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Orbital Engineering, Inc.

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501 - 1000 employees

Founded 1969

🏗️ Construction

💼 Consulting

🏭 Manufacturing

Construction • Consulting • Manufacturing

Orbital Engineering, Inc. is a veteran-owned engineering and technical services firm that provides full-service solutions in engineering and design, construction management and QA/QC, asset integrity, and safety for industrial and infrastructure clients. Founded in 1969 and headquartered in Pittsburgh with multiple regional offices, the company supports utilities, downstream and midstream oil & gas, metals (steel/aluminum), and public/private infrastructure projects, using advanced inspection technologies (drones/robotics) and proprietary tablet-based apps and databases to deliver inspections, retrofits, greenfield design, and turnkey asset management.

📋 Description

• Provide technical leadership, department management, and project execution oversight for structural engineering work • Schedule, organize, direct, and review structural engineering department resources and activities • Participate in developing new and expanding existing business opportunities • Provide customer support as a technical liaison and support regional business development initiatives • Hire staff, establish goals and expectations, and conduct performance reviews • Direct, develop, supervise, and provide technical guidance to direct reports • Establish and execute operational plans for staffing, workload planning, tools, resources, and technical skill development • Develop and implement policies, standards, procedures, and quality control practices • Function as Project Manager, Lead Structural Engineer, Structural Engineer of Record, and/or Senior Engineer on projects • Prepare or supervise engineering proposals, scopes of work, schedules, and cost estimates • Prepare, review, and check structural calculations, designs, drawings, models, specifications, and project documents • Develop and maintain technical standards, design guides, specifications, calculation templates, and design references • Support recruiting and training efforts across Orbital offices • Ensure department and project activities comply with Orbital’s Project Management system • Lead projects of varying durations while balancing long-term planning and expedited turnaround • Perform occasional field engineering, client meetings, business development travel, and travel to Orbital offices or project sites

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Architectural Engineering, or a closely related engineering discipline with a structural emphasis • PE license is required • Minimum of ten years of prior relevant engineering experience • Experience with heavy industrial environments and marketplaces preferred • Technical knowledge and/or expertise in structural steel, reinforced concrete, masonry, foundations, pipe supports, equipment supports, platforms, access structures, industrial buildings, and applicable structural design codes and standards • Experience managing engineering teams and/or engineering departments, preferably in a consulting engineering environment • Superior communication and interpersonal skills with clients and engineering personnel • Thorough understanding and aptitude in current computer software, including business enterprise and project management tools, structural analysis, design, drafting, and document review tools • Project management training and/or PMP preferred • Project management experience and understanding/use of project management and project control principles/tools preferred • Experience with structural analysis and design software such as STAAD, RAM, RISA, Tekla Tedds, Revit, Navisworks, AutoCAD, Bluebeam, or similar tools preferred

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive salary • Career advancement opportunities • Medical coverage • Dental coverage • Vision coverage • Prescription drug coverage • 401(k) retirement savings plan • Supplemental insurance options • Company-paid life insurance • Company-paid AD&D insurance • Company-paid short-term disability coverage • Generous paid time off program