GHD · 2 days ago
Senior Structural Engineer
Long Beach, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$130K/yr - $216K/yr
12+ years expGHD is a global professional services company that leads through engineering, architecture, and construction expertise. They are seeking a Senior Structural Engineer to provide technical leadership on various projects in the West Region, demonstrating knowledge and mentoring junior engineers.
ArchitectureCivil EngineeringConstructionConsultingEnergyEnvironmental ConsultingEnvironmental EngineeringProfessional ServicesTransportationWater
Responsibilities
Needs Assessment: Uncover emerging issues or needs, identifying potential causes, barriers, and key stakeholders, as well as related issues
Culture of Innovation: Drive a culture of innovation by creating multistakeholder solutions that boost creativity, innovation, and collaboration across business units, such as idea generation platforms, jam sessions, and hackathons
Engineering Solutions Design: Design engineering solutions and the associated validation process to enable the realization of a design brief (for example, in terms of functionality, performance, aesthetics, and cost) that conforms to organizational and/or regulatory standards
Engineering Standards Specification: Analyze information, draft engineering standards and specifications, and evaluate the effectiveness of those standards within own engineering discipline to ensure work of the required quality is delivered and to inform engineering work in the organization and/or of its suppliers, contractors, and consultants
Knowledge Management: Develop policies and processes, create best practices, set up case studies, and deliver internal knowledge-sharing sessions to capture and share knowledge among colleagues on project/program outcomes and innovative practices in a particular area of expertise and to support the practice
Health, Safety, and Environment: Monitor and review performance against health, safety, and environment (HSE) key performance indicators (KPIs) and patterns of behavior within the area of responsibility. Take action to improve performance and to resolve noncompliance with the organization's HSE policies, procedures, and mandatory instructions
Technical Developments Recommendation: Discuss and recommend more complex or innovative technical developments to improve the quality of the website/portal/application software and supporting infrastructure to better meet users’ needs
Professional Supervision: Lead and oversee the provision of professional supervision to ensure that there is effective professional supervision that supports practitioners' professional development and embeds reflective practice
Project Management: Manage a portfolio of projects while reporting to senior colleagues
Client & Customer Management (External): Manage important client relationships with guidance from senior colleagues, or oversee relationship management with a group of more transactional clients and customers
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's and/or Master's Degree in Civil Engineering with a focus in Structural Engineering
PE Required -State of CA preferred, if outside CA then ability to obtain CA PE in 6 months
Minimum 12 years experience
In depth knowledge of engineering codes and guidelines such as ASCE 7, ACI 318, AISC 360, IBC, CBC, etc
Working knowledge of AutoCAD and Revit
Knowledge of engineering design and analysis tools (i.e. SAP2000, SAFE, Risa3D, and MathCAD) as applicable
Preferred
SE Preferred
Company
GHD
Addressing the world’s biggest challenges in the areas of water, energy and communities.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$0.04MKey Investors
Callaghan Innovation
2021-09-08Grant· $0.01M
2020-10-07Grant· $0.03M
Leadership Team
Jim Giannopoulos
Chief Executive Officer
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