Chief Civil Structural Engineer

Description

Gulf Companies has served the global energy industry since 1953 by supporting the complete project lifecycle and developing valued business partnerships to ensure the success of the project. Our worldwide experience and multi-disciplined capabilities encompass all aspects of the Engineering, Procurement, Construction Management, Field Inspection, GIS Integrity, Staffing Services and more.

The Chief Civil/Structural Engineer provides both technical and administrative leadership to the Civil/Structural Engineering Department.

The Chief Civil/Structural Engineer can be assigned to handles medium, large and complex projects. He/she has wide latitude of technical authority with full work responsibilities. In addition to technical assignments, the Chief has administrative responsibilities over the group of Civil/Structural Engineers, as detailed below.

• Assists in developing project proposals.
• Periodically review the work of lower level personnel to ensure we are meeting Gulf’s quality expectations.
• Evaluate and understand each of the Civil/Structural Engineer’s capabilities.
• Assists in providing and/or coordinating training to engineering personnel.
• Assist in identifying and developing department quality initiatives.
• Assist the Manager of Engineering in assigning personnel to projects.
• Chair the monthly Civil/Structural “Quality Meeting”.
• Prepares or reviews discipline project specifications.
• Prepares or reviews requisitions for inquiry in support of purchasing Pre-Engineered Steel Buildings, Structural Steel for supports, Pre-fabricated pipe supports, and subcontracts.
• Approves technical bid evaluations for Pre-Engineered Steel Buildings, Structural Steel for supports, Pre-fabricated pipe supports, and subcontracts in cooperation with Procurement Department.
• Prepares and reviews/approves proposals for Geotechnical Investigation & Topographic Surveys.
• Develops or reviews site plans, grading & paving plans, building/ equipment foundation plans & details as required by the discipline.
• Prepares or reviews civil and structural calculations for the design of various civil/ structural elements pertaining to the project.
• Reviews plot plans and facilities for Civil/Structural requirements.
• Coordinates with and provides liaison with client personnel relative to Civil/Structural activities.
• Reviews and approves vendor documents.
• Reviews and responds to the Request for Information from the project site during the construction phase
• Prepares or reviews engineering and design status reports, work plans and man-hour estimates.
• Reviews the discipline scope of work to be executed to ensure it matches project specification and/or the proposal documents as appropriate.
• Accepts both short and extended term assignments to the site, client’s office, regulatory authority etc.

Civil/Structural Engineering is a highly specialized group whose function is to provide design-engineering service covering:

Site
Data
Sheet – Prepare site specific data sheet listing the design loads viz. Dead, Live, Wind & Seismic and the environmental conditions.

Site
Grading &
Drainage – Develop the optimum grading & surface drainage system based upon existing contours, site constraints, local regulatory requirements & cost.

Calculations – Perform calculations and analysis for the following:

Runoff calculations for sizing culverts and Erosion & Sedimentation Control devices.

Foundation calculations for steel building columns, compressors, pumps, other equipment, pipe anchors & supports, cable tray supports, storage tanks etc.

Structural steel calculations for pipe anchors & supports,…