Civil Engineer III, Metairie, Louisiana

EDG Inc

Industry: Marine & Terminals

Department: Civil & Structural Engineering

Employment Type: Full-Time Regular

Part-Time Available: No

Eligible for US Work Authorization Sponsorship: No

FLSA Exemption: Exempt (Eligible for Straight-Time Overtime)

Job Summary:

This position is responsible for the structural design of steel and concrete structures related to marine terminals, industrial, bulk material handling, process, petrochemical, refinery and oil & gas facilities.

This includes marine docks, foundations, retaining walls, structural steel platforms, bents and towers, steel buildings as well as modification to existing structures and deep/shallow foundation systems. This involves computer modeling of structures from conceptual engineering through construction using software such as RISA , Staad, and/or SACS.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

· Design of pipe and tray supports;

· Design of reinforced concrete paving, beams and columns and/or foundations;

· Design of deep and/or shallow foundations;

· Design of steel jacket for dock and mooring/berthing structures in water with piles;

· Design of personnel walkway, truss or pipe, stairs, handrails and ladders;

· Design of conveyor truss, gallery or deck truss type with or without personnel walkway;

· Design of conveyor bents and/or transfer towers;

· Design of monorail beams and/or monopiles with lateral loading for energy absorption;

· Design of lift eyes and size lift rigging;

· Dock layout design;

· Perform steel beam, column and/or connection calculations;

· Perform wind, seismic load and/or mooring calculations;

· Perform in place, transportation (acceleration), vibration, lift and/or vortex shed analysis;

· Perform pile soil interaction analysis;

· Perform 2d space frame and 3d frame analysis;

· Perform mooring analysis, individual mooring line and berthing analysis and specify mooring and/or berthing equipment;

· Create geotechnical, hydrographic and topographic scopes of work;

· Assist with dock inspection and assessment, analysis dock inspection results, determine recommendations, and create reports;

· Observe and record construction activities as well as assist with review of construction documents and construction submittals;

· Industrial building inspection and assessment;

· Stress-skin building design utilizing 3d modeling;

· Collect data and gather/log information and documents;

· Facilitate or assist with project permitting to include applications and participate in project meetings with certifying agencies;

· Make notation during technical meetings and develop meeting minutes;

· Attend project discussions/internal meetings with other disciplines;

· Participate in project meeting/communications with clients.

Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills and Abilities):

· Requires BS degree in Civil Engineering;

· For candidates with engineering degrees attained outside the U.S., the candidate must have attained an E.I.T. designation from a U.S. based state licensing board;

· Requires five (5) to ten (10) years' experience in engineering design related to job duties and responsibilities;

· Requires familiarity with total project systems to include mechanical, structural, civil and electrical components to allow considerations of those aspects into a project or design area;

· Requires previous experience with RISA, Staad, and/or SACS;

· Requires strong written and verbal communication skills;

· Requires availability and ability to travel to client sites and work overtime as needed based on project;

· Requires the availability and ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously;

· Requires the ability to interact with staff at all levels;

· P.E. license preferred.

Working Conditions:

· Work is conducted in an office environment (Private or Semi-Private Office) and requires occasional travel to off-site work locations;

· Interaction with other team members as well as supervisor and client personnel;

· May be required to travel out of town on a periodic basis to obtaining project field data or attend project meetings;

· Field duties may require outdoor work in a plant, facility or terminal environment which may include working in plant or shop areas around production machinery with extreme noise levels;

· Field duties require outdoor work in a plant or construction atmosphere;

· Must be able to wear safety equipment as required by the safety department for personal protection;

· May be at more than one job site in a day and must be able to tolerate climate changes.

Physical Requirements:

· Must be able to lift and carry twenty (20) pounds;

· Sufficient clarity of speech and hearing or other communication capabilities which permits employee to communicate effectively;

· Ability to sit for prolonged periods of time;

· Sufficient vision or other powers of observation which permits employee to conduct analysis and investigations;

· Sufficient manual dexterity which permit the employee to perform routine office duties;

· Sufficient personal mobility and physical reflexes to perform office duties and travel when necessary to off-site locations.

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Drug Free Workplace:

EDG Inc. and its subsidiaries are committed to a drug free workplace. Applicants are subject to both pre-employment hair and urine drug screens.

Post-hire, employees are subject to random, periodic, post-accident, and reasonable suspicion drug testing which may include both hair and urine drug screens. In addition to the requirements of EDG's drug free workplace program, employees may be required to sign, acknowledge and comply with drug free workplace policies or programs required by clients.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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