General Dynamics

Builds submarines, combat vehicles and business jets

Facilities Engineer - Civil / Structural Engineer

Structural EngineeringPosted on Nov 9

Full-timeGroton, CT, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A Bachelor of Science degree or higher in Civil, Structural, or Marine Engineering is required.
At least 5 years of post-graduate experience in engineering or construction project management is required.
Knowledge of the minimum Occupational Safety and Health Administration requirements under standards 1910, 1915, and 1926 is required.
The candidate must be able to read, understand, and perform duties in compliance with Electric Boat procedures, policies, and requirements.
Knowledge of architectural, building envelope, civil, structural, mechanical, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning, electrical, plumbing, infrastructure, and critical systems is required.
Knowledge of Microsoft Excel, OneNote, Outlook, PowerPoint, Project, and Word is required.
The candidate must be able to establish working relationships with facilities engineers, project managers, trade personnel, vendors, management, building officials, and the customer.
The candidate must be able to work independently and seek guidance when needed.
The candidate must be organized and able to manage multiple priorities.
The candidate must be able to perform the listed physical activities, including climbing, crawling, kneeling, light lifting, reaching, stooping, and twisting.
The candidate must be able to work in the listed environmental conditions, including cold, dry, dusty, fume-filled, hot, indoor, noisy, oily, outdoor, and wet environments.

Responsibilities

Engineer and develop scopes of work, prepare bid documents, select vendors, secure internal funding, prepare purchase requisitions, and manage contractors and engineering design agents in the field.
Maintain project quality, schedules, budgets, contract requirements, subcontractor compliance, suppliers, estimates, documentation, closeout, and turnover.
Oversee day-to-day construction activities and successfully execute multiple simultaneous projects.
Develop rough-order-of-magnitude estimates and business cases to obtain project funding.
Run meetings and report project status to management and senior leadership.
Perform engineering analysis involving floor loading, underground structure loads for heavy components, rehabilitation of columns and beams, reinforced concrete, post-tensioned concrete, column sizing, and rehabilitation of deteriorated members.
Provide engineering for docks and marine structures, building structures, roadways, drainage, crane rail systems, and underground utility systems.
Apply cross-functional, multidisciplinary engineering skills to facilities and critical infrastructure at the Groton shipyard and ancillary Connecticut sites.

Desired Qualifications

At least 3 years of experience in a leadership position in an engineering or project management environment.
Professional Engineer license in Connecticut.
Project Management Professional certification.
Experience with Corrigo, Oracle, and Procure computerized maintenance management system software.

Overview

INTRODUCTION

The Electric Boat shipyard is experiencing a period of continued unprecedented growth of existing and recently acquired facilities for renovations and fit out of new buildings. Now is a once in a lifetime opportunity to be a part of a dynamic team responsible for shaping the future of the shipyard.

The Groton Facilities Engineering department is comprised of Engineers, Project Managers and Designers. We are seeking a seasoned civil / structural engineer to provide engineering of critical infrastructure and project management for the 110+ year old Groton shipyard and local sites.

GENERAL

The candidate must be a motivated self-starter with an ability to work independently and seek guidance when needed. Candidate must establish a working relationship with facilities engineers, project managers, trade personnel, vendors, management, building officials and our Customer. Aptitude to read, understand and perform duties in compliance to the many EB procedures, policies and requirements are required.

SAFETY

Knowledge of OSHA 1910, 1915 and 1926 minimum requirements to enable adherence to both Electric Boat’s Safety Manual and Contractor Safety, Health, and Regulations Manual.

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Responsibilities include engineering and developing the scope of work, preparing bid documents, vendor selection, securing internal funding, preparing purchase requisitions and in field project management of contractors and engineering design agents.

Additional duties include maintaining project quality, schedule, budget, contract requirements, subcontractors’ compliance, suppliers, estimates, documentation, close out, turnover and other duties required to execute. Candidate will be responsible for oversight of day-to-day construction activities and the successful execution of multiple simultaneous projects. Candidate will be responsible to develop ROM estimates and business cases to obtain funding.

Candidate must possess excellent written and communication skills to effectively run meeting and report project status to management and senior leadership.

ENGINEERING

The types of systems the candidate will be involved in are docks and marine structures, building structures, roadways, drainage, crane rail systems, underground utility systems.

Duties include: engineering analysis, floor loading, underground structure loads for heavy components, rehabilitation of columns, beams, reinforced concrete, post tensioned concrete, column sizing, and rehabilitation of deteriorated members.

This position requires cross function, multi-discipline skills, including knowledge of: architectural, building envelope, civil, structural, mechanical, HVAC, electrical, plumbing, other infrastructure and critical systems as they relate to the Groton shipyard and ancillary sites within Connecticut.

Qualifications

Required:

BS (or higher) in Civil, Structural, or Marine Engineering
5+ years’ post graduate experience in engineering or construction project management

Preferred:

3+ years or more experience in leadership position in an engineering or project management environment
Professional Engineer (PE) License in Connecticut
Project Management Professional (PMP)
Experience with CMMS software Corrigo, Oracle and Procure

Skills

Skills:

Candidate must possess a questioning attitude and desire to continue to learn the disciplines
Candidate must possess excellent written and communication skills
Candidate must be organized and be able to manage multiple priorities
Experience with Microsoft: Excel, OneNote, Outlook, PowerPoint, Project and Word

Physical Qualifications

Climbing, Crawling, Kneeling, Light Lifting, Reaching, Stooping, Twisting

Environmental Attributes

Cold, Dry, Dusty, Fumes, Hot, Inside, Noise, Oily, Outside, Wet

About the Company

General Dynamics

Builds submarines, combat vehicles and business jets

General Dynamics builds warships, nuclear submarines, combat vehicles, and munitions for the U.S. military and allied governments, plus Gulfstream business jets for corporations and private owners. Gulfstream designs large, long-range jets and maintains them through its own service centers and completion shops. A separate technologies arm runs IT, cybersecurity, and command-and-control systems for defense and federal civilian agencies. The company earns its money from multiyear government contracts for ships, vehicles, and services, and the rest from selling and servicing jets. General Dynamics was founded in 1952 and is based in Reston, Virginia.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: Reston, VA
Founded: 1952

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