Title: Designer

Division: Midstream (Structural)

LJA recognizes that our success depends on the quality of the people we hire. We are currently seeking highly talented individuals that take pride in their work, function exceptionally well in team environments, and contribute to the overall success of the company. As a 100% employee-owned company, we promote an entrepreneurial spirit that helps drive the bottom line and the long-term professional and financial success of our employees. With more than 50 office locations, LJA is growing and ready for talented people to help us build our future.

Summary: LJA’s Midstream Division seeks a civil/structural designer with 2-3 years of experience in creating civil/structural construction documents, more specifically in industrial facilities such as terminals, refineries, meter stations, and compressor stations. This candidate will assist the lead civil designer in production of construction documents including civil grading and site plans, foundation plans, structural steel details, as well as plans and details for earth retaining structures.

General Responsibilities:

• Determine and apply appropriate client drafting standards, drawing sequence and presentation
• Assist in sizing various system components
• Review existing client drawings of as-built structures for modification/addition to
• Transform rough sketches and notes to complete issued for construction documents that will allow a contractor to construct
• Technical adequacy of work is reviewed during progress and on completion
• Perform site visits to job sites to determine the client’s needs as well as perform field measurements to generate as-built sketches.
• Develop 3-D models of foundations and structures

Required Education/Licenses:

• Minimum of high school or technical school training with courses in computer-aided drafting or equivalent experience

Required Experience:

• 5 years of extensive drafting and engineering technician experience
• Experience with AutoCAD is required
• Experience with structural steel and concrete fabrications is required
• Experience with MicroStation is a plus
• Experience in CADWorx is required
• Experience with Autodesk Civil 3D is a plus
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to work in a team environment

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)