What are the responsibilities and job description for the Principal Structural Engineer position at CTS Corporation?
Principal Structural Engineer
Location: Houston, Tx
Description:
Responsible for all engineering activities in one or multi discipline for specific projects in accordance with contractual requirements (design, budgeted hours, schedule etc.) by leading a team of Engineers/Designers and by coordinating with other departments and external agencies.
About the Job:
- Establishes Discipline QHSE plan and defines discipline objectives, team role, execution plan, surveillance plan, work process in accordance with project objectives and TEN procedures.
- Is responsible for performing activities and issuing deliverables in accordance with project schedule, quality, contractual requirements, and execution plan.
- Is responsible for establishing team organization and managing mobilization plan in accordance with budget and Workfront (E bulletin) in coordination with head of department.
- Supervises internal/external subcontracted engineering activities as per project execution and surveillance plan.
- Checks or/and approves discipline deliverables.
- Manages and controls schedule and progress (JANUS).
- Controls man/hours budget and identifies internal change request (E ICR).
- Identifies technical risk & opportunities to cope with project objectives in
- terms of cost, quality, and schedule.
- Consolidates & ensures awareness of input and output data for the discipline.
- Coordinates with other engineering, process/HSE disciplines, procurement, construction, subcontract, commissioning, and other project supports for the discipline’s activities. Arbitration (Engineering strategy, Contractual topic, Cost & Schedule) is by Project Engineering Manager.
- Identifies optimized technical/economical solutions in coordination with other disciplines. Validation (and arbitration as necessary) by Project Engineering Manager.
- Manages the team to ensure that all members are aware of assigned work and comply with DQHSEP, objectives & TEN work process.
- Monitors discipline KPI.
- Performs reporting to Discipline Department Manager / Project management.
- Represents the company towards clients, partners, subcontractors, vendors, and third parties for technical subjects in his/her discipline. Support by Project Engineering Manager as necessary.
- Manages and controls material quantities with regards to Price sheet budget and proposes mitigation/proactive actions to control the quantity increase.
- Ensures issuance of the MTO Report for the discipline.
- Supports the Discipline manager in implementation of the Digital initiatives in the project as required time to time.
- Establishes project close out and lessons learned.
Role Dimension:
- Supervision & Management of a medium size team (Group Leaders, Specialist Engineers, Designers, Draftsmen)
- Possible management of a multicenter execution and dedicated to one project
- Project Type : Detailed FEED , Medium size EPC project for one discipline. Can act as Lead multi disciplines for FEED & small EPC project (for energy transition)
- Budget of equipment procurement: From 10 to 30 million dollars and Complexity of the supply (technical): From 20 to 60 simple equipment or skid mounted equipment’s for conventional projects
- Size of Projects managed by the center (expressed in man-hours and cost): 50 000 to 250 000 engineering man-hours projects or from 100 to 600 million dollars in conventional energy projects
About you:
- Engineering degree
- Experience in design and execution of projects as discipline lead in conventional energy projects or new energy transition projects
- Familiarity with all technical aspects of the discipline and experience in most of them
- Construction experience on site
- Fluency in professional English
- Professional Engineering registration in Texas and/or Louisiana or possess ability to obtain within 4 months of hire.
- Experience in performing analysis and design using engineering software: STAAD.Pro, RAM Connections, IDEA StatiCa, Dimensional Solutions, Inc. Foundation Design Suite (includes Foundation 3D, MAT3D, Shaft3D, and DS Anchor) and dynamic foundation analysis using Dyna6 software.
- Experience in navigating 3D model using SmartPlant Review and Navisworks.
- Experience and knowledge to assess, modify, and upgrade existing structures or facilities while ensuring safety, functionality, and compliance with current standards.
Inclusion Standards:
In our continuous effort to develop and build a culture of inclusion, we adhere to four Inclusion Gold Standards. And you?
- We challenge our biases and embrace diversity of thought.
- We, collectively, have all the knowledge and solutions.
- We foster a caring environment where people are respected and able to share and be heard.
- We promote active listening to effectively make decisions and act.