What are the responsibilities and job description for the Structural Engineer position at Global Edge Group?
Structural Engineer
Location: Brigham City, UT (Salt Lake City area)
Our client s is a growing organization focused on expanding into the power distribution market. Our existing production facility is in West Hazleton, PA, and we are expanding our national presence with three new greenfield facilities in Decatur, AL, Crawfordsville, IN, and Brigham City, UT.
Why Join?
Our client has firm commitment to our teammates, strong benefits, and performance incentives, it’s easy to see why our organization is recognized as one of America’s best employers and ranked as the #1 employer in its industry by Fortune Magazine. For more information on our benefits, visit our company benefits website.
We work together to create a safe, positive, and engaging environment. While delivering the highest quality products and service for our customers, we lead the steel industry in environmental responsibility. Joining our team means working with people who have your back and are invested in helping you build a strong future. You will never stop learning here — and when you are ready to take the next step in your career, we’re ready too.
Basic Job Functions
Duties of the successful candidate include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Review and understand utility customer drawing packages and specifications.
- Design and analyze tubular steel utility structures, primarily transmission, distribution, and substation structures, to meet national codes, industry standards, and customer requirements.
- Typical responsibilities range from providing preliminary design estimates to checking final designs for production.
- Utilize 3D structure modeling software for pole design and proprietary calculation tools for component designs.
- If licensed, assume responsible charge of projects and customer territories once competent.
- Provide technical support to and collaborate with sales, detailing, project management, and production teammates.
- Communicate effectively and coordinate projects with internal and external customers, including other design professionals.
- Provide mentorship and guidance to less experienced teammates.
- Work on-site at the designated plant location.
- Occasional travel is required to company plants, utility offices, field locations, or trade shows.
Safety is the most important part of all jobs within our organization. Therefore, candidates must be able to demonstrate the ability to initiate, lead, and uphold safety policies, practices, procedures, and housekeeping standards at all times.
Minimum Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Civil/Structural or Mechanical Engineering.
- Professional Engineer (PE) registration in the United States, or 3–5 years of engineering experience with FE registration.
Detailed Selection Criteria
- Judgment/Decision Making – Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
- Initiative – Being proactive in identifying work that needs to be done and being willing to take on responsibilities and challenges.
- Dependability – Being reliable, responsible, and committed to fulfilling obligations.
- Communication – Effectively expressing ideas or tasks to an individual or group. Demonstrating effective listening skills by receiving feedback, following instructions, and showing a genuine interest in others.
- Teamwork – Working as part of a coordinated effort with others to achieve a common goal.
Preferences
- Master’s degree in engineering or business.
- Transmission and distribution systems industry experience, with utility structures design most preferred.
- Steel products design or steel products manufacturing experience.
- PLS-Pole software knowledge.
- Professional Engineer (PE) or Structural Engineer (SE) license.