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Intermediate Structural Engineer (Bridges)

Dillon Consulting
Sydney, NS, CA
$100K-$120K a year (estimated)
Full-time

Responsibilities

What your day will look like

Design

  • Provide design leadership and technical expertise on a variety of structural projects, including structural design and analysis of bridges, culverts and other transportation structures
  • Preparation of preliminary and detailed design calculation
  • Perform structural analysis and prepare design calculations to include 2D and 3D analysis for bridges as well as foundations, infrastructure and retaining walls;
  • Develop structural details and construction plans using SAP2000, CSiBridge, and / or STAAD
  • Prepare specifications and details for drawing production in addition to Code and regulatory review
  • Preparation of technical reports
  • Review shop drawings and field services in design and construction

Project Management

  • Project manage structural engineering team activities and support to project managers / technical staff in the delivery of multidisciplinary projects across the company
  • Coordinate design team activities to maintain project schedules and ensure successful project completion
  • Effectively engage with sub-consultants and clients

Business Development

  • Leadership in providing quality client services, with particular emphasis with government and infrastructure contractor clients within the transportation market
  • Contribute to proposals and development and new business opportunities
  • Business travel upon request

Learning & Development

  • Commit to self-development and ongoing learning and professional development
  • Input to the career development of junior staff, including technical direction, training recommendations, coaching and mentoring
  • Contribute to Dillon’s corporate profile through active participation in professional associations and committees

Qualifications

What you will need to succeed

  • A degree in civil engineering. Graduate level degree would be an asset.
  • Licensed to practice as a professional engineer or eligible to be licensed within six months
  • Six to ten years of relevant work experience in structural design for the intermediate role

Experience

  • Experienced in the design of various bridge types, culverts and other transportation structures
  • Proficient in the full range of design activities, including preparation of preliminary and detailed design drawings and reports, contract document preparation and tendering
  • Demonstrated knowledge of relevant structural engineering Codes and standards
  • Proficiency in the use of computer modelling techniques using SAP2000, CSiBridge, or STAAD and familiarity with current AutoCAD software
  • Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office
  • Proficiency in providing technical leadership to a team of professionals
  • Strong organizational and interpersonal skills along with both verbal and written communication
  • Strong technical report and specification writing skills
  • Experience in construction contract administration would be an asset

Why choose Dillon

Dillon is powered by people who are technically proficient, passionate about socially important projects, and motivated to deliver superior, tangible results.

We strive to remain at the forefront of technology and innovation, and are empowered to continually grow and develop.

We live our core values :

  • Reliability : words that result in actions build trust;
  • Achievement : do the work to hit the target;
  • Continuous development : always learning; always adapting; always growing;
  • Creativity : discover new possibilities;
  • Courage : do the things that matter, especially when it’s hard;
  • Inclusiveness : enabling belonging to draw strength from our differences

In addition, we offer :

  • Employee share purchase plan
  • Dillon is 100% employee owned and share ownership is open to all full-time regular employees
  • A competitive compensation package
  • Comprehensive health benefits
  • Generous retirement savings plan
  • Student loan repayment assistance with matching employer contributions
  • Flexible work hours
  • Dillon values its staff and the contributions that are made each day and understands that work arrangements can differ based on personal needs and business needs.

We are taking a trust-based approach to offer a variety of flexible work options to help balance the competing demands of work and personal life.

  • Learning and Development opportunities
  • As a knowledge-based business, the organic growth of our knowledge and skills occur through our work performance and roles.

The creation and sharing of knowledge allows us to take local knowledge to scale, capture lessons learned through experience, and continuously improve service delivery.

The development of self and others is an evident and measured core behaviour within our organization

  • We use a composite approach to development including coaching to build the how, mentoring to share lessons, advising to round out perspectives, and co-creation of knowledge through internal learning opportunities
  • Focus on Innovation
  • The ability to anticipate, examine, and adopt new and innovative solutions is a crucial driver for the continual and progressive advancement of our business performance.

In our culture, people are empowered to reflect and question current practices and seek forward looking solutions to today’s problems and tomorrow’s opportunities

  • Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP)
  • A variety of EFAP tools and online resources to support well-being are available to all employees
  • Wellness Subsidy
  • Our employees can take advantage of wellness subsidy that can be put towards expenses for a variety of health and / or wellness related activities such as gym membership, purchase of home fitness equipment, yoga classes and dance classes
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