Senior Structural Designer

Description

What You’d Be Doing

As a Senior Structural Designer, you will have the opportunity to creatively solve complex problems, 

collaborate with highly experienced team members across all engineering disciplines, and work on a 

wide variety of challenging projects across many industries.

• Work with a structural engineer to develop designs for clients that range in a simple sketch to full, 

ready to permit drawing packages. 

• Develop plan and detail drawings for concrete foundations and steel buildings and supports. 

• Incorporate vendor drawings to accurately display anchoring and mounting support, i.e pump bases, 

motor supports and equipment mounting. 

• Coordinate with mechanical, civil, and electrical staff to develop efficient designs and identify and 

mitigate interferences between disciplines. 

• Coordinate with clients and contractors. 

• Travel will comprise approximately 10% of your time for site investigations, design reviews and 

construction inspection and coordination.  

Who We Are

Norwest Engineering (Norwest) is a team of inspired, empowered, solutions-oriented professionals who 

work with clients to turn their visions into reality. Our team includes a wide range of professionals 

(mechanical, electrical, structural, and civil) and our solutions include engineering, engineering studies, 

design, and construction management services to the industrial marketplace including oil & gas 

(midstream and refineries), RNG production, chemical, and pulp & paper. We partner with clients 

throughout the United States. 

What We Offer

One of the best benefits of being a Norwest employee is the opportunity to experience our company 

culture. Each day we strive to embody our core values because they are meaningful to each of us. We 

work hard, have fun, believe in work/life balance, and have passion for our clients and their visions.

Through full time remote work arrangements, group benefit offerings, and casual work environment, we 

strive to differentiate ourselves from other consulting engineering firms. The flexible work arrangements 

include flexible work hours and compressed work weeks. Our group benefit offerings include group 

health, dental, and vision insurance, as well as life insurance, and short-term and long-term disability 

insurance. 

Requirements

What Makes You a Good Candidate

• 5+ years of experience including drafting and design on industrial projects. 

• Previous experience must demonstrate an ability to start design of basic foundations and steel 

framing drawings with minimal support from an engineer. You’ll need to show the ability to work 

with an engineer on what is needed to complete the task without detailed redlines. You’ll need to 

be able to create drawings through verbal communication, minimal sketches and your working 

knowledge and experience. 

• You will need to know and understand what is needed to create a complete drawing package that 

includes all necessary information for construction to be completed efficiently. 

• Knowledge of complex concrete foundations. I.e. Turn-down slabs, spread footings, piers, pits and 

walls. 

• Understand of reinforcing and its use in foundations. 

• Knowledge of steel framing connections. i.e. moment connections, double-angle and shear 

connections. 

• Understanding of weld symbols. 

• Understanding and reading shop steel drawings. 

• Working knowledge of current industry codes and standards. 

• 5+ years of experience with Autodesk AutoCAD and Navisworks is required. 

• Experience with Hexagon CADWorx Structure or Autodesk Advanced Steel is considered a plus. 

• Understanding of pre-engineered metal building systems (MBS) is considered a plus. 

• Excellent written and oral communication skills. 

• Computer skills need to include the MS Office Suite. 

Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States at the time of application for employment - Norwest Engineering does not sponsor employment visas