Hargrove Engineers & Constructors · 1 day ago
Lead Civil/Structural Engineer
Baton Rouge, LA
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
15+ years expHargrove Engineers & Constructors is a leading provider of engineering, procurement, and construction management services across various sectors. They are seeking a Lead Civil/Structural Engineer responsible for supervising a team, ensuring timely delivery of civil/structural projects, and maintaining quality standards. The role requires extensive experience in civil/structural engineering and involves project control for cost, schedule, and quality.
ConstructionConsultingProject Management
Hiring Manager
Chase Jackson
Responsibilities
Reviewing and approving all civil/structural deliverables
Validating professional service and construction estimates at the beginning of a project, and then tracking changes as the project progresses
Producing professional service estimates in accordance with the department standards for project deliverables, project studies and estimates, change notices and for the development of new work through proposal efforts
Establishing the design criteria, incorporating client requirements, estimate and/or scope basis and design basis meeting applicable state, local and federal standards and codes. Ensuring that any requirements for permitting have been established and communicated to the project team
Knowing project scope and deliverables. Initiating timely change notices when deviation is made from project scope, affecting schedule, deliverables or cost of the work
Planning and organizing the work of your team. Communicating the plan to your team, the project leadership team and the client
Maintaining control of the project by tracking and maintaining discipline performance budget progress, schedule commitments, and quality standards. Understanding and utilizing the project tools that are in place for project control
Delegating work to engineers and designers in proportion to their technical skills and experience, then following up for support to ensure efficient progress and quality
Consulting with design leaders from other disciplines in proportion to their technical skills and experience, then following up for support to ensure efficient progress and quality
Producing estimate level preliminary designs and material take-off suitable for the level of estimate being performed on a project
Developing conceptual layouts and cost studies as necessary to determine the simplest, most efficient approach to solving engineering tasks at hand
Familiarity with and utilizing department design and drafting standards
Producing detail design calculations and sketches for materials of construction associated with the project. Calculations produced will be neatly prepared and organized for efficient checking by others and efficient use by drafters/designers for preparing drawings and as a deliverable when required
Producing project designs with efficient use of construction materials with an overall emphasis on ease of construction and completed product meeting the expectations of the client
Checking calculations made by other engineers to ensure accuracy, conformance to codes, specifications, design criteria and conformance to good engineering practice
Producing construction specifications
Monitoring drawings in progress to ensure conformance to design calculations and specifications
Assisting the drafting group in resolving routine layout and detailing problems. Ensuring that sufficient sketches and details are provided for completion of engineering drawings
Reviewing and checking vendor drawings and other discipline drawings for civil/structural input
Producing bid packages enabling civil/structural purchase inquiries to be issued for procurement of materials or subcontract pricing
Participating in the planning of training programs, continuous education opportunities and professional development of staff
Ability to lead small to large size teams in coordinating civil/structural efforts and keeping the team focused on scope, schedule and budget
Ability to identify and develop work sharing packages for interoffice execution support. Provide leadership to ensure communication and execution of work within scope, schedule and budget
Qualification
Required
Bachelor or Master of Science degree in Civil Engineering from an accredited university is required
Structural coursework is required for structural engineering positions
15 or more years of relevant industrial experience in civil/structural engineering
Familiarity with specifications and installation details of construction bulk materials and equipment
Ability to create accurate civil/structural documents from the information found on vendor equipment drawings
Ability to develop civil/structural specifications
Ability to accurately estimate completion of assigned tasks
Ability to develop a construction cost estimate, a detailed engineering schedule and a man-hour budget for a small project or an area for a larger project
Ability to determine construction material quantities
Develop design criteria and scope of work
Experienced in estimating and scheduling professional service hours and assessing the progress and quality of civil/structural work
Complete understanding of the skills and experience required to perform engineering and design functions
Knowledge and application of company engineering design and CAD drafting standards
Working knowledge of CAD software, either AutoCAD, Microstation or both
Ability to lead teams to deliver on commitments
Ability to deliver convincing presentations of Hargrove Engineers & Constructors services
Proficient in the use of Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook
Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
Excellent virtual team skills and cross divisional relationships
Ability to sit, stand, or walk for long periods of time
Preferred
Professional SE registration is highly preferred
Benefits
Paid time off
Health insurance benefits
Matching retirement contributions
Paid holidays
Personal paid time off
Medical
Dental
Vision
Life
Disability insurance
401(k)
Other benefits
Company
Hargrove Engineers & Constructors
Hargrove is a full-service engineering, procurement, and construction management firm delivering multi-discipline engineering, project delivery, controls & automation, and technical services to industrial clients.
1001-5000 employees
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Executive Assistant to the Chief Financial Officer
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