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Deerns

Global engineering consulting for building systems

Senior Civil Engineer - Infrastructure

Architecture & Civil EngineeringUpdated on Nov 15
Full-timeSão Paulo, State of São Paulo, BrazilNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Responsibilities

  • Provide situational technical leadership to the team on assigned work, supervise engineers, designers, and other technical team members, help distribute tasks, monitor activity progress, and ensure delivery quality.
  • Monitor and/or plan all phases of the projects in which the role participates.
  • Identify, assess, and present project risks.
  • Collaborate with the Discipline Manager on studies and, as needed, provide reports with comments and recommendations about work progress and deviations from assigned duties and project objectives under supervision.
  • Maintain contact with other company areas.
  • Advise management and other company members by providing specialized technical support in project engineering, supervising designers’ and draftspeople’s work, and supplying technical guidance, information, and support.
  • Conduct strategic analyses for project management with management, including evaluations of resources and activity costs.
  • Collaborate with clients and stakeholders, including Discipline Managers and Project Managers, to understand their needs and expectations, and coordinate activities with engineers and other project professionals.
  • Promote multidisciplinary analysis and integration of project disciplines; present identified deviations for decision-making and record improvement opportunities and lessons learned with the Discipline Manager.
  • Participate in engineering research and development initiatives, exploring new construction techniques, innovative materials, and sustainable practices.
  • Analyze and interpret project scope, descriptive specifications, and other documentation to ensure proper understanding of products and deliverables.
  • Prepare comparative tables and technical analysis reports to assess supplier proposals against established specifications.
  • Gather additional information, resolve questions about technical specifications through contact with clients and suppliers, identify outstanding items, and monitor the discipline’s activities with the team.
  • Design, plan, and perform engineering calculations; prepare equipment requisitions and size systems.
  • Prepare complex calculation reports, size materials, and develop technical documentation for systems and equipment.
  • Coordinate with representatives of other disciplines to understand and integrate project interfaces.
  • Assess constructability and prepare quantity spreadsheets for use in construction works.
  • Develop system concepts, specify equipment, size more complex equipment, and prepare project requisitions.
  • Check drawings and documents before submission to a supervisor or client, and review deliverables prepared by other professionals.
  • Perform medium- and high-complexity calculations and process studies.
  • Issue and update lists, tracking records, and documentation for the detailing team.
  • Act as the liaison between Engineering and Detailing, providing guidance on calculations, criteria, and specifications used.
  • Prepare technical reports and opinions in the area of specialization.
  • Identify outstanding items and monitor discipline activities through ongoing team interaction, reporting status to Discipline Managers and Project Management.
  • Identify and report out-of-scope requests and demands (extra services) to the Project Manager and the relevant Discipline Manager.
  • Estimate and record project hours accurately, monitor and report the team’s recorded hours by document and activity, and collaborate with the Discipline Manager to meet planned targets.
  • Manage discipline knowledge by generating, organizing, developing, and sharing information, methodologies, models, documents, and good practices to continuously improve project productivity and quality.

About the Company

Deerns

Global engineering consulting for building systems

Deerns is an independent engineering firm with more than 450 staff, offering technical consulting and engineering solutions across the globe. It serves airports, healthcare facilities, data centres, laboratories/cleanrooms, and commercial real estate developers, applying its expertise in building systems, energy supply, and building physics to deliver projects from concept through design, supervision, and aftercare. The company’s approach is to tailor solutions to each client’s unique needs, using a full lifecycle method rather than a single stage. Deerns differentiates itself through its global footprint, broad service range, and long history (founded in 1928) that supports an end-to-end, technically grounded delivery. Its goal is to translate client concepts into real, well-implemented buildings by providing high-quality engineering throughout every phase of a project.

Company size
201-500
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Netherlands
Founded
1928

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