Senior Structural Engineer in Markham

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The Opportunity

Black & Veatch’s Structural Team is seeking an experienced, creative, and highly talented Structural Engineer for employment. The candidate will function in the capacity of a senior-level engineer. This position is focused on the design of structures which support water purification and treatment facilities, with specialized focus on industrial clients and projects. This engineer will design a variety of structural systems, lead with their design experience, and collaborate with other disciplines, while delivering critical water infrastructure projects to the community.

Key Responsibilities:

• Execute complex structural analysis, perform calculations, and prepare sketches and drawings for the design of water and wastewater treatment plants, industrial facilities, and other complex structural facilities.
• Supervise Structural Engineers (both in the US and in overseas offices) and work with Structural Technicians in preparation of structural drawings and specifications.
• Perform construction phase engineering duties such as site visits, responding to RFI’s, and review of contractor submittals.
• Perform project administrative tasks, which may include preparation of design fee estimates, monitoring progress against budget and schedule, management of project changes, and implementation of Black & Veatch Quality Control requirements.
• Coordinate work with architects and other discipline engineers.
• Ability to lead a team to execute complex projects with construction values greater than $200M.
• Provide guidance and direction on department design guides, standards, systems, applicable engineering codes and B&V policies.
• Assist in developing, maintaining, and updating engineering standards.
• Support continuous improvement efforts.
• Implement resource management strategy including managing resources for a small group.

Management Responsibilities:

• Supervise work of others.
• Responsible for hiring, discipline, and pay administration of their subordinates.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master of Engineering or Master of Science from an ABET accredited Structural Engineering program.
• Experience with alternative delivery methods such as EPC, Design Build, Progressive Design Build, and FEL/FEED.
• Experience supporting clients in the Data Center, Food & Beverage, Semiconductors, Mining, Life Sciences, Power, Pharmaceutical, and Oil & Gas.
• Familiarity with the latest editions of the International Building Code, ASCE 7, ACI 318, AISC Steel Construction Manual, ACI 530.
• Proficiency with use of structural analysis software such as RISA 3D, STAADPro, or SAP 2000.
• Proficiency with use of non-structural software packages such as Bluebeam, ProjectWise, AutoCAD, and Revit.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Requires a bachelor's degree in engineering from either a recognized accredited program in their home country or the country in which the professional is practicing or equivalent experience in Engineering work.
• Minimum of 11 years related work experience.
• All applicants must be able to complete pre-employment onboarding requirements (if selected) which may include any/all of the following: criminal/civil background check, drug screen, and motor vehicle records search, in compliance with any applicable laws and regulations.
• Holds an active engineering registration or licensure to support engineer of record (EOR) requirements for BV projects in applicable countries, and supports where necessary.

Work Environment/Physical Demands:

Hybrid or flexible work options may be offered after the first 90 days of employment based upon manager discretion, job performance and work assignments.

Black & Veatch is committed to being an employer of choice by creating a valuable work experience that keeps our people engaged, productive, safe and healthy. We offer professionals an array of health and welfare benefits that vary based on their geographic region and employment status. This may include health, life accident and disability insurances, paid time off, financial programs and more. Professionals may also be eligible for a performance-based bonus program.

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