There will be an HVAC system (heating and cooling) that will be running.
- Hazards. Employee will rarely be exposed to hazardous conditions.
- Stewart will provide required personnel protective equipment (PPE) needed to mitigate or eliminate these hazards.
- Social. Employee will frequently interact with people, work in teams, answer employee inquiries, and collaborate with others. There will be interruptions.
- Employee will continuously be surrounded by people, working in teams, and collaborating.
- Employee will frequently interact with clients and contractors.
- Irregular Hours. This job works traditional business hours during a compressed workweek (For example, 8am - 6pm, Monday through Thursday; 8am - 12:00pm, Friday). Employee must be willing and able to occasionally work a non-standard schedule (nights, weekends, and overtime) for deadlines.
- Travel. Employee will occasionally be asked to travel to other office locations. Travel might be in an automobile or train. Travel distance is up to 200 miles one way; however, most travel is within a 25-50-mile radius and rarely requiring an overnight stay.
- Light. Employee will continuously be working in a bright environment with a combination of natural and artificial light. Some conference rooms are designed with no windows, but rooms do have a glass wall.
- Noise. Employee will continuously work in an environment with moderate noise levels common in a business office setting (i.e., business office with computers, phone, electronically induced white noise, printers, occasional train whistles, and occasional traffic sounds).
- Physical, Mental, and Cognitive Demands.
- Strength. Employee must be able to occasionally exert up to 10 pounds of force to move objects.
- Motion. In a mostly stationary position, job requires continuous operation of a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine, and computer printer.
- Vision Requirements. Employee must be able to see details at a close range and constantly read from a computer monitor screen.
- Employee must be able to continuously see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer)
- Employee must be able to occasionally identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material.
- Hearing Requirements. Employee must be able to listen and understand ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. Must be able to frequently perceive the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction and have the ability to receive detailed information through oral communication and making fine discriminations in sound.
- Mental/Cognitive.
- Employee must be able to frequently apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense, which may require frequent quick decisions.
- Employee must be able to understand direction, read, comprehend, and use written materials.
- Employee must be able to occasionally adapt well to workplace stressors such as multiple/changing deadlines, shifting priorities, client complaints, difficult personalities.
- Employee must be able to occasionally learn technical material, understand it, and apply it tasks.
- Employee must be able to continually communicate with others by expressing ideas and exchanging information so others will understand.
- This job requires frequent quick decisions in a high-stress environment, as well as applying general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
- This job requires constant communication with others that involves expressing ideas and exchanging information, as well as observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information.
- Employee must be able to frequently communicate with others by expressing ideas and exchanging information; understand information presented and convey information back.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: None.
REPORTS TO: Manager or Assistant Manager of Structural Engineering
DISCLAIMER: Stewart believes that each employee makes a significant contribution to our success. That contribution should not be limited by the above assigned responsibilities. Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign other duties (at any time) or reassign duties and responsibilities. This job description is designed to outline primary duties, qualifications, and job scope. The statements above are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals in this job. This job description is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of the position. This job description is subject to change at any time.
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