Structural Engineer – Maritime & Coastal

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Due to continuing growth in our Maritime & Coastal (M&C) practice, we are seeking a Structural Engineer for our Vancouver office . This position will be integral in the development and growth of GHD's Maritime & Coastal practice.

As a Structural Engineer, you will primarily provide technical leadership and overview on several waterfront projects throughout the Pacific West Region (California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska) and Western Canada (British Columbia).

The GHD M&C Service Line provides professional services to clients who have vested interests in managing the life cycle of maritime and coastal assets. Our Team is comprised of industry leaders who are dedicated to delivering sustainable solutions to sensitive projects while enhancing the environmental value and asset functionality.

Our M&C Western Canada offers planning, design, and construction services for a wide array of maritime facilities, shorelines, and associated infrastructure.

Our innovative approaches and expertise allow us to deliver client-led solutions that result in sustainable, attractive, and cost-effective developments along our coasts and shorelines.

Responsibilities in this role will include:

• Coordinate and work with multi-disciplined teams on other M&C related projects
• Participate in fieldwork that may include site investigations, surveys, data collection, monitoring, and construction oversight to verify conformance with contract documents
• Perform structural analysis and calculations of M&C structures for new construction, expansions, and existing structural assessments. Includes modeling using industry leading software
• Participate in local technical and M&C related professional organizations including contribution to writing papers, attending conferences, and furthering the technical growth of the maritime & coastal service line
• Create, edit, and review technical content for studies, reports, proposals, specifications, technical memorandums, and opinions of probable construction cost
• Provide structural support for M&C projects to produce accurate and constructible plans, details, and technical specifications
• Stay current and informed on M&C market trends, client spending, assets, resiliency, and logistics
• Assist with creation of project proposals, scopes, budgets, and schedules
• Manage M&C projects and both new and existing M&C clients
• Lead structural design for M&C projects including seawalls, bulkheads, foundations, docks, piers, marinas, wharves, and mooring dolphins

Successful skills and qualifications:

• Experience with finite element modeling and nonlinear foundations, soil/structure interaction, staged construction, and lateral force resisting systems
• Ability to perform structural condition assessments and field investigations with guidance
• Basic understanding of heavy civil, industrial, and coastal construction methods
• Understanding of geotechnical engineering principals, foundation design, and field investigations
• Basic understanding of seismic design principles
• Knowledge and experience with structural design and analysis tools such as SAP2000, RISA, LPILE, and Shoring Suite
• Professional Engineer (PEng) license or ability to obtain within 1 year
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite, MATLAB, Mathcad, and AutoCAD
• Knowledgeable in design and analysis of concrete, timber, and steel structures
• Ability to communicate with a team of coastal engineers/ modelers/ environmental professionals/ stakeholders/ clients, in person and remotely across the globe
• Bachelor’s and/or Master’s degree in Civil Engineering with an emphasis in Structural Engineering
• At least 4-8 years of experience with design, construction, and inspection of heavy civil and industrial projects; M&C structures experience preferred

Why GHD?

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We are a family of smart, innovative and creative problem solvers. In our employee-owned company, everything feels like it matters more. Challenge us and help us come up with new solutions to ensure water, energy and urbanization are made sustainable for generations to come.

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Commitment is a powerful word that defines how we do business, how we serve our clients and how we care for one another. We will support your needs by giving you the tools to do your best work and then recognize achievements. We will set your curiosity free to allow brilliant minds to do their best work. We will invest in new ideas, removing barriers where we can. Finally, we will encourage you to collaborate with thousands of diverse people across our global business.

Who We Are

We are committed to solving the world's biggest challenges in the areas of water, energy and urbanization. GHD is a global professional services company that is a leader in engineering, construction and architectural expertise. Established in 1928, we remain wholly owned by our people. We are 10,000+ diverse and skilled individuals, yet we are proudly ‘One GHD’ across more than 200 offices, spanning five continents – Asia, Australia, Europe, North and South America, and the Pacific region. Delivering extraordinary social and economic outcomes, we are passionate about building lasting relationships with our partners and clients.

As a multicultural organization, we encourage individual achievement and recognize the strength of a diverse workforce. GHD is an equal opportunity employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants without regard to race, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status or veteran status.

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At GHD, we don’t just believe in the power of commitment, we live and breathe it every day.

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Who We Are

GHD is a global professional services company that leads through engineering, architecture, and construction expertise. We are an employee-owned company with over 11,000 diverse and skilled individuals, across more than 200 offices spanning five continents.

The Power of Commitment is our brand promise. It’s what makes us different. We are bound to our stated vision and determination to address humanity’s most urgent needs: to ensure water, energy and urbanisation are made sustainable for generations to come.