Structural Engineer 2 (TX)

POSITION DESCRIPTION

TITLE:

Structural Engineer 2

DEPARTMENT:

Civil / Structural

REPORTS TO:

Civil/Structural Director

FLSA:

Exempt

WORK SCHEDULE:

M-F 8:00am – 5:00pm

TRAVEL REQUIRED:

Up to 20%

LOCATION:

Houston, TX

MANAGEMENT:

No

EEO:

Professionals

JOB FAMILY:

Professionals

A Little About Us: ZAP is a full-service engineering, design, and construction management firm servicing the oil & gas, heavy industrial, mining, and manufacturing sectors. From our Houston, Texas office, we execute projects across North America, spanning from California to Florida and Canada down to Mexico. Our projects range in size from simple engineering studies or maintenance repairs to full-scale design of large facilities. ZAP operates at a fast pace while providing a team-centric approach to our work.

About your role:

This is a hands-on, full-time professional position with day-to-day tasks, including performing the design of equipment foundations, equipment towers, building structures, pipe racks, platforms, and any other structural components utilized in heavy industrial/manufacturing facilities or required by our clients.

Essential Duties and Major Responsibilities

+ Execute structural calculations. + Coordinate with other discipline engineers and designers. + Perform site layout. + Review vendor drawings. + Write structural analysis reports. + Coordinate with Structural AutoCAD designers to create facility 3D models and construction drawings. + Review drawings and models for accuracy. + Create contractor scopes of work. + Write specifications (pre-engineered metal buildings, Geotech, etc.) + Create contractor bid packages. + Create bills of material (BOMs). + Review shop drawings. + Answer RFIs from contractors.

Work Hours:

Company Hours

This position works from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Hours vary and are dependent on business needs.

40-Hour Work Week

Monday through Friday, Hours may vary with the workload.

Evenings/Weekends/OT

As needed to satisfy the requirements of the position.

Benefits:

Position

Relevant Experience

Education

Skills

Structural Engineer 2

3+ years of experience practicing discipline-specific engineering on multidiscipline project teams required.

Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering required.

In addition to the essential duties listed above, this role will develop conceptual designs, perform feasibility analysis, and estimate structural quantities and construction costs. This role should also be a proficient user of technology and software required to execute daily tasks as well as the ability to communicate in a more complex manner. This role should be detailed oriented and can manage multiple tasks. This position has more autonomy than the first level, work progress is monitored by the supervisor; they follow precedents and procedures and may set priorities and organize work within general guidelines established by the supervisor.

Specialized Skills

Supervisory Expectations:

Independence of Action

Physical Demands and Work Environment: (The phrases "occasionally," "regularly," and "frequently" correspond to the following definitions: "occasionally" means up to 1/3 of working time, "regularly" means between 1/3 and 2/3 of working time, and "frequently" means 2/3 and more of working time.)

Core Competencies: