Jacobs Looking for Senior Structural Engineer at Burnaby, BC Full Time

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Your Impact:

The Buildings & Infrastructure Line of Business is a global network of employees, which serves both the private and public sector. Our employees work to shape the communities we live in by creating world-class projects that transform the future development patterns of those communities. We provide our clients award-winning planning, engineering, architectural and interior design, construction and program management, and design-build project delivery. The Jacobs business model allows us to successfully service our clients, leverage our integrated services, and provide our employees with growth opportunities while delivering global solutions to our client’s local programs.

We consistently receive high rankings from Engineering News-Record (ENR) in many classifications, including the categories of Top Design Firms, Top Contractors, Top Green Buildings Design Firms, and Top Transportation Companies.

We are looking for a Senior Structural Engineer in our Burnaby, BC office that has experience in leading the structural discipline on large water infrastructure projects, including water/wastewater treatment plants, pumping stations, commercial and industrial facilities.

In this role, you’ll be involved in leading and executing all aspects of structural design. You will develop designs from a conceptual level through to a detailed design using advanced structural modelling supported by hand calculations and approximations. You are knowledgeable of local code requirements so that you can develop structural design criteria such as gravity, wind and seismic loads. If you’re up for the challenge, we’ve been looking for someone just like you. Join our team and help us lay the foundation for human progress!

In this role, you will:

• Lead and perform design calculations for structures made of steel, concrete and masonry.
• Possess a thorough knowledge of statics, strength of materials, finite element modeling, and building/structure systems.
• Serve as a technical leader and mentor.
• Provide design and design management deliverables to other Project Managers
• Monitor project design execution and progress, staff resource, schedule, scope, and budget.
• Develop client relationships in key markets and help to identify upcoming opportunities.
• Lead and develop proposals.
• Possess a thorough knowledge of multiple subject areas and other design disciplines and understands how own discipline integrates with and impacts other disciplines.

Here’s What You’ll Need:

• BSc. or M.Sc. in Structural Engineering or related field
• P.Eng. designation in BC
• Minimum 12 years of structural design experience
• Minimum 5 years experience working on municipal water /wastewater type of projects
• Experience with structural analysis software (i.e., STAAD, RAM, SAP2000, Visual Analysis, etc)
• Experience with seismic design, specific to British Columbia preferred
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work with individuals at all levels of the organization

The ideal candidate will possess the following skills and experience:

• Structural Eng. Designation preferred

Jacobs is an equal opportunity employer.

At Jacobs, we’re challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world’s most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good. With $13 billion in revenue and a talent force of more than 55,000, Jacobs provides a full spectrum of professional services including consulting, technical, scientific and project delivery for the government and private sector.