PPL Civil Engineer

Company Overview
CB&I is the world's leading designer and builder of storage facilities, tanks and terminals. With more than 60,000 structures completed throughout our 130-year history, we have the global expertise and strategically-located operations to provide customers world-class storage solutions for even the most complex energy infrastructure projects.

Overview
The Principal Civil & Foundations Engineer is an Individual contributor subject matter expert within the Company designing and analyzing a wide variety of complex foundation support systems used for CB&I storage tanks and process system structures throughout the world. Thus, an intermediate to advanced level knowledge of geotechnical engineering (i.e. soils) is desired. The work includes among other things, conceptual studies, cost and planning studies, layouts, design calculations, specification development, and other construction documents.

The Principal Civil & Foundations Engineer works independently with minimal supervision and may be responsible to train or supervise the work of a less experienced engineer. The role reports to the Department Engineering Manager and routinely interacts with other Plate Structures Engineers, Plate Structures Drafters, Project Engineers, and Project Managers.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a professional license in at least one jurisdiction, and approve and stamp project deliverables.
• Adhere to regulations and bylaws of local professional engineering jurisdictions and code of ethics in protection of the public and the environment.
• Able to give and receive written and verbal instructions effectively. Implement instructions and feedback from company leadership and supervision.
• Attend meetings with team members regarding project assignments and coordination.
• Collaborate and coordinate with project team members and others (such as tank engineers, drafters, sales, estimating, project management, construction personnel, etc.) to ensure seamless technical compatibility and completion of engineering tasks safely, on-time, within budget, and meeting all quality requirements.
• Read and understand portions of the project contract, with emphasis on civil-structural scope of work.
• Read and comprehend relevant project codes and standards relevant to the country where each project is located.
• Gather supporting documents and information for assigned tasks.
• Forecast how long it will take to do a task; commit to definitive deadlines.
• Review factual and interpretative soil reports for projects. Provide comments to project stakeholders on behalf of CB&I. Understand and determine soil parameters based on geotechnical information.
• Provide engineering requirements for ground improvement/reinforcement methodologies to support plate structure foundations.
• Perform design and analysis of foundation support systems used for CB&I storage tanks, spheres, and other special plate structures; prepare formal calculations. Capable of engineering shallow and deep type foundation systems.
• Ensure designs and details are safe for field erection and use, with constructability in mind.
• Able to apply scientific principles to real-world problems for the safety and longevity of structures.
• Accurately produce deliverables per applicable design code, company standards, and customer requirements.
• Specify proper materials and methods for procurement, fabrication, and construction.
• Review, check, and sign off civil and structural specifications, calculations, drawings, and other construction documents prepared by other engineers and drafters.
• Compare designs and details to as-sold estimate and customer documents and advise project team of discrepancies and potential change notices.
• Prepare technical documents for foundation subcontracts packages.
• Review bids from suppliers and subcontractors to ensure technical compliance with project requirements.
• Review documentation submitted by suppliers and subcontractors.
• Provide field investigations and solutions on civil problems/issues.
• Provide mentoring and knowledge transfer to less experienced civil engineers.
• Generate improvement ideas for tools and workflow associated to the role, and develop investment justification.
• Implement improvement initiatives within the department and/or broader organization.
• Contribute to the technical body of knowledge within area of expertise.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of relevant work experience in geotechnical, foundation, and/or structural engineering.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, and/or Structural Engineering from an accredited school.
• Professional Engineering License or equivalent certification in at least one state is required.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. English is required. Other languages are beneficial.
• Intermediate to advanced level knowledge of geotechnical engineering (i.e. soils) is desired.
• Intermediate to advanced level knowledge of structural engineering is required.
• Experience designing and analyzing shallow and deep foundation…