REMARKABLE PEOPLE, TRUSTED BY CLIENTS TO DESIGN AND ADVANCE THE WORLD

Wood is recruiting for an Intermediate to Senior Structural Engineer to join its Minerals and Metals business focusing on major minerals and mining projects. This opportunity can be based in Vancouver, BC (Vancouver preferred) or in Oakville, ON.
Wood Mining & Minerals business performs consulting and EPCM services for many of the world’s leading mining companies and is executing world-class projects on five continents

THE ROLE

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to be a part of a strong engineering team to plan, schedule and execute exciting and technically complex engineering projects.

TYPICAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide structural design and technical support including calculations, design, design checks, and design drawing reviews from conceptual level to detailed design for large industrial operating facilities, preferably mineral processing facilities.
• Analyze designs for efficiency of construction, use of materials, functionality, and practicality of design.
• Review, check and approve construction and shop drawings.
• Monitor changes and revisions to designs and assess the impact on cost and scheduling.
• Plan and oversee various construction efforts.
• Provide technical assistance to site during construction phase.
• Conduct regular site inspections, to ensure design intent is met and ensure that all rules, regulations, and guidelines are explicitly followed.
• Develop or alter standard project specifications to meet project specific design criteria.
• Monitor and guide design/drafting tasks and oversee the internal checking required on all project drawings.
• Assure the technical quality of work performed by subordinates based upon organizational standards, codes and general knowledge of engineering principles and projects.
• Organize, plans, and coordinate own work as well as the resources assigned on a specific project.
• Partake in and / or lead EGBC technical reviews and internal discipline audits as required.
• Responsible to seal all drawings that have been prepared under their direction as required in jurisdiction where professional designation is recognized.
• Prepare and manage design specifications, RFQ for structural packages and issue recommendations for awards.
• Manage structural packages awarded to fabricators including review and approval of shop drawings.
• Interfacing with Piping, Plant Layout, Process, Civil, Structural, Electrical and Instrumentation disciplines.
• Operating within the company’s quality system and safety policy in all phases of assignments.
• Coordinate and work with project team members in Canada and other Wood execution offices across the globe.
• Give effective presentations to customers, suppliers and internally within the organization.
• Lead the technical proposal development effort on behalf of the structural engineering team.
• Coach and mentor less experience engineers and designers.