Structural Analysis Supervisor

POSITION SUMMARY

• Responsibilities include directly supervising, supporting and providing direction and leadership to the Structural Engineering team, Project Managers, Field Technicians, Project Coordinators and third party Engineering teams. The Structural Engineering Manager will be responsible for the financial performance of his/her team and will support client management and business development activities. The individual will focus on Integrated Modular Solutions for three core market segments: IT, Telecom and Industrial. This will include detailed Structural system designs for Data Centers, Central Office, Switching Centers and Video Hub Office and will include supervising all Structural Engineering Team members.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsible for the post-sales Structural Engineering team while supporting the overall project engineering team starting with the initial design kickoff through production, Operations and the site construction processes.
• Lead the Structural Engineering team to create Structural designs which meet or exceed Vertiv’s quality requirements and fall within budgetary requirements.

• Support the coordination of the Structural Engineering team with the Lead Project Engineer and all other Engineering disciplines including Structural, Architectural, Thermal, Mechanical, Fire Detection and Suppression and BMS/Controls.

• Work with other Vertiv business units and preferred third party equipment suppliers for appropriate selection of equipment meeting customer and project requirements.

• Interact with the customer and their Engineering teams as needed to coordinate the Vertiv design with the customer’s requirements and expectations.

• Interact with the customer and their permitting agent when needed to support the customer’s permitting efforts.

• Interact with the customer’s General Contractor (GC) to coordinate the Structural site work.

• Manage and coordinate contracted engineering companies in regards to Structural Engineering including BOD, DD and CD drawing sets as well as the workshop drawings and Bills of Material.

• Work with local agencies having jurisdiction to ensure compliance with federal, state and municipal requirements and building codes.

• Be familiar with standards – National Building Code (NBC), International Building Code (IBC), AISC – specification for structural steel buildings, etc.

• Support of onsite project operations including failure mode and root cause analysis, maintenance and troubleshooting support, and operating procedure review.

• Travel to sites for site review and work with onsite field engineers, as well as provide engineering evaluations, Structural systems audits and startup as needed.

• Offer creative, out of the box solutions to the customer.

• Create and improve existing engineering plans, processes and procedures.

• Perform annual performance evaluations and set objectives for their Engineering team members.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering – Optional, if actual experience is demonstrated

• Professional engineering (PE) License – optional

• 6+ years of engineering and management experience

• Working knowledge of AutoCAD, Autodesk Revit, Autodesk Inventor, etc.

• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Applications

• Experience reading, understanding and interpreting construction drawings and equipment specifications.

• Understanding of the National Electrical Code, National Building Code, International Building Code, NFPA70 etc.

• Fundamental understanding of critical data center equipment.

• Excellent organization skills and must be detail oriented.

• Proven problem-solving skills

• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written.

• Strong leadership skills

TIME TRAVEL REQUIRED

• 15 – 20% Domestic travel required

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