What You'll Be Doing

　　Job Summary: Generally responsible for supervision and technical direction over a team of designers when functioning as a lead designer. As lead designer, responsibilities will include total delivery of the civil/structural deliverables and services on time, within performance budget and meeting quality expectations. Duties may include performing advanced design work serving as a technical specialist for a complex design assignment. This level requires extensive progressive experience in civil/structural design and involves utilization of project controls for cost, schedule and quality of projects. This work will be performed under minimal supervision.

　　Primary responsibilities will include but not be limited to:

　　Familiarity with and utilization of department design and drafting standards

　　Recognizing and communicating project scope, specifications and design criteria upon assignment to a project task team.

　　Reviewing and comprehending the latest information available regarding civil/structural calculations, equipment drawings and layouts or drawings from other disciplines before initiating design effort on specific drawings.

　　Drafting civil/structural plans under minimal supervision.

　　Knowledge of basic civil material specifications to the extent that all information required for material purchase, fabrication and construction is reflected on the finished drawings.

　　Recognizing and communicating scope and design changes promptly.

　　Performing field related work collecting design information and verifying designs for tie-ins, function and clearances to existing facility; on-site assistance during startup; performing field support activities, where assigned, for engineering support during construction; assisting engineers with cost and material estimates and preliminary design studies.

　　Checking the accuracy and quality of drawings developed by drafters, when assigned, based on information conveyed by engineering direction, equipment and discipline drawings; providing technical guidance to less experienced drafting personnel in the department.

　　Coordinating & delegating work activities with other teammates and the discipline leads.

　　Producing civil/structural construction scopes with engineering review and approval; able to serve in role as a mentor for entry level and new teammates.

　　Completing complex and difficult designs and layouts for complete systems and components of projects. Assignments typically involve design elements for which there may be no clearly established precedents and require anticipation of problems at the outset in order to provide appropriate solutions.

　　Performing front-end layout and design of complex systems and equipment.

　　Ensuring compliance with required specifications, tolerances, safety factors, and client requirements.

　　Performing specialized geometric design computations and analysis.

　　Performing interdisciplinary checks and providing coordination of data to ensure compatible designs.

　　Assisting in the establishment or revision of guidelines and standards.

　　Reviewing supplier data and supplier/manufacturer drawings, as required.

　　Checking orthographic (2D) and isometric (3D) drawings prepared by others. May provide direction to a team of checking personnel, ensuring the dimensional accuracy of the drawings produced.

　　Collaborating with Engineers and other engineering disciplines to ensure quality of design.

　　Providing training to less experienced designers.

　　Serving as Lead Designer on projects, ensuring compliance with industry codes, as well as project and company standards.

　　Preparing man-hour estimates as required.

　　Responsible for the quality and economy of deliverables, and efficiency of detailing.

　　As a lead designer, responsible for the design team meeting scope, schedule and budget.

　　This position offers a highly competitive compensation package, including paid time off, health insurance benefits, and matching retirement contributions.

　　Ideal Background

　　Education: Associate degree in Engineering Technology or Computer-Aided Drafting is required.

　　Certification: Certification is not required at this level.

　　Experience: This position requires 15+ years of relevant industrial experience in civil/structural drafting and design.

　　Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

　　Knowledge and application of AISC and ACI standard details.

　　Ability to produce drawings for concrete and structural steel, and/or civil disciplines.

　　Familiarity with specifications and installation details of construction bulk materials and equipment.

　　Knowledge and application of company engineering design and CAD drafting standards.

　　Ability to create accurate civil/structural construction documents from the information found on vendor equipment drawings.

　　Knowledge and understanding of work flow/information flow between disciplines.

　　Knowledge and understanding of schedule constraints and information requirements for the production of all civil/structural deliverables.

　　Ability to accurately estimate completion of assigned tasks.

　　Ability to develop a construction cost estimate, a detailed engineering schedule and a man-hour budget for a small project or an area for a larger project with engineering review and approval.

　　Working knowledge of CAD software, either AutoCAD, Microstation or both.

　　Proficient in the use of Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook.

　　Good communication skills, both verbal and written.

　　Ability to develop a construction cost estimate, a detailed engineering schedule and a man-hour budget for a small project or an area for a larger project.

　　Ability to determine construction material quantities and coordinate with estimating department to ensure that the developed quantities are correctly interpreted and input to the estimate deck.

　　Developing construction scopes of work.

　　Forecasting hours to complete professional services.

　　Developing staffing plans based on deliverables to be produced and the project schedule.

　　Identifying information required and proactively obtaining it.

　　Coordinating with other disciplines regarding design development, changes, etc.

　　Ability to lead teams to deliver on commitments.

　　Ability to coordinate with other disciplines to provide efficient equipment layouts and space usage.

　　Ability to deliver presentations of Hargrove Engineers & Constructors services.

　　High technical performer, with leadership skills, strong 3-D capabilities, and/or increased client interaction/skills.

　　Virtual team skills and cross divisional relationships are highly developed, and able to provide interoffice execution support with no supervision. Interoffice execution leadership is developed and visible.

　　Physical Requirements

　　Ability to sit, stand, or walk for long periods of time.Who We Are

　　Hargrove Engineers & Constructors supplies unparalleledservicesin engineering, procurement, construction management, and technical servicesin the industrial, commercial, and government sectors. With over 2,000 Teammates across theUS,webuild long-term support relationships intheenergy generation, manufacturing, research and development, and process-heavyindustryin on-site support arrangements, in plant-level small projects and consulting roles, and in larger capital projects.

　　Hargrove’s key operating principle is to provide the Right People, in the Right Place, at the Right Time. We believe that relationships and partnering togetherprovidethe best results and long-term benefits for our clients.

　　Work-life balance and flexibility is a key focus area for Hargrove. We’re happy to discussflexible working hours, patterns, and locations to suit you and the business.

　　Hargrove Culture

　　We work to create an environment founded on trust, personal integrity, and a “team mentality” so that each person understands the value of their contributions both on a project and company-wide level. We know that each person on our team contributes to the success of our company by pairing expertise and passion to meet and exceed the needs of the clients we serve across the globe.

　　Our safety culture protects and promotes the well-being of every person who works with us and every person touched by our work.

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　　Equal Opportunity Employment Statement:

　　Hargrove is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, color, national origin, religion, age, sex (including gender, sexual orientation, pregnancy, sexual identity, marital or family status), disability, military service or obligations, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

　　Hargrove is a drug-free workplace.

　　The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.

　　ID 2024-9635

　　Category Civil

　　Type Regular

　　Location : City Houston

　　Location : State/Province TX