Senior Structural Designer

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Project Overview:

The Ar Rjum Project comprises a green field gold project with three open pit mining operations with associated waste dumps and ore stockpile, a processing plant, tailings management facilities, and supporting infrastructure including water supply, power supply, maintenance facilities, offices, temporary and permanent accommodation village. The Project is situated within the Central Arabian Gold Region, approximately 200 km north-east of Taif towards Riyadh and about 26 km South of Al Mouwayh, which is a small town situated on the Jeddah – Riyadh highway. A desert track connects Al Mouwayh to the Project site.

Job Summary:

In this role, you will collaborate to plan, develop, coordinate, and review project civil/structural design work. You will produce drawings, facilitate discussions, communicate complex technical issues, and prepare civil/structural design estimates and work plan. Your recommendations will ensure designs and work plans are in accordance with project scope, schedule, budget, regulations, and standards. 

Major Responsibilities:

• Plans, develops, coordinates and reviews design work within a medium-size civil/structural design work group on projects of medium size or assignments in support of global business unit​ 
• Produces drawings and documentation in accordance with established design and scope including design of earthwork, drainage, road design, foundation, and steel detailing​ 
• Coordinates and interfaces as directed with the day-to-day technical work of civil/structural engineers, scientists, specialists, designers and drafters​ 
• Communicates complex technical issues and recommends solutions to upper management​ 
• Prepares or oversees the preparation of civil/structural design estimates and work plan in accordance with project scope, schedule and budget, and manages implementation and performance accordingly​ 
• Develops Engineering Department Procedures (EDPs), Bechtel design guides, appropriate Bechtel Standard Computer Applications (BSAPs) and administrative practices​ 
• Coordinates with client representatives as delegated to obtain approval on phases of work​ 
• Reviews and approves key civil/structural engineering drawings and calculations and bid summaries​ 
• Mentors civil/structural designers and drafters by providing appropriate on-the-job training for their professional development​ 
• Ensures civil/structural systems designs comply with all applicable installation codes, regulations, and standards 

Education and Experience Requirements:

Requires bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and 10-13  years of relevant experience or 14-17 years of relevant work experience

Required Knowledge and Skills:

• Sound knowledge of design and drafting techniques, engineering drawings, graphic arts, reading of drawings, and reproduction methods used by the discipline
• Experience with multi discipline interface management and global 3D model oversight
• Expertise in reading, interpreting and using related documents and drawings prepared by other project groups
• Knowledge of the application of engineering and construction materials related to design responsibilities
• Specialized courses in drafting, design and engineering practices
• Familiar with both structural steel and concrete foundation design and drafting

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