Senior Structural Designer; Tekla

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Bechtel is the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) partner on the Northrop Grumman team to deliver the Sentinel Program, which is modernizing the ground-based leg of the U.S. nuclear deterrent triad, including intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) systems and launch infrastructure. Bechtel’s scope of service in Sentinel’s current Engineering & Manufacturing Development phase focuses on the ground infrastructure component of the program.

A major contractor for the United States and allied governments, Bechtel has handled such efforts as chemical weapons demilitarization projects, missile-defense, infrastructure, base operations, procurement and project management, and restoration and recovery spanning half a century. We use our expertise to help our customers securely and effectively transform mission delivery.

In this role as Senior Structural Tekla Designer, you will support the structural design for the project. This will entail originating/checking complex structural designs of concrete or steel. Additionally, review and coordination of vendor information and leading technical discussions and constructability reviews. #LI-SF1

Major Responsibilities:

• Produces drawings and documentation in accordance with established design and scope including design of steel, concrete, reinforcing steel, cold-formed steel, anchor bolts, and steel and reinforcing steel detailing
• Coordinates and interfaces as directed with the day-to-day technical work with engineers
• Facilitates technical discussions with third parties (client, suppliers, regulators)
• Coordinates assigned structural design work with other project groups
• Communicates complex technical issues and recommends solutions to upper management
• Ensures structural systems designs comply with all applicable installation codes, regulations, and standards
• Mentors structural designers by providing appropriate on-the-job training for their professional development
• Coordinate closely with other technical disciplines in planning and executing work as an integrated team.
• Development of concrete and steel structural design and drawings, including seismic detailing.
• Review existing conditions and as-builts drawings.
• Review customer & vendor information from subcontractors and integrate it into the design solution.
• Prepares or assists in the preparation of cost estimates, quantity take-offs for proposals, forecasts, and change orders

Education and Experience Requirements:

Level I

• Requires a bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and 5-8 years of relevant experience or 9-12 years of relevant work experience

Level II

• Requires a bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and 8-10years of relevant experience or 12-14 years of relevant work experience

Required Knowledge and Skills:

• Proficient in the use of TEKLA software, and detailing steel and reinforced concrete in TEKLA
• Ability to independently execute the detailed design of complex steel and/or concrete structures
• Thorough knowledge and application of the Detailing for Steel Construction, ACI Detailing Manual SPI-66, and Building Information Modeling.
• Thorough knowledge of engineering deliverables, such as drawings, specifications, and of construction methods for concrete and…