Sr. Structural Designer - Power Engineering

Position Overview

Our rapidly growing multi-discipline engineering group requires additional senior structural designers. If you are looking for a career with a progressive and construction focused engineering group that will provide you the opportunities to work in a wide range of projects, this position is for you. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of a 2-year technical school degree in Computer-Aided Design with a focus on BIM (Building Information Modeling) preferred and have a minimum of 10 years of structural design experience, preferably using Tekla. Potential candidates should have a good understanding of design modeling, design document creation, and data exchange using BIM software (Tekla experience preferred but training is available in-house). Potential candidates will also be a resource for less experienced designers and engineers. 

District Overview

The Kiewit Engineering Group Inc. delivers construction focused engineering services for all phases of development in the infrastructure, industrial and energy markets and has been recognized by our clients for providing safe, high quality and constructable designs that yield certainty of outcome and outstanding value.

Kiewit Engineering Group, Inc is the full-service consulting and engineering district of Kiewit. Our combined staff of more than 3,000 engineers and design professionals have expertise that spans all major engineering disciplines to serve transportation, power, water/wastewater, mining, building, and oil, gas & chemical markets. Backed by over 130 years of construction experience, our construction focused engineering delivers on constructability in the earliest phases of projects to ensure safe, on-time and on-budget projects.

Our Power Engineering District (KPE)  is a rapidly growing, best in class, multi-discipline engineering group focused on the EPC delivery for power and carbon capture facilities. We offer a variety of engineering services, including owner's engineering, project development, detailed engineering and design, construction management and plant services. Our engineering teams bring gas-fired generation, power delivery, solar and wind and new technology power projects to life across North America.  Kiewit’s culture encourages training, developing your skills, and tailoring your experience and knowledge to allow you to take on projects that impact millions across North America.
 

Location

This position is based out of Calgary, AB but alternate base locations could be considered.

Responsibilities

•    Provides potential solutions to complex issues.
•    Reviews the work of designers developing documents as needed for the project.
•    Acts as a field resource to assist construction in field resolution on issues.
•    Acts independently to utilize industry and company standards to design effectively.  No supervision required to apply standard correctly to design.
•    Reviews application of standards and can make suggestions on improvements needed
•    Serves as a resource to department, projects and construction.
•    Identifies changes in scope of work during small to mid-sized projects and produces drawing changes as needed to stay within budget and schedule.
•    Balances individual performance requirements with the demands for team participation.
•    Performs assigned work efficiently and effectively to maximize person productivity.
•    Review vendor documentation and comment as it applies to client and project needs. 
•    Complete as-builts by utilizing Request for Information (RFIs), Engineering Change Notices (ECNs) and red-marked drawings from construction.

Qualifications

•    A 2-year (minimum) technical school degree in Computer-Aided Design with a focus on BIM (Building Information Modeling) preferred.
•    10 years' minimum relevant experience.
•    Self directs work with limited supervision.
•    Provides guidance, leadership and training to less experienced designers.
•    Leads small team to complete task/design on project.
•    Work with project team as representative and coordinates work within discipline department.
•    Adjusts to varying demands of work and performs well.
•    Communicates effectively with supervisor and members of immediate department.
•    Works collaboratively across departments and involves others in solving problems. 
•    Supports project teams and departments in a positive and productive manner. Works well with other to accomplish common goals and objectives. 
•    Serves as technical resource to engineers, designers and construction.
•    Experience utilizing a computer-aided drafting program (MicroStation, AutoCAD, Navis Works) and have knowledge of the latest computer operating systems; thorough understanding of spreadsheets and databases.
•    Continuously looking for ways to improve processes for customers and makes recommendations for improvements.