Plant Engineer

Description

Reports to: Chief Engineer

Position Summary: To provide engineering services as required on assigned projects

Adhere to PDM’s Core Values:

• Relationship Building: We foster long-term positive relationships with fellow employee-owners, external partners, and our communities.
• Accountability: We consistently demonstrate a high level of personal accountability. 
• Urgency: We operate with a sense of urgency.
• Innovation: We embrace growth and change.
• Create Return on Efforts: We create positive results on all our efforts.
• Pillars: 1) Safety, 2) Quality, 3) Happiness, 4) Performance

Areas of Accountability:

• To provide engineering design services on assigned projects as required

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Review contract documents and ensure they are properly implemented in designs, drawings, and product
• Conduct and document engineering designs, as necessary, including product design, product connection design, foundation connection design, supporting element connection design, and general lateral analysis
• Support Project Coordinators and Checkers with erection drawing development as necessary
• Support Project Drafters and Checkers with production piece drawing development as necessary
• Perform checking duties on erection drawings and/or piece drawings as necessary
• Support production activities as necessary
• Support quality control activities as necessary
• Support transportation activities as necessary
• Support field activities as necessary
• Assist more senior engineers on projects as necessary
• Know and communicate the schedule for all phases of the project
• Visit jobsites and production facility on a regular basis to become familiar with production and erection procedures
• Provide timely solutions to production facility and/or jobsite customers when deviations arise.  
• Develop and maintain relationships with external engineers of record, architects, and contractors
• Check accuracy of drawings prepared by Project Drafters and Project Coordinators as required
• When requested, review drawings and designs prepared by outside consultants
• Seal and sign construction documents.

Requirements

Qualifications:

Knowledge and Skills: Experience in general building construction and precast concrete design and construction. Microsoft Office skills required. AutoCAD\Revit skills required

Education: 4 year accredited civil/structural engineering degree with professional certification as a Professional Engineer

Experience: 5 years as a precast design engineer or an equivalent experience in building construction design

PDM is an Equal Opportunity Employer