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We have an exciting opportunity for an Intermediate/ Senior Marine Engineer to join our Ports & Marine Division. This position can be in Halifax, NS or any of our other office locations. The successful candidate will have experience in the design, inspection, rehabilitation, and construction of marine structures. Consideration will also be given to Intermediate Structural Engineers demonstrating a similar specialization. You will join a team that takes pride in their ability to work together to develop innovative solutions to engineering challenges.
Responsibilities:
- Prepare proposals to secure marine work from various clients
- Meet with clients to establish work scope, budgets, and schedule for various types of marine projects
- Determine layout of harbour marine elements including wharves, breakwaters, dredge areas, uplands, navigation aids, wharf services, etc.
- Carry out a mooring analysis to determine line forces
- Work in conjunction with other disciplines such as geotechnical, coastal, civil, electrical, environmental, etc. to determine design parameters for the structures
- Develop loads using various codes and standards including gravity, wind, snow, radial ice, berthing, mooring and seismic
- Preparing 3D structural models of the marine structure
- Carry out the design of typical marine structures with minimal supervision including the design of decks, pile caps, piles, bracing, etc. using concrete, timber and steel, and design secondary structural members such as fenders, bollards, cleats, etc.
- Design of timber crib structures
- Design concrete caissons
- Design of steel sheet pile wall structures
- Design of Berlin Wall type structures
- Develop complete drawings and specifications for projects to various client standards
- Oversee the development of cost estimates for the various projects
- Carry out construction oversight services including review of shop drawings, answering technical queries, site inspection, review of progress claims, etc.
- Mentoring junior staff and carrying out QA/QC on their work
- Create and vet spreadsheets to design various structural elements
- Carrying out a condition inspection of existing structures, perform structural evaluation and prepare a report summarizing the findings
- Knowledge of structural health monitoring of marine structures would be an asset
