Civil and Structural Design Checker
Vista Projects
- Calgary, AB
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Preparing Checking layouts, calculations and designs related to the most complicated elements of projects
- Checking Designing and detailing complicated new components from previous designs based on engineering instructions, government and regulatory codes and client standards
- As required, Producing drawings in a complicated field with minimum technical guidance
- Coordinating complicated work between field and office
- Assisting field forces during construction
- Assisting with engineering feasibility and cost studies
- Reporting progress of work assignments to immediate supervisor
- Checking the work and assisting in the training of less experienced drafting and design personnel
- Ensuring all drawings and materials are in accordance with Vista and client specifications and standards
- Making general recommendations on the utilization of new drafting/design techniques, normally within an area of specialization
- Analyzing design elements for potential trends, technical feasibility, client or contractual requirements
- Being able to meet safety requirements to attend site visits
- Performing other duties as requested
- Generate 3D models of complex systems based on engineer’s design sketches for steel structures, concrete structures and buildings; create 2D drawings from 3D models
- Preparing MTOs to support project capital cost estimates
- Assisting the lead designer with the preparation of man-hour estimates and other documentation required to support proposals
- Working with the lead designer to complete design of complex structural engineering including the design of steel structures, concrete structures, steel buildings, piling and foundations, and related elements
- At least eight (8) years of progressive experience in facilities engineering and design in the oil and gas industry
- Technical school certification / degree or equivalent experience.
- Ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team including process, mechanical, civil structural, electrical, instrumentation and piping
- Advanced computer skills and experience with major drafting and design software such as AutoCAD, CADWorx, SmartPlant, AutoPLANT and PDMS ProSteel
- Extensive knowledge of applicable government regulations and regulatory codes
- Excellent communication skills (interpersonal and written) and proven ability to collaborate with team members in a multi-discipline environment
- Strong organizational skills, technical competence and attention to detail
- At least ten (10) years of experience in a designer capacity, ideally with a focus on thermal heavy oil
- A stimulating, fast-paced and challenging work environment where you will contribute to the interesting municipal and industrial engineering projects
- A robust and consistent recruitment process that ensures your colleagues are likeminded and comparably capable
- An opportunity to be a part of an entrepreneurial, technically skilled team which has established leadership in innovative engineering solutions
- A strong value-based philosophy that provides an informal, close-knit team environment, where you and your family feel like a part of our organization, and not just an employee number
- Competitive compensation and benefits, including a performance-linked variable pay program
- Company-sponsored social events and team sports
- Flexible work schedules, half-day Fridays and free parking
- An organization that values and encourages diversity