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POSITION DESCRIPTION

TITLE:

Structural Engineer 3

DEPARTMENT:

Civil / Structural

REPORTS TO:

Civil/Structural Director

FLSA:

Exempt

WORK SCHEDULE:

M-F 8:00am - 5:00pm

TRAVEL REQUIRED:

Up to 20%

LOCATION:

Lakewood, CO

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 Lakewood, Colorado 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

• Structural Engineering
  • Execute structural calculations.
  • Coordinate with other discipline engineers and designers.
  • Perform site layout.
  • Review vendor drawings.
  • Write structural analysis reports.
• Construction Documents
  • 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.)
• Construction Support
  • Create contractor bid packages.
  • Create bills of material (BOMs).
  • Review shop drawings.
  • Answer RFIs from contractors.
• Assist with other duties as assigned.

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:

• Medical Insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision Insurance
• 401(k)
• Accrued PTO
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• Basic Life / AD&D
• Voluntary Life / AD&D
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Aflac

Position

Relevant Experience

Education

Skills

Structural Engineer 3

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

Professional Engineer and/or Structural Engineer License required.

Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering required.

In addition to all other essential duties listed above, this role will mentor team members and act as Engineer-of-Record and review/seal designs created by other team members. They will assist with training and mentoring less experienced engineers and designers. This position should have more advanced communication skills, as well as advanced leadership skills with experience leading large or technical teams through complex deliverables. This role should be competent in required job skills and knowledge, as well as can adapt to change in the work environment. This position should use existing practices as guidelines to determine specific work methods and conduct work activities independently; the supervisor is available to resolve problems. This position has immediate oversight of team members most of the time performing the same or directly related work as those the position leads.

Specialized Skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Problem-solving skills, to be able to resolve problems quickly and effectively.
• Ability to self-direct and be responsible for own tasks, deliverables, and timelines.
• Basic leadership skills and experience leading work groups or task forces in specific projects.
• Competent user of technology and software required to execute daily tasks.
• Must have a valid, active driver's license and ability to maintain a good driving record.

Supervisory Expectations:

• This position does not have any regular responsibility for overseeing or supervising the work of other team members.

Independence of Action

• Work is closely monitored by the supervisor; detailed instructions and procedures are generally provided.

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.)

• The work environment is the typical office environment. The employee must complete their work satisfactorily in an environment where there are significant distractions, including staff, clients, and vendors walking through and conversing, telephones ringing, conversations carrying over, loud noises, and interruptions to answer questions from others.
• The physical demands described here represent those that an employee must meet to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. In many cases, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee frequently is required to talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and should do so in a sound and safe manner. This job's specific vision abilities include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Core Competencies:

• Communications - Expresses ideas and thoughts verbally; expresses ideas and thoughts in written form; exhibits good listening and comprehension; keeps others adequately informed; selects and uses appropriate communication methods.
• Teamwork - Balances team and individual responsibilities; Puts success of team above own interests; Able to build morale and group commitments to goals and objectives; Supports everyone's efforts to succeed. Focuses on solving conflict, not blaming; Maintains confidentiality; Listens to others without interrupting.
• Ethics - Treats people with respect; keeps commitments; inspires the trust of others; Works with integrity and principles; upholds organizational values.
• Initiative - Volunteers readily; undertakes self-development activities; seeks increased responsibilities; takes independent actions and calculated risks; looks for and takes advantage of opportunities; asks for and offers help when needed.
• Quality - Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; looks for ways to improve and promote quality; applies feedback to improve performance; monitors own work to ensure quality.