Structural Engineer, Senior

Location: St. John's

Remarkable people, trusted by clients to design and advance the world.

Wood is seeking a  Senior Structural Engineer  to join our Eastern Canada Operations team, in our St. John's office.

The Role
This role involves leading and conducting structural design analysis, preparing technical documentation, evaluations, and verifications for various structural systems.

The successful candidate will be expected to lead by example, consistently displaying and enforcing the Company’s values and behaviors, role modelling commitment to the highest standards of safe and ethical behavior.

Our Clients and Projects
Designing the future. Transforming the world.
Wood’s Operations business delivers solutions to an ever-broadening range of clients across the energy and materials industries globally. We deliver operations, maintenance, modifications, brownfield engineering, asset optimization and management, supporting our clients through the asset lifecycle. We are focused on developing strategic relationships with our clients, providing solutions that deliver efficiency, integrity and reliability.

What we can offer

Meaningful and interesting projects delivered to leaders of industry across renewables and emerging energy sectors

Flexible working arrangements that balance client, team, and individual needs

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion across our business with employee networks committed to giving all employees a voice

Competitive salary with regular salary reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market

Flexible benefits package that can be adapted to suit your lifestyle

Commitment to continued professional development through development plans tailored to individual needs and interests

Global connections with leading industry experts around the world who are shaping the standards of our profession

In our recruitment and hiring process at Wood Canada Ltd., we want to emphasize that we do not employ artificial intelligence or automated systems to screen or select candidates. We are committed to ensuring fairness and inclusivity by relying on the expertise from a team of professional recruiters for the application reviews, interviews, and qualification assessments.

Responsibilities

Provide structural design and technical support including calculations, design, design checks, and design drawing reviews from conceptual level to detailed design for large industrial operating facilities, and power distribution projects

Analyze designs for efficiency of construction, use of materials, functionality, and practicality of design

Review, check and approve construction and shop drawings

Monitor changes and revisions to designs and assess the impact on cost and scheduling

Plan and oversee various construction efforts

Provide technical assistance to site during construction phase

Conduct occasional site inspections and visits to ensure design intent is met and ensure that all rules, regulations, and guidelines are explicitly followed

Develop or alter standard project specifications to meet project specific design criteria

Monitor and guide design/drafting tasks and oversee the internal checking required on all project drawings

Assure the technical quality of work performed by subordinates based upon organizational standards, codes and general knowledge of engineering principles and projects

Organize, plan, and coordinate own work as well as the resources assigned on a specific project

Responsible for sealing all drawings that have been prepared under their direction as required in jurisdiction where professional designation is recognized

Interfacing with Mechanical, Process, Material Handling, Civil, Architectural, Electrical and Instrumentation disciplines

Operating within the company's quality system and safety policy in all phases of assignments

Coordinate and work with project team members in Canada and other Wood execution offices across the globe

Provide input for the technical proposal development effort on behalf of the structural engineering team

Coach and mentor less experienced engineers and designers

Demonstrate proficiency with the Canadian National Building Codes, and standards for concrete, steel, and…