Design Engineer

Location

Saint John, NB | Canada

Job description

About Strescon Limited

Established in 1963, Strescon Limited has grown to become the largest precast, pre-stressed concrete manufacturer in Eastern Canada. Its primary market covers the Atlantic Provinces and the New England region of the United States. Strescon manufactures a wide range of both architectural and structural precast/prestressed concrete products including bridge girders, wall panels, complete parking garages, hollowcore slabs, precast pile, and deck slabs. Strescon presently has two facilities: 70,000 sq.ft. in Saint John, New Brunswick and 50,000 sq.ft. in Bedford, Nova Scotia.

In addition to our engineered precast facilities for custom components, Strescon also operates a 32,000 sq. ft. facility in Saint John which manufactures standard concrete products for engineered drainage systems, such as pipe, manholes and catch basins.

Job Summary

This position is responsible for developing extensive precast product knowledge and implement their knowledge into the design of prestressed concrete insulated sandwich wall panels initially under the supervision of a senior Engineer. As the Engineer develops, they may specialize in wall panels, or diversify into design of parking structures, bridge girder fabrication, plant engineering, field engineering and pre-bid engineering supporting sales/estimating.

As a member of the Engineering team, the ideal candidate must be comfortable interacting with a diverse workforce including Drafters, Engineers, Project Managers, Salespeople, Estimators, Production Supervisors, and Field Erectors. This position requires high attention to detail, reading specifications, architectural, structural, and steel fabricator drawings to ensure the precast design meets contract requirements. In general, this is a position where guidelines, structure, and established procedures must be followed closely.

Responsibilities

• Review all project documents including architectural, structural drawings and specifications
• Attend job meetings, communicate with external consultants & architects to develop project
• Prepare design calculations to meet codes, project specifications and summarize design to drafters
• Monitor the preparation of drawings and bill of materials, ensuring they are on schedule
• Check production and erection drawings meet the design and apply your Engineering seal
• Work with production and erection supervisors, as necessary to resolve issues
• Visit the plant and job sites as necessary to ensure design requirements are met

Requirements

• Attention to detail is critical for design work in a precast concrete manufacturing environment
• Must get involved with production to learn extensive precast product knowledge on the job
• Ability to communicate well with other Departments, Architects, Engineers and Contractors
• Proficient computer skills in Microsoft Office and Structural Software (ETABS), Tekla or any 3D modeling software is an asset
• Bachelor of Applied Science in Civil Engineering
  • A strong course background in Structural Design including Concrete, Steel and Welding
  • Preferably some course work in Prestressed Concrete Design
• Licensed P. Eng or ability to become licensed in Canada.
• Working knowledge of Building Codes, CSA Codes (Bridges, Concrete, Precast, and Welding)
• Interest in pursuing professional license for Maine, Massachusetts and other states is an asset

As a member of the OSCO Construction Group, Strescon offers a comprehensive compensation package including health and dental coverage, life insurance, RRSP and tax-free savings account options. Additionally, we offer educational scholarships to dependents of employees, health & wellness programming and team celebratory events.

About OSCO

The origins of the OSCO Construction Group go back to 1955 when Ocean Steel & Construction Ltd. was founded in Saint John, New Brunswick. Since that time, the OSCO Construction Group has grown to encompass four main operating sectors: Steel, Concrete, Construction and Corporate. Within these sectors lie an ever-expanding number of companies and divisions, serving a growing market area and employing over twelve hundred employees.

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