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Job Description
United Grid Solutions offers a wide variety of benefits including but not limited to Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance; Paid Time Off; 401(k); Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts; Employee and Dependent Basic Life Insurance; Employee and Dependent Basic Accidental Death & Dismemberment; Short Term Disability; Long Term Disability; Critical Illness; Accident and Whole Life Insurance; Legal Services, Identity Theft, and Cyber Security; Employee Discounts and Service Awards. All health care benefits are available upon election on day one (1) of your employment with Pike.
The compensation range for this position is between $68,900 and $76,502.
Position Summary:
As the Structural Engineer on the team, you will support the design and construction of electrical substations, greenfield stations, battery storage stations, transmission lines, and other electrical infrastructure. You will report directly to Operational Leadership within the region. The work supports the maintenance and upgrade of the nation's electrical grid system to accommodate the increase in electrical generation and load demand.
Essential Functions:
You will be responsible for projects from the proposal development to execution of engineering designs, to construction support for structural aspects of electrical infrastructure projects.
- Under supervision of a senior structural engineer, complete structural analysis, perform calculations, and prepare sketches and drawings for the design of supporting structures and foundations for substation equipment, transmission line structures and other energy infrastructure.
- Support structural efforts on engineering services and EPC projects.
- Ensure that a complete design package (drawings, bill of materials, construction specifications, etc.) is delivered to the client within budget and on time with a high level of quality.
- Collaborate, communicate, and liaise effectively with other design disciplines, colleagues, construction contractors, consultants, materials suppliers, and clients.
- Assure all designs meet local, state, and federal regulations, as well as any client specifications at all phases of the project.
- Perform reviews of existing facilities to propose upgrades and replacements and present findings and recommendations to clients and peers.
- As-built and project closeout support.
- Visit sites, advise on engineering issues, and modify design to solve issues during construction.
- Regular attendance is required
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in civil engineering with completion of coursework in steel and concrete design (Masters preferred) from an Accredited Institution.
- 0-2 years of electrical utility design experience with evidence of increasing responsibility.
- Experience writing and providing support documentation for structural engineering calculations.
- Familiarity with the practical application of structural engineering including analysis for structural supports, loads, and design integrity for utility electrical substation, energy, renewables, or transmission line projects.
- Familiarity with IBC, ASCE 7, AISC, and ACI 318.
- Familiarity with the following programs: MathCad STAAD PRO / Risa 3D Tedds LPile FAD Tools SP Mats AutoCAD / Microstation MS Office Applications
- Excellent problem solving and communication skills including presentation and technical writing. The candidate must also work well individually and as part of a team that includes the clients, subcontractors, outside agencies, and our UGS project personnel.
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands and fingers to handle, feel, or operate objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms.
Work Environment:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions (such as in typical office or administrative work).
About Us:
United Grid Solutions is a company with a mission to integrate multidisciplinary engineers with project managers and strategic thinkers to deliver critical infrastructure solutions that improve lives around the world.
We have expertise and a longstanding history in managing transmission, distribution and substation engineering projects, construction management, and system planning. We also offer feasibility studies, procurement, commissioning, NEPA compliance, vendor evaluations, and evaluation of advanced concepts in design and utilization. Our core values through all these processes are safety and maximizing value to our clients.
Our Benefits:
- Medical, dental and vision insurance
- HSA, dependent care and medical flexible spending accounts
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- 401(k) with company match
- Life insurance, and short-term and long-term disability
- Paid time off, paid holidays, and family and medical leave
NOTE: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employee may perform other related duties as required to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.
Equal Employment Opportunity
United Grid Solutions is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin and/or status as a protected veteran or individual with a disability.
About Us
United Grid Solutions is a team of planners and strategic thinkers dedicated to providing critical infrastructure solutions that improve lives around the world. Beginning with our role in connecting the first power plants to the earliest power grids, we have a longstanding history of delivering innovative and transformative solutions to meet the needs of today and tomorrow.
Our team members have the opportunity to grow and advance while solving unique and complex challenges for the evolving infrastructure industry.
