Structural Engineer Job Vancouver area,Washington USA,Engineering

This position will provide support to the Structural and Civil Engineering Design Group in Transmission Engineering (TELD) within Bonneville Power Administration (BPA). Structural Design provides analysis and design services to support capital improvements and general maintenance, repairs, and upkeep of all structural aspects of BPA’s transmission system, including transmission line towers and structures, substation structures including all equipment, bus and overhead cable supports, telecommunication towers and structures, buildings and other structures on the transmission system.

Responsibilities

Structural design and analysis of substation structures and footings.
Structures include towers, poles, frames, trusses, pedestals, racks, and others. Materials are predominantly steel and concrete, but other materials such as wood and aluminum are occasionally used. Tasks include:
Analysis of existing structures for structural adequacy in the case of new/increased loading and/or changed design criteria. Results of analysis will be used by team leads for decisions regarding use existing structure as-is, modify existing structure, or replace.
Structural design of new structures. Production of installation drawings, design criteria drawings and minor structural detailing.
Structural design of transmission line structures and footings.
BPA uses a wide variety of structure types as transmission line supports. These structure types include lattice steel (or aluminum) towers, single or multiple steel pole structures, single or multiple wood pole structures, concrete structures, and others. Tasks include:
Analysis of existing structures for structural adequacy in the case of new/increased loading and/or changed design criteria. Results of analysis will be used by team leads for decisions regarding use existing structure as-is, modify existing structure, or replace.
Structural design of new structures.
Production of various drawings including installation drawings, design criteria drawings, minor detailing drawings and others.
Design and review of fall protection on new and existing structures.
Telecommunication structure analysis and design.
BPA has an extensive communication network (predominantly microwave) that is constantly undergoing modification and enhancement. Structure types include lattice steel towers, poles, mounting hardware, and waveguide/ice bridges. Tasks include:
Analysis of existing structures for structural adequacy in the case of new/increased loading and/or changed design criteria. Results of analysis will be used by team leads for decisions regarding use existing structure as-is, modify existing structure, or replace.
Occasional retrofit and modification designs.
Develop and document structural design criteria used by outside vendors to design new communication structures.
Design and review of fall protection on new and existing structures.
Building design or analysis work.
BPA has numerous buildings in their systems that are constantly undergoing modification and enhancement. Buildings in the system include single and multiple story structures that may be constructed of wood, structural steel, masonry, brick, concrete, or other materials. Tasks include:
Analysis of existing structures for modifications and/or retrofits. This task may include structural calculations and written reports.
Design of new structures.
Structural and/or seismic evaluations of existing structures. This task may include structural calculations and written reports.
Design for strengthening existing building vertical and/or lateral load resisting systems.
Design of anchorage of equipment and nonstructural components.
Production of various drawings including installation drawings, design criteria drawings, minor detailing drawings and others.
Design of fall protection anchorage on new and existing buildings.
Structure maintenance and program sustainment activities.
Tasks may include:
Assistance with structural (non-climbing) inspections.
Structural adequacy assessments.
Structural retrofit designs (seismic strengthening, remodels, additions, addition of roof loading such as HVAC units, etc.).
Design of replacements related to aging…