Structural Engineer

About the position

Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, Inc. (LAN) is a full-service consulting firm offering planning, engineering and program management services. Founded in 1935, LAN has grown from its humble beginnings as a small Houston firm to a national leader in the heavy civil infrastructure engineering industry. Our purpose is to continuously improve the quality of life in the communities we serve.

Responsibilities

• Assist with managing projects, starting with development of the initial project design concept, development of a project plan (including identification of staffing requirements and preparation of project schedule)
• Assist with the execution of project design (management of resources within constraints of project budget and schedule), and culminating with management of bid and construction phase engineering service support.
• Serve as a structural project engineer.
• Independently coordinate the work of engineers, designers/draft persons and sub-consultants throughout the project's execution.
• Establish and maintain client relations.
• Attend client meetings - days or nights.
• Be involved with marketing, contractual development, and design implementation.
• Assist with managing the financial aspects of assigned engineering projects; coordinating and adjusting the work effort within the project team to ensure project work is completed on schedule and within allocated budget.
• Simultaneously manage multiple projects and clients.
• Use computer-assisted engineering and design software and equipment to prepare engineering and design documents.
• Responsible for project team quality system tasks as defined in the Quality Assurance / Quality Control guidelines.
• Visit construction site to monitor progress and other duties per the contract documents.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in engineering from an accredited four-year college or university
• 8+ years' experience in the field or a related area
• Valid driver's license
• Solid understanding of Structural Engineering Fundamentals; Ability to provide hand calculations to back up results from engineering software models.
• Preferred Software skills: STAAD.Pro, SAP 2000, RISA, ABAQUS, LS-DYNA, AutoCAD, Civ 3D, Revit
• Licensed as a Professional Engineer (PE)

Nice-to-haves

• Port, Marine and Dam experience preferred