Design Engineer-Senior

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 Plate Structures Engineer may be recognized as subject matter expert within CB&I Storage Solutions for one or more technologies or product lines and may serve as CB&I Storage Solutions 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 a CB&I Storage Solutions project associated with a 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.

- Ensure designs and details are safe for field erection and use, with constructability in mind.

- 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.

- Compare designs and details to as-sold estimate and customer documents and advise project team of discrepancies and potential change notices.

- Run programs to produce and check design calculations in designated software.

- 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.

Local Requirements

- Background and understanding of ASME Section VIII design and analysis concepts is preferred.

- Experience in structural design and related codes; AISC, ASCE, IBC is preferred.

- Understanding of API620 vessels and design is preferred.

- Professional Engineering licensure in at least one state is required. Structural Engineering licensure in at least one state is preferred.

Qualifications

- 5-10 years of relevant experience.

- Bachelor's degree or higher in Structural or Civil 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.

Skills and Behaviors

- Business presence and polish

- Knowledge of CB&I products and markets

- Proactively identifies and solves the complex problems

- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

- Mentally agile and ability to multi-task and manage tight deadlines

- Proven negotiating ability with high emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills

- Demonstrated business partnering skills with the ability to influence the organization

- Adaptability and agility to learn and contribute in varying and complex environments

- A mature business and technical acumen coupled with a drive to achieve results

- Exceptional communication and presentation skill, both written and verbal

- Ability to work and build credibility across the business, up to and including senior management level

- Proactively embraces and promotes the company's values and culture, including diversity & inclusion and a healthy and safe work environment.