Senior Structural Designer

🕒 March 27

🌲 Oregon – Remote

🌲 Oregon – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

✍️ Designer

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Norwest Engineering Inc.

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 1975

⚡ Energy

Engineering • Energy

Norwest Engineering Inc. is a multi-discipline consulting engineering firm based in Portland, Oregon, dedicated to establishing long-standing relationships with clients through responsiveness, accuracy, and quality engineering. Founded in 1975, the company specializes in industrial engineering projects across various sectors, including petroleum, chemical, power generation, pulp and paper, and metal manufacturing facilities. Norwest is committed to providing customized engineering solutions that meet each client's specific project scope, schedule, and budget while adhering to regulatory requirements. With a focus on civil, structural, mechanical, process, electrical, and controls engineering, Norwest offers a comprehensive range of services including FEED studies, construction management, permitting services, and facility assessments.

📋 Description

• As a Senior Structural Designer, you will have the opportunity to creatively solve complex problems, collaborate with highly experienced team members across all engineering disciplines, and work on a wide variety of challenging projects across many industries. • Work with a structural engineer to develop designs for clients that range in a simple sketch to full, ready to permit drawing packages. • Develop plan and detail drawings for concrete foundations and steel buildings and supports. • Incorporate vendor drawings to accurately display anchoring and mounting support, i.e pump bases, motor supports and equipment mounting. • Coordinate with mechanical, civil, and electrical staff to develop efficient designs and identify and mitigate interferences between disciplines. • Coordinate with clients and contractors. • Travel will comprise approximately 10% of your time for site investigations, design reviews and construction inspection and coordination.

🎯 Requirements

• 5+ years of experience including drafting and design on industrial projects. • Previous experience must demonstrate an ability to start design of basic foundations and steel framing drawings with minimal support from an engineer. • You’ll need to show the ability to work with an engineer on what is needed to complete the task without detailed redlines. • You’ll need to be able to create drawings through verbal communication, minimal sketches and your working knowledge and experience. • You will need to know and understand what is needed to create a complete drawing package that includes all necessary information for construction to be completed efficiently. • Knowledge of complex concrete foundations. I.e. Turn-down slabs, spread footings, piers, pits and walls. • Understand of reinforcing and its use in foundations. • Knowledge of steel framing connections. i.e. moment connections, double-angle and shear connections. • Understanding of weld symbols. • Understanding and reading shop steel drawings. • Working knowledge of current industry codes and standards. • 5+ years of experience with Autodesk AutoCAD and Navisworks is required. • Experience with Hexagon CADWorx Structure or Autodesk Advanced Steel is considered a plus. • Understanding of pre-engineered metal building systems (MBS) is considered a plus. • Excellent written and oral communication skills. • Computer skills need to include the MS Office Suite. • Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States at the time of application for employment - Norwest Engineering does not sponsor employment visas.

🏖️ Benefits

• Group health, dental, and vision insurance • Life insurance • Short-term and long-term disability insurance • Flexible work hours • Compressed work weeks