Engineer, Structural

Description

Highlights of the job

We are hiring afull Time, permanent Structural Engineer position working out of the Rossdale Water Treatment Plant in Edmonton, Alberta.

As a Structural Engineer, you will play a key role in the design, assessment, and delivery of critical wastewater infrastructure projects that support the communities we serve. Reporting to the Manager, Engineering Design Services, you will provide structural engineering expertise for linear assets throughout the project lifecycle, from planning and design through construction support. Working closely with internal and external stakeholders, you'll help develop innovative, compliant, and cost-effective solutions while ensuring projects are delivered safely, on schedule, and within budget.

What you’d be responsible for

• Provide input to the Linear Asset Engineering plans and directions, ensure an appropriate understanding of the strategy throughout design and ensure on-going effective positioning and appropriate relationships between other positions.
• Develop and implement stratum appropriate (3 – 12 month) deliverables within the context of the Linear Asset Engineering business plan.
• Ensure the delivery of optimal results against appropriate performance metrics that include productivity, quality, and on-time delivery of in-house design, construction and shop drawings.
• Develop, implement and review design processes to ensure compliance to policies, standards, regulatory requirements and ensure mitigation of risks.
• Perform required structural simulations, computer modeling, finite element analysis and calculations for various structural designs to ensure the designs are optimized, cost effective, and comply with governing design codes and regulations.
• Review new products proposed by consultants, manufacturers, suppliers to use in the system infrastructure. Conduct research on new materials and technologies available in market to use in drainage infrastructure projects.
• Review design calculations, structural simulations, geotechnical reports, methods, procedures and construction drawings submitted by consultants and ensure the work meets applicable codes, and EWSI standards, include ensuring design are constructible and cost effective.
• Confirm design intent, complete conceptual designs, preliminary and detailed designs for capital projects including flood mitigation, sewer upgrading and rehabilitation, sewer separation, etc. Provide support to various other areas including Facilities and Plants.
• Provide Geotechnical support.
• Coordinates operability and constructability hazard review of projects to optimize designs.
• Provide oversight on the management of contracts and contractors
• Demonstrate a high performance, high discipline, safe, accountable, focused, innovative and achievement-oriented, easy to do business with manner of working

What’s required to be successful

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering with specialization in Structural or Geotechnical Engineering.
• Master’s Degree in Structural or Geotechnical Engineering is highly desirable.
• Must be registered as a Professional Engineer with APEGA.
• Minimum 5 years of progressive experience in a Professional Engineer role, involving various structural designs, including drainage structures, pump & lift stations, outfalls etc.
• A proven experience in structural and geotechnical design, including design of drainage and municipal infrastructures.
• Must be familiar with Alberta Building Code, Alberta Occupational Health and Safety Code, CSA A23.3, S16, S6, S16, O86 and municipal bylaws.
• Knowledge in Finite Element Analysis, computer modeling and simulation; steel, concrete and wood design.
• Knowledge in fluid mechanics, hydraulics, pipe & open channel flow, pump selection and design is desirable.
• Knowledge in slope stability, erosion and sediment control, as well as earth load analysis for underground infrastructure is preferable.
• Knowledge in storm-water management and low impact development (LIDs) is desirable.

Other important facts about this job

Jurisdiction: PROF

Hours of work: 80 hours bi-weekly