Job Title: Structural Engineer- Team Lead

Location: Ankeny, Iowa

Full Time, Salaried

Role Definition

A Structural Team Lead must have a strong structural design background, leadership of structural engineering projects, and be a licensed SE or PE.This role profile is subject to change at any time.

PROTECT PEOPLE

• Consider the safety of Keen Project Solutions construction personnel, the customer, operators, subcontractors, and the public when designing any project as outlined by the company, OSHA, NFPA, FMSA, Building Code, and other applicable regulatory requirements for all work processes.

• Research and ensure incorporation of applicable federal, state, municipal codes, permits, and design standards.

• Perform job site observations and evaluate structures for deficiencies, non-conformance, safety issues, quality control issues, and opportunities for improvement to the senior-most project manager on an assigned project.

• Comply with risk management programs applicable to assigned projects. Identify areas of risk, investigate, and propose solutions.

  
  

BUILD RELATIONSHIPS

• Coordinate all parties involved in the project, including the architects, consultants, contractors, trade contractors, and directly hired tradespersons.

• Establish and contribute to internal and external teams while leading outside design management and in-house design.

• Lead Owner Design Coordination Meetings. Facilitate open communication and collaboration with owners, designers, and trade partners to build a team atmosphere, resolve conflicts early, track progress, and log actions. Utilize on-line collaboration tools and web meetings to coordinate and conduct business efficiently.

• Build teams to effectively manage projects, resolve design issues, answer questions, and solve problems for production to make sure final plans/designs are accurate.

• Provide basic support for all other departments as needed, along with other assigned duties.

• Mentor and teach other team members.

  
  

FOCUS ON END GOALS

• Lead the structural design portion of projects, make design recommendations and decisions, and oversee the completion and quality of construction drawings, specifications, reports, and other project documentation.

• Establish and manage structural scope, schedule, and budget.

• Properly prepare and execute design services to meet customers’ expectations for clarity, timeliness, quality, completeness, and efficiency.

• Communicate effectively to ensure all team members and customers are well informed throughout the design process, including effective use of face-to-face meetings, web and phone conferences, collaborative software, design meetings, events, and other common channels of communication.

• Maintain a Critical Path Schedule, including establishing and reaching owner milestones.

• Assist in establishing and maintaining project budget. Optimize project resource utilization while ensuring procurement at the most cost-effective terms in line with contract documents and defined budgets. Assist in developing cost estimates at varying stages of project.

• Other responsibilities may include but are not limited: scope development, specification and technical writing, conceptual design, design management, development of engineering standards, and estimating.

DRIVE INNOVATION

• Participate in on-going business development and continued customer service through professional representation of Keen Project Solutions within the industry and through serving customers, design partners, suppliers, and industry contacts.

• Lead efforts to create and implement design standards and Modular Design Construction.

• Work closely with other project partners, professionals such as scientists, and other engineers on development and research projects.

• Strategically work with our project partners to pre-plan, identify, eliminate constraints, and manage risk on all stages of the project.

• Integrate new technology or environmentally friendly practices into existing processes.

• Critique designs for safety, manufacturability, failure modes, customer usage, and functionality.

• Analyze problems through data analysis, field returns, and experimentation to create robust designs to reduce service incidence rates.