Structural Engineer

With offices in Australia, Canada, USA, Southern Africa, Ghana, Philippines, Argentina and Peru, Lycopodium proudly delivers high quality professional engineering and project delivery services globally, across the resources, infrastructure and industrial processes sectors. By joining our global team and learning from renowned subject matter experts, we can offer you a diverse career that could take you anywhere in the world.

Lycopodium is currently recruiting for intermediate to senior level structural engineers to join our growing engineering team in Vancouver, BC.

Reporting to the Manager of Engineering, structural engineers will provide technical expertise and coordinate expertise from external sources to effectively complete project or study requirements.

The tasks you'll perform

• Coordinate and supervise the structural engineering and drafting project team
• Provide structural designs which meet the process, project, and client requirements
• Prepare concrete and structural steel designs which comply with study or project specific codes and standards
• Enable effective and timely completion of structural designs and drawings through provision of design input
• Ensure designs comply with applicable Study or Project specific Codes, Specifications and Standards
• Conduct timely reviews of Project Structural drawings and 3D models to ensure full compliance with design intent
• Review vendor certified documentation and drawings and disseminate vendor information to Structural Design Engineers and Designers
• Ensure Structural resources are effectively assigned to allocated tasks
• Provide design support as required for fabricators, fabrication detailers and Project construction sites.

The expertise you'll bring

• University Degree in Structural Engineering or equivalent
• More than min. 4-8 years years post graduate experience in heavy industrial, mining experience preferred
• Familiarity with mining industry and or process plant design
• Ability to effectively manage the interaction with the Client on design and drafting issues.
• Demonstrate an ability to perform allocated tasks, unsupervised, within agreed milestone dates and to a high standard of accuracy and professionalism.
• Ability to manage design / drafting teams and achieve budget manhours and milestone deliverable dates.
• Proficient computer skills with the Microsoft suite of software packages, including MSWord, Excel, PowerPoint and Projects.
• Demonstrated skills with the use of specific proprietary software packages relevant to the Engineering discipline, including Finite Element Analysis and Dynamic Analysis for concrete and steel structures.
• Demonstrate strong interpersonal skills and a practical approach to engineering problems.
• Demonstrate a commitment to continued professional development.

The benefits we'll provide

Lycopodium has a strong company culture focused on career progression and technical skill development. You can expect to be involved in a wide range of large projects whilst working amongst a team of highly skilled professionals.

We recognise that everyone is different and needs may change over the course of your career. That’s why we:

• Invest in our people for the long-term, building a diverse and rewarding career, mentored by the best in the industry.
• Allow our people to balance work with other commitments, like family or study, offering flexible work arrangements.
• Provide employees with a variety of additional benefits such as coverage for professional memberships, RRSP matching, healthcare spending account, discount and rewards programs, and much more.   

Lycopodium is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering diversity and maintaining a discrimination free workplace, guided by our core values of Respect, Integrity and Diligence. 

We are committed to providing the best possible experience for every candidate by responding to every application. We do not use AI to screen, assess, or select candidates and to ensure fairness; every application is personally reviewed by a member of our team.  If you require accommodation at any stage, please contact our Recruitment Team and we will work with you to provide the support you need. 

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