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Senior Civil/Structural Designer SWIB

Requisition ID: 275973 

  • Relocation Authorized: None 
  • Telework Type: Full-Time Telework 
  • Work Location: Reston, VA 

 

Since 1898, we have helped customers complete more than 25,000 projects in 160 countries on all seven continents that have created jobs, grown economies, improved the resiliency of the world's infrastructure, increased access to energy, resources, and vital services, and made the world a safer, cleaner place.

 

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Project Overview

Bechtel and Blue Forge Alliance (Submarine Workforce Industrial Bace (SWIB) procurement prime contractor) are partnering with the US Navy on a one-of-a-kind opportunity to streamline and optimize the submarine production process and develop a national strategic functional dry docks plan across the US. New submarine production is critical to the Navy and Nation and ship building plans call for greater production (by tonnage) than at any point since World War II. To meet this demand, the Navy is working with industry and the shipbuilders to support capital investments required to provide ship building and repairs facilities optimization, and industrial equipment to meet this surging demand. The U.S. Navy SWIB procurement will develop strategies to streamline facility builds or accelerate its investments in existing shipbuilding facilities, footprint, and machines/fixtures to achieve the 1 Columbia Class and 2 Virgina Class submarines per year production rate while also sustaining the existing fleet.

This project spans several supporting activities and sub-objectives, in close partnership and coordination with the prime Blueforge Alliance, NAVSEA 04, the 4 public Navy shipyards, General Dynamics Electric Boat and Newport News Shipbuilding. The following list are activities and objectives that are the focus of this project:

  • Develop a national strategic functional dry dock plan across public and private shipyards.
  • Determine both a near term critical equipment modernization roadmap and a long-term equipment modernization lifecycle.
  • Generate and implement strategies to accelerate current shipbuilding facility expansion.
  • Implement shipbuilding facility layout changes to optimize production and decrease shipbuilding and maintenance timelines.
  • Assist shipbuilders in determining methodologies for reducing inventory space requirements.

 

This position will be full-time telework and will require travel of 25-30% of the year, which entail site visits to the various shipyards across the United States and in-office visits to Reston, VA. The position is contingent upon project award.

 

Position Summary

This role will support design development of structural (concrete & steel) and civil/sitework engineering designs for the project by preparing studies, drawings, and evaluations, in accordance with applicable procedures, codes, standards, and contract requirements. Work with other designers/engineers and technical disciplines in a team environment. The successful candidate must have strong organizational and teamwork skills, proven problem-solving abilities, can-do attitude, and the desire to innovate designs.

This role will be based in Reston VA.

 

Responsibilities

This role will support design development structural engineering designs for the project by preparing studies, drawings, and evaluations, in accordance with applicable procedures, codes, standards, and contract requirements. Work with other structural designers/engineers and technical disciplines in a team environment.

  • Originate and check Civil/Structural deliverables of high complexity, including structural steel design drawings.
  • Originate and check Civil/Structural deliverables of high complexity, including structural concrete forming and reinforcing design drawings.
  • Interpret and verify industry standards, guidelines, and codes for project deliverables.
  • Report design quantities compared to estimated quantities.
  • Work with CSA Group supervisor to plan, budget and schedule drawing and 3-D model deliverables within the discipline.
  • Participate in project design/model reviews.
  • Participate in constructability reviews.
  • Review vendor information from subcontractors and integrate it into the design solution.
  • Execute schedule requirements while maintaining a high degree of quality in work products.
  • Coordinate closely with other technical disciplines in executing work as an integrated team.

 

Qualification and skills

Basic Qualifications

  • BS degree in a related field with 13 years of related design experience or AA/AS degree with 15 years of related design experience. In lieu of a degree, 19 years of related design experience.
  • Must be a US citizen
  • Must be able to obtain a site security badge for access to the worksite. 

 

Minimum Qualifications

  • Experience in the use of Bechtel standard applications of CAD software.
  • Super user of Tekla Structures
  • Must possess experience of Tekla Structures model exchange and interoperability with model tools such as Revit or Smart Plant (S3D)
  • Work experience should emphasize the civil/structural design of heavy industrial-type facilities. Must be familiar with Microsoft Word and Excel.
  • Familiar with the provisions of AISC, ACI, UBC, and OSHA codes. Knowledge of construction materials and construction details and techniques.
  • Familiar with the methods of procurement and control of bulk materials.
  • Knowledge of technical responsibilities of other disciplines associated with Facilities Design.
  • Experience creating structural design drawings.
  • Ability to independently execute the detailed design drawings of structural systems of high complexity.
  • Thorough knowledge of engineering deliverables, such as drawings and specifications.
  • Ability to express technical issues in a clear and concise manner, both written and verbally.
  • Ability to resolve design issues with subordinates, other engineering disciplines, construction, and the client.
  • Ability to issue a clear and concise direction to subordinate designers and drafters.

 

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience in the structural design (steel and concrete) and civil design for marine type facilities.
  • AA in civil/structural engineering or engineering technology.
  • Experience working with procedures meeting quality assurance programs such as ISO-9000.and /or NQA-1.
  • Experience with the use or knowledge of MicroStation structural suite(s) or SmartPlant
  • Construction field experience.

 

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