Civil Project Engineer

$65,000 - $95,000/Yr

ASSET Engineering - Ridgeland, MS

Full-time - Mid Level

Ridgeland, MS

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

ASSET Engineering is currently seeking an experienced, dynamic, self-driven professional with a strong structural and/or civil engineering background to perform engineering design activities for electrical substations. This position is for our headquarters office, located in Ridgeland, Mississippi. As a member of a project team, the Civil Project Engineer provides design services for support of projects that involve Substation Engineering and Transmission Engineering for High Voltage Electric facilities. This position interfaces with other discipline project leads, client engineering and construction managers, surveying and geotechnical engineering vendors, equipment, and structure vendors.

Responsibilities

• All aspects of substation structural design including performing rigid bus analysis and the design of electrical substation steel structures, equipment foundations, structure foundations, and secondary oil containment.
• Development of steel and concrete construction specifications, cost estimates, engineering proposals, and project schedules.
• Knowledge and understanding of engineering standards including NESC, IEEE, IBC, ANSI, AISC, and ACI.
• Coordination with all disciplines contributing to electrical substation design.
• Preparation of calculation packages to satisfy client and code requirements.
• Perform QA/QC for deliverables to clients.
• Work with project engineers and project managers to ensure engineering and design efforts meet project schedule requirements.
• Manage 3rd party engineering efforts in support of the civil and structural engineering of all substation and/or transmission projects.
• Support proposal development.
• Support the mentorship and training of other team members.
• Shall understand and adhere to client standards and processes while working individually or within a team to complete complex and technically challenging designs.
• Participate in ongoing technical training through work assignments and strategically selected 3rd party classes.
• Take personal responsibility for the quality and accuracy of his/her work.
• Bring potential project-related problems and possible solutions to the attention of the responsible party.
• Participates in quality assurance and quality control programs.
• Travel out of town for short periods of time as required by projects and assignments.
• Other duties as required.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Civil and/or Structural Engineering from a US accredited college or university.
• Three (3) or more years of experience in civil and/or structural engineering.
• Successful completion of the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Exam.
• Must be able to obtain licensure within two (2) years of hire.
• Mechanical reasoning skills and attention to detail.
• Finite Element modeling experience; Risa3D or STAAD Pro.
• Familiarity with structural analysis, concrete design, steel design, soil mechanics, and foundation design.
• Demonstrate the ability to work in a fast-paced environment, tracking and organizing many tasks of varying importance and size.
• Ability to successfully participate in multiple projects concurrently and manage budgets and schedules.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office products including Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Ability to communicate effectively with co-workers, vendors, clients, etc.
• Ability to work well with others in a team environment.
• Negative drug test results.
• Background check results satisfactory to ASSET.
• Authorization to work permanently in the US without the need for work sponsorship.

Nice-to-haves

• Seismic design experience.
• Experience with RISA, MathCAD, LPile, and STAAD are beneficial.
• Ability to perform transmission line engineering work independently. Experience with PLSCadd and PLS Pole is a plus.
• Experience with AutoCAD Civil 3D, Bentley MicroStation 3D, Pondpack, and associated design tools is a plus.
• Professional Engineering license (PE) or the ability to obtain licensure and ability to obtain licensure in multiple states.
• Knowledge and understanding of site design, grading, drainage, stormwater, land easements, surveying and earthwork as may be found in greenfield or expansion of existing electric substations or other similar type facilities.
• Knowledge and understanding of soil erosion and sediment control, stormwater modeling, permitting, pavement design and specifications, as well as knowledge and understanding of electrical substation and transmission line components and their functions.
• Knowledge of site / civil design documents and drawings necessary to complete an electrical substation project.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, accident, and life insurance for all regular full-time employees.
• Subsidy for employee family coverage.
• Flexible spending account.
• Educational assistance program.
• Simple IRA plan.
• Company financial performance and individual contribution incentive plan.
• An array of other company perks.