Senior Structural Engineer

Orion Engineering has an immediate opening for a Senior Marine Structural Engineer in Houston, TX. This position is accountable for providing both senior level structural design engineering support for the construction of marine structures for Orion, its affiliates and other clients, and is accountable for creating and maintaining client relationships and identifying new marine projects for the Orion organization. Typical projects may include port facilities, wharves, liquid cargo terminals, bridges and causeways, container terminals, cruise terminals, bulkheads, docks, piers or marinas.

The incumbent will supervise Engineers and Project Management team members on a regular basis. This position will also assist in coordinating and facilitating the proposal process with potential clients by writing proposals, developing budget and pricing information, submitting pre-qualification documentation, negotiating contracts, and presenting proposals to clients. The incumbent will typically work with the VP of Engineering, Business Development Managers, Project Managers, and potential customers and clients in achieving the objectives of this position.

Specific Responsibilities:

• Works with the VP of Engineering and Engineering and Structural Design team to achieve departmental business goals and objectives.
• Leads the growth and development of our team by providing mentorship, technical guidance, and participation in the hiring and evaluation of senior & junior staff.
• Interfaces with engineering and project team members and/or customer/client to obtain a comprehensive understanding of the engineering services being requested.
• Applies extensive and diversified knowledge of principles and practices in broad areas of assigned engineering projects.
• Performs structural engineering analysis and design of new and existing marine structures (bulkheads, sheet-pile walls, retaining walls, concrete wharves, and mooring/breasting dolphins). (LPile, DeepEX, or CWALLSHT)
• Demonstrates ability to develop business and marketing strategies that will help the Company achieve its short and long-range business objectives.
• Demonstrates ability to establish and maintain on-going client relationships with customers and clients to investigate new business and project opportunities as they arise as well as prospect new clients.
• Demonstrates ability to serve as a primary liaison with new clients in bid proposals, pre-qualification submittals, and contract negotiations.
• Performs finite element structural modeling of marine structures (SAP or STAAD).
• Reviews complete project documents for conformity and quality assurance.
• Develops new techniques and/or improved processes for design projects.
• Provides technical advice on safe designs and construction.
• Reviews and approves scopes, budgets, and schedules for assignments.
• Prepares bid package documents (drawings, specifications, probable construction cost estimates).
• Represents the Company at industry-wide conferences and symposiums.
• Evaluates upcoming project opportunities to assess the feasibility of the business prospect for the Company.
  
  All employees, current and former, must maintain confidentiality by not disclosing to others any confidential, proprietary or trade secret information belonging to the Company.
• Responsible and accountable for our own personal safety.
• Responsible and accountable for the safety of all our co-workers and any others we come in contact with.
• Authorized and obligated to stop work whenever an unsafe condition or situation is anticipated or is observed by us.
• Complies with all applicable laws, regulations and Company policies and procedures, and is subject to appropriate disciplinary action (including dismissal) for failure to do so.
• Reports any and all violations of applicable laws, regulations or Company policies and procedures promptly, and is subject to appropriate disciplinary action (including dismissal) for failure to do so.
• Performs other related administrative and technical duties as may be assigned or requested by immediate supervision (such as certification training, safety training, procedure review, etc.).

Position Requirements:

Master's and/or Bachelor's degree (required) in Structural Engineering or in Civil Engineering with Structural emphasis. Professional Engineer license in an US State or ability to obtain PE through reciprocity within 6 months of hire. A minimum of ten (10) years of work experience in marine structural engineering design is required. Prior work experience in the marine construction, heavy industrial or engineering design industries is preferred but not required.

The incumbent must have a working knowledge of Marine Structural design, Engineering Standards, Marine Construction Materials, Procurement, Estimating, Scheduling, Project Tracking Software, Cost Control, and Safety and Environmental Compliance. The incumbent must also have a high level of business acumen and be technically proficient and knowledgeable about the marine construction industry.

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