Company: Wood
Skills: Structural Engineering
Experience: 5 + Years
Education: Bachelors/3-5 yr Degree
Location: St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada


Overview / Responsibilities

Wood is anticipating an exciting opportunity for an Structural Engineer to join our team in supporting upcoming work in our Voisey's Bay, NL office, for a 2 weeks on / 2 weeks off rotation . This role has a primary requirement for relevant experience in industrial structures design. If you have a successful track record and thrive on challenges in a fast-paced environment, this is the opportunity for you.

You will be part of the structural engineering team delivering projects in the Industrial / Mining industry. This includes structural steel and reinforced concrete design for industrial buildings, substation steel structures and foundations, equipment support platforms and associated foundations, pipe racks, tank foundations and various other miscellaneous structures.

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Responsibilities:

  • Prepare conceptual and detailed design calculations
  • Prepare engineering reports, specifications, design criteria and construction scope of work documents
  • Carry out feasibility studies and prepare reports
  • Work in brownfield setting for majority of projects
  • Site visits and inspections as needed to remote sites for some of the brownfield projects
  • Respond to RFIs from contractors and resolve field problems
  • Preparation of quantity estimates for structural items
  • Coordinate with vendors, contractors and clients
  • Coordinating preparation of drawings with designers and checking of drawings
  • Work in a multi-disciplinary environment and co-operate with other team members


Skills / Qualifications

  • University Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering. Master's Degree with specialization in Structural Engineering will be considered an asset
  • Ability to work efficiently and demonstrate effective organization skills to handle multiple projects and tasks
  • Foundation design experience for various types of foundations (spread, combined, mat, deep foundations)
  • Experience in design of industrial building inclusive of building structure, lateral load resisting system, seismic analysis and associated building foundations
  • Experience in steel and concrete design for various miscellaneous industrial structures such as pipe racks, equipment platforms, pump foundations, retaining walls, monorails, etc.
  • Ability to understand client requirements and develop constructible and cost economical engineering solutions acceptable to clients
  • Ability to work independently with some supervision
  • Minimum of 5+ years of experience required in industrial structural design
  • Thorough knowledge in analysis and design of concrete and steel structures to Canadian codes and standards
  • Proficient in Staad.Pro
  • Good working knowledge of AutoCAD
  • Professional Engineer License with PEGNL in Province of Newfoundland & Labrador
  • Excellent oral and written English communication skills are mandatory


Company Overview

Wood is a global leader in consulting and engineering, helping to unlock solutions to critical challenges in energy and materials markets. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in 60 countries, employing around 35,000 people. www.woodplc.com

Diversity Statement (EEO)

We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.

Wood is a global leader in consulting and engineering across energy and the built environment, helping to unlock solutions to some of the world’s most critical challenges. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in more than 60 countries, employing around 40,000 people. At Wood our common purpose is to ‘unlock solutions to the world’s most critical challenges.’ Through the delivery of our Consulting, Project and Operations solutions across energy and the built environment we deliver exceptional returns for our clients, our people, our investors and the communities where we live and work. Visit us at  www.woodplc.com and follow us on Facebook and LinkedIn.