Senior Plate Structures 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 135+ 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.

The Senior Structural Engineer is an individual contributor position and is recognized as subject matter expert within CB&I Storage Solutions for one or more technologies or product lines and may serve as CB&I industry representative through code committee work or participation in communities of practice. The role is responsible for performing or checking design and analysis of assigned deliverables on CB&I projects associated with plate structures product line such as tanks, vessels, structures, modules, foundations, and other site facilities.

The work includes among other things, conceptual studies, cost and planning studies, layouts, design calculations, specification development and construction documents. Senior Plate Structures Engineer is expected to work independently with minimal supervision and may be responsible to train or supervise the work of less experienced engineers on specific tasks. The role reports to the Department or Design Manager and routinely interacts with other Plate Structures Engineers, Plate Structures Designers, Project Engineers and Managers.

• Accurately produce assigned deliverables per applicable design code, company standards and customer drawings and specifications.
• Adhering to regulations and bylaws of local professional engineering jurisdictions and code of ethics in protection of the public and the environment.
• Reliably check and sign off on design calculations, specifications and other deliverables for customer approval or project use per applicable design code, company standards and customer drawings and specifications.
• Coordinate with other roles and functions on project team.
• Forecast how long it will take to do a task – commit to definitive deadlines.
• Provide mentoring and knowledge transfer to less experienced plate structures engineers.
• Make decisions on project-specific details and advise project team.
• Generate improvement ideas for tools and workflow associated to the role.
• May include maintaining professional license in at least one jurisdiction, and approving and stamping project deliverables as needed.
• Effectively use document management system.
• Effectively use project team or department collaboration and productivity apps and tools.

Local Position:
Senior Plate Structures Engineer (Civil/Structural Analyst)

Plainfield, Illinois USA

This addendum defines the additional qualities required for a Sr. Plate Structures Engineer in an Analyst role.

• Expert in performing finite element analysis of plate steel and concrete structures for static, thermal and dynamic load combinations.
• Contribute and may lead in the preparation of analysis reports that communicate analysis methods and results to internal design groups and external clients.
• Provide direction to design groups to establish project requirements including analysis methods, design loads, and deliverables

• Bachelor degree in Civil, Structural or Mechanical Engineering, or a related degree, is required.
• 10+ years of related experience, or the combination of relevant education and experience, is required.
• Strong, clear and concise written and oral communication skills.
• Proven technical writing ability.

• Professional Engineering (P.E.) license in at least one state or with the ability to obtain a P.E. license is preferred.
• Prior experience with storage vessels and/or pressure vessels is preferred.

• 10+ years of relevant experience.
• Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering from an accredited school is required.
• Professional Engineering License in at least one state is preferred.
• Cross‑functional training such as Graduate Development Program or equivalent.
• Advanced verbal and written communication skills.

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