Structural Engineer Job Englewood area,Colorado USA,Engineering

SUMMARY:

Performs structural engineering analysis and design to meet project and client requirements in the mining industry by performing the following duties.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Demonstrate technical expertise in multidisciplinary field.
Meet task or project time and budget goals.
Using prescribed methods, perform specific and limited portion of a broader assignment of an experienced engineer. Apply standard practices and techniques in specific situations, adjust and correlate data, recognize discrepancies in results, and follow operations through a series of related detailed steps or processes.
Responsible for the structural design, design criteria and code compliance for entire structural systems or projects.
Use experience to assist in initial structural layouts and beam sizing.
Use experience to help with material take‑off estimates for proposals.
Communicate necessary structural information such as member sizes, connection, and welds to others for the preparation of project drawings and specifications.
Understand material specifications for the structure and have a developed understanding of relevant steel codes and building codes.
Develop and communicate structural details of connections and propose alternate framing solutions to structural systems as required.
Perform structural analysis and design of structures such as steel supports for conveyors, crushers, screens, tanks, pipes and other equipment, and their foundations where appropriate.
Prepare design criteria, including all relevant loads on the structure.
Prepare structural 2D and 3D drawings in CAD software.
Prepare material take‑offs and bill of material lists.
Review vendor documents for structural components.

COMPETENCY:

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies.

QUALIFICATIONS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Minimum Education /

Experience:

Bachelor’s Degree (Structural) in Engineering from an accredited college or university. Six or more years of related experience.

License: P.E. in good standing (desired, but not required).

Preferred Education/

Experience:

Master’s Degree from an accredited college or university (desired, not required). Knowledge of mining and/or bulk material handling industries.

Computer Skills/

Experience:

Drawing software: 2D & 3D using Auto Cad, Advance Steel, Solid Works (desired, but not required). Design software: RISA‑3D or similar.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: Review designs of other structural engineers for code and design specification compliance. Use experience to suggest initial structural layouts to other disciplines. Mentor structural engineering interns and other beginning structural engineers.

JOB ELEMENTS/

WORKING CONDITIONS:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit for long periods, talk and hear. The employee must use hands and fingers to feel, handle or operate objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus with an emphasis on viewing a computer screen for long periods, with periodic breaks.

Travel may be required for various projects both nationally and internationally.

Work Environment: Work is performed primarily in an office setting with in‑person and telephone contacts and may involve frequent interruptions. The noise level is generally moderate. Work may require attendance at evening or weekend meetings and/or events. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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